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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1933

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Greyhound Racing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 7

Trials again were the order at the Wollongong Greyhound Racing Club's track last Saturday night, and these were sufficient to make a…

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Football Soccer Overseas News

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 9

A London, Correspondent writes:— Radical changes in the method of conducting soccer football matches have been under discussion since that…

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TENNIS South Coast Championships Championship Finals

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 10

The finals of the above association were completed last Saturday at Corrimal, on Ruddock's Court, which was in first class order. There were a…

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Bowls Singles Championship. Commenced Last Saturday. Finals To-morrow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 10

All Pennant games were suspended for last Saturday to permit of the sin-gles championship of the northern sec-tion being played. This section…

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Cricket Glebe All Out to Defeat Corrimal. Small Scores in McCABE Park Wilderness. Tonge and Ralph Bowl Well for Corrimal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 10

In a low scoring match on McCabe Park Wollongong Glebe eleven just managed to lead Corrimal by six runs on the rirst innings. It was not…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

A cricket match between the Gerringong and Kiama Cricket Colts took place on the Gerringong recreation ground on Monday afternoon. The…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

On Saturday last the Beery first grade cricketers journeyed to Nowra and completed their match against the home team. Berry, thanks to the good…

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Swimming

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

In a 50yds handicap conducted by the Wollongong Swimming Club, the first of a series of events for a trophy donated by Miss Jean Cocks, A…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

The semi-finals of the northern division of the South Coast and Tablelands' Bowling Association's singles championship was played on Port…

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Cricket. I.d.c.a

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

Owing to the inclement weather last week-end only two games were commenced in the 10th ties of games, and these two were the Dapto v Gladstone…

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Bowls the Singles Championship. Final Stage Reached. Hynd and Scott to Play Off

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

It remained for the two semifinals and the final of this important event to be played last Saturday but the elements permitted…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

The local first grade team met Pyree on the showground last Saturday. The visitors winning the toss decided to bat but after only scoring 14 runs a heavy…

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Bowls Pairs Competition

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 4

The Kiama Club's pairs competition in connection with the South Coast and Tablelands Association was commenced on the local green on Saturday…

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Woonona Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 5

The activities of members this season has been confined to outside carnivals, the main ones being Mittagonog, Sydney and Wollongong. In…

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Bowls Pairs Championship. the Rounds Played

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

The Pairs' Championship of the northern section was commenced last Saturday, on Wollongong green, which was in very good order and played…

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Boxing To-night's Attractive. Program at the Globe

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 17

To-night (Friday) promoters Messrs Ted Fitzgerald and Tommy Keirnan attempt their second venture with a fistic program at the…

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I.w.c.a. Women's Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 5

Although heavy rain fell during the week, the competition matches of the Illawarra Women's Cricket Association were played on various grounds…

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Turf Racing in the Mud at Canterbury. Rank Outsider Underwood Wins at 33-1. Sydney's Best Sprinters Leaving for Victorian Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

Former, exclusive 'horse' club Moorefield considered it undignified no doubt if it considered the matter at ali, to go to Roseberry to race when its own…

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SPORTING Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

The final of the Kiama Club's pairs competition in connection, with the South Coast and Tablelands Association, will be played on the local green…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

The match between Berry and Pyree first grade teams was concluded on the local ground on Saturday last. Despite the fact that there was only one…

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