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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Illawarra District Cricket Association. 1st Grade, 2nd Round, 1925-26

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

February 6th.—Bulli v North Wollongong, at Bulli and Stuart Park; Keira v Thirroul, at Bode's and Thirroul…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 12

A team from Woonona visited Rockdale on Anniversary Day, and suffered defeat by a St. George team. The last game in the first round of…

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Boxing Tommy Kelly

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

A large crowd attended the Ne castle Stadium on Saturday night [?] witness the meeting of Tommy Kel[?] and Billy Edwards. Both men loo[?]…

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Cricket Benefit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 13

[?] will be tahen ip at the Cricket Ground, Port Kembla, on Sunday afternoon 7th February, when the Port Kembla "A" Grade team will…

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Port Kembla Racing Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The above club is out with another attractive programme for its meeting on February 27th. Six events are listed, and the local sprinters and trotters have…

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Golf. Port Kembla Club. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Port Kembla Golf Club was held in the Memorial Hall, on Wednesday night, and there was a fair attendance of members. The…

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Swimming Club Formed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 14

The meeting which was called on Tuesday night at the South Beach Arena, Wollongong, for the purpose of forming an Amateur Swimming Club…

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Bowls. Corrimal Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 23

The above club held their annual meeting in the Club House on Saturday last. Mr. W. Horsey, president, in the chair. The club have had a…

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A Swimming Club Formed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 10

At a meeting in the South Beach Hall on Tuesday evening Mr; A. McEvoy presiding, a club was formed to be named "Wollongong Amateur…

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Boxing Archie Cowan Loses

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 17

Quite a crowd of followers journeyed to the City on Monday evening to witness the meeting of Archie Cowan (Port Kembla) and…

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Austinmer Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 13

The first annual meeting of the Austinmer Parents and Citizens Association Tennis Club was held in the Public School, Austinmer, on Wednesday…

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Cricket. WOLLONGONG v Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

This game was concluded at Port Kembla on Saturday last and was won by Port Kembla by 85 runs on the 1st innings—an exact reversal of the…

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Port Kembla Races. Entries Close 18th Inst

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 15

The attention of horse owners is directed to the fact that entries for Port Kembla's Racing Club's February meeting close on Thursday…

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Sporting. Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 3

In the northern section of the S.C.D.B. Association Pennant matches Corrimal have won and will meet either Kiama or the winner of the Tableland section, which…

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New Tennis Courts

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

A very pleasant gathering was held in the Church of England grounds on Saturday afternoon when the newly formed tennis…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

The Wollongong Bowling Club held its annual meeting in their club rooms on Wednesday evening. It was most successful from every point of…

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Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 13

A meeting of the Dapto Tennis Club was held during the week, Mr. World ron presiding. There were about 17 members present…

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Golf. Port Kembla Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 13

A bogey competition was held at Port Kembla on Saturday, but at the end of the day honours remained with the invisible colonel. Results:—P. A…

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Bowls. Wollongong Bowling Club. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Bowling Club was held on Wednesday night, Mr. T. Keirnan (president) occupying the chair…

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