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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1932

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Boxing Bits

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 15

Dealer Wells and Rus Critcher are to meet on Wollongong Show night, Jan. 23rd. Tiger Perrim trained at his old…

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Woonona Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 14

The present season promise's to be one of the most successful and certainly one of the busiest seasons in the history of the club…

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Woonona Ladies' Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 14

The ladies of the above club are disgusted at the unsportsmanlike manner in which the local boys club treated them in respect to the…

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Boxing. Hancock Hammers Heeney

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

It was a great bout that Wally Hancock (10,7) and Jack Heeney (10.3) provided at the Globe Stadium on Boxing night, in fact, one of those rare…

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Boxing Hancock Hammers Heeney

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 15

It was a great bout that Wally Hancock (10.7) and Jack Hecncy (10.3) provided at the Globe Stadium on Boxing night, in fact, one of those rare…

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Tennis Corrimal and District Tennis Association Summer Tournaments

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 11

Entries closed for the Summer Tournaments last Monday week when the first draw took place. Players responded wonderfully and the…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 9

The clashing of Rus Critcher (Champion welterweight of Australia) and Jack Heeney, who previously fought a draw with Critcher at Leichhardt…

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Greyhound Racing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 14

There was a good roll-up at last Saturday's Cup meeting at Bode's track. The cup eventually went to Rippling Wave, who is galloping as…

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Woonona Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 15

The publicity officer of the Woonona Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club has apparently choke a very appropriate Nom-de-plume. Should…

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Woonona Ladies' Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 15

The ladies of the above club wish to apologise to the men's club for the unsportsmanlike manner with which one of the members wrote in Surf…

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Cricket News

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

The local cricket team is doing big things this season and all hands are looking forward to Saturday's game With the Burgh, at Helensburgh. Bus…

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Boxing Jack Heeney Defeats Rus Critcher

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 7

Mingled with the best of present-day welters, and yet only been "stoped" on one occasion by that disastrous puncher, Wally Hancock (apart…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

The final of the rinks championship of the southern section of the South Coast and Tablelands Association will be played at Berry this (Saturday)…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

On Saturday last, the Berry firs grade cricketers, who are leading in the competition, journeyed to Nowra to play Perseverance. The latter team…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

Both Kiama teams will be in action this afternoon, the "A's" going to Jamberoo to finish their match, and the other local team meeting Gerringong on…

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Gala Night Albion Park Tennis

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 2

Albion Park, and especially the new tennis courts in the centre of the town was en fete on Tuesday night, on the occasion of the visit of a team of…

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Bowls Rink Championship

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

The final of the Rink Championship for the Southern section of the South Coast and Tablelands District was finalised at Berry last Saturday…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 8

In a cyclonic 12-rounds Reg. Wilcox got the decision over Tommy Gibbs at the Wollongong Stadium on Saturday night…

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Greyhound Racing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 14

There was an exceptionally good roll up at the trials meeting at the North Wollongong track last Saturday. Wideawake, who appears to…

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Woonona Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 6

During the past two years, swimming in Woonona, thanks mainly to the efforts of the swimming club has become remarkably popular…

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