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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1935

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Swimming Wollongong Amateur Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 14

The pool received a long overdue cleaning on Friday last, and although it was not as thorough as it might have been, still one must be thankful…

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Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 17

The pool received a long overdue cleaning on Friday last and although it was not as thorough as it might have been, still one must be…

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Wollongong Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 16

Entries for all competitions have been emended to Wednesday next, own to the week end being wet. Judging from the entries received…

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Football Coach

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 13

At a meeting of the Corrimal Rugby League Club on Monday night, W. Greenland, of Queensland, was selected as a playing coach for the coming…

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Rugby League. Big Season Anticipated

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

With the annual meeting over, and a subsequent meeting held on Saturday night last, matters in connection with the Illawarra Rugby League for…

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Boxing and Wrestling. Lady Promoter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 8

Wollongong is to have a lady wrestling promoter. Negotiations have been completed whereby, commencing on Friday week, March 15, Mrs. Art…

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TENNIS. Wollongong & District Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 13

Entries for the various competitions have been extended to Wednesday next, and I would appeal to those clubs who have not yet forwarded their…

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Scarborough Wombarra Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 13

Cricket enthusiasts went to Thirroul last Saturday to see the locals meet Woonona in the semi-final. Luck did not favour them, as Scarborough lost…

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Greyhound Racing. Local Dogs Win

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 5

A feature of the racing at the Wollongong Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on Saturday night was the success of Little Lon, Lady Pat and…

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Women's Cricket Competition Final

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

The final of the I.W.C.A. Competition commenced last Sunday at Wiseman's Park, between Mount Kembla and Gladstone. Kembla won the loss…

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Bowls Pairs Championship. Final to Be Played To-morrow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 11

This pairs championship of the northern district—Port Kembla to Austinmer—was commenced on 9th ultimo, at Corrimal green. In our issue following…

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Cricket Jim Jobson Stages Great Come-back. L. Woods Again Bats Consistently. Glebe, Tail-enders Surprise Waratah Bowlers. Excellent Fielding by Waratah Men

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

Having dismissed Mt. Keira for the moderate total of 123 runs, the odds looked to be in favour of Thirroul having a decent first innings lead, but few…

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Boxing

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 4

The "Shoalhaven Telegraph" reports as follows on the boxing at the Nowra Stadium last Friday night:— "The opening bout was for the…

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Cricket Association

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 4

A meeting of the Kiama District Cricket Association was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night, the president (Mr. A. L. Fredericks) in the…

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Berry Football Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday evening last. The president (Mr Geo. Gillam) was in the…

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Bowls

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 4

The singles championship of the South Coast and Tablelands Association was completed at Berry on Saturday. Morris (Nowra) and Shepherd (Moss…

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Cricket

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 1

B. Lumsden, not out ...... 56 H. Thompson ....... 31 INTER-DISTRICT MATCHES. Kiama 1st XI. v. Gerringong…

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SPORTING Football

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 1

A general meeting of the Kiama-Bombo Club will be held to-morrow (Thursday) night, when the important matter is to be discussed as to the…

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Swimming Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 6

The attendance of club members, for the purpose of competing in the teams race, was quite up to expectations, at the Wollongong Junior Technical…

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Rugby League

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 13

The season opened on Sunday last, when a team of reserve grade players, with about 60 supporters, went by buses to Helensburgh, who by the way…

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