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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1930

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SPORTING Bowls

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 4

The Singles Championship of the Southern section of the South Coast and Tablelands Bowling Association was decided on the Kiama green on…

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Wollongong Rugby League Football Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 13

The utmost enthusiasm prevailed at the annual meeting of the above club, held at Charlton Gafe, Wollongong, on Tuesday evening last…

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Coursing. Mechanical Hare

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 25

The meeting at the North Wollongong grounds last Saturday was somewhat short of the standard of those previously held at this course…

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Coursing Kembla Grange

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 9

Great interest is evinced in the opening live hare coursing meeting on Kembla Grange racecourse to-morrow (Saturday). Entries have been…

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Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 15

North Wollongong team against Corrimal A., Car leaves Brickwood's 1.30 p.m.—Black, Coughlan, Burridge, Griffiths, Markham, Purcell…

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Boxing Port Kembla Gym

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 19

I would like a return fight with Frank McLeod and Al. Brown; I was disappointed with the referee's ruling on Saturday night; if any one…

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Bowls. the Pennant Games

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 15

The final games of the Pennant series, in Which winners of northern find southern sections of the Coast and of the tablelands are to compete, are to…

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Cricket Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 15

Members of the cricket club, together with their wives and friends, spent a very enjoyable day at National Park last Sunday, where they…

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Coursing. at Kembla Grange To-morrow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 10

For the initial coursing at Kembla Grange en[?]dsure (racecourse) to-morrow the four stakes on the programme have been filled, and include some of…

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Boxing Wells on a Foul

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 26

Saturday night's fight at the Globe between Dealer Wells, 10.4 of Wollongong, and Jack Paul, 10.3, of Sydney, drew about an average…

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Mechanical Hare Coursing at Wollongong (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 9

A few notes at this juncture following the very unsatisfactory display of last Saturday, I think would not be out of place. To begin with…

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Rugby League. Wollongong R.l.f. Club. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Rugby League Football Club was held in the Charlton Cafe last Tuesday night. There was a fair…

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Rugby League. Conference at Kiama. Of Club Delegates from Illawarra and Kiama Districts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 12

A conference of delegates from various clubs along the Coast was held at the School of Arts, Kiama, on Wednesday evening, to discuss various…

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Diggers at Play All Out for Eighty-four. Diggers Give Cricket a Flutter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 26

If you are anxious to learn any of the finer points of cricket or glean some new words of advice to throw across the rails at defaulting…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 4

The following games have beau played in the Paris Championship of the Southern section of the South Coast and Tablesland Bowing Association:…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 4

The following will represent the Kiama first grade club in their match against Gerringong to-day (Saturday) on the latter's ground:—G. Sullivan…

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Bowls. the Pennant Games

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1

The finalising of these will take place at Bowral this Saturday (8th), where the representatives of the three sections—southern, northern and…

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Rugby League. Big Season Anticipated

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 7

Judging by the interest taken in the discussions at the annual Meeting of the above League, on Saturday night, a big season is…

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Coursing. Live Hares at Kembla Grange

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 7

The South Coast Coursing Club held its, initial meeting at the Kembla Grange racecourse enclosure on Saturday afternoon…

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Woonona Bowls. the Tooth Consolation

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 7

The competition for the Tooth Trophy, was won on the previous Saturday by Jim Clark. There was also a subsidiary competition, for which again the…

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