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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Football

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Kiama Bombo Football Club will be held on Thursday February 20th in the School of Arts. A good attendance of…

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A. Despicable Act. Cricket Pitch Dynamited

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

Consternation was caused in Albion Park cricketing circles when it was discovered that the pitch at Oak Flats had been destroyed by dynamite. The…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 14
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Those who relish hard hitting among heavyweights, should not fail to be present at the Globe Stadium to-night, when Son Tealey…

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Bowls Rink Championship

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 5

The Northern section rink championship was finalised at Port Kembla on Saturday. In the semi-final Kerr Smith Peace…

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Greyhound Racing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

The locally owned greyhound, Lady Park, was unlucky in being beaten at Queanbeyan last week. The hare slowed up round the back of the course and…

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Greyhound Racing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 14

Wollongong Greyhound Racing Club resumed racing on Saturday night. Owing to the industrial trouble in the district, the attendance was not up to…

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Woonona Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 19

Realising that it is to the school boy of to-day that we look for the potential champions of to-morrow, the Woonona club is determined to…

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Swimming Woonona Amateur Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 5

Realising that it is to the schoolboy! of to-day Unit we look for the potential champions of to-morrow, the Woonona Club is determined to do all…

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Wollongong Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 14

Nominations for office bearers, closed last night at 8 p.m. for the above association. The annual meeting will take place on the 27th of…

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Archie Cowan Teaching Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 9

Last Friday in this journal there appeared a par to the effect that Archie Cowan, the brilliant ex-bantamweigth champion, was…

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Albion Park Activities. Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

Albion Park Tennis club's tournament on Sunday had to be abandoned owing to a succession of severe thunderstorms…

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TENNIS Wollongong & District Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

Nominations for office-bearers closed, last night at 8 p.m. for the above association. The annual meeting will take place on the 27th of this month…

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Scarborough Wombarra Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

The local cricket team had the bye last week-end, but on Sunday they met a team from Rockdale. A heavy storm washed the game out before the…

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Cricket Pitch Dynamited

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

The Oak Flats cricket club had their, pitch destroyed last week-end. Three large holes were blown in it with dynamite. The club has been…

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Boxing Globe Stadium To-night (Friday)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 19

The return of heavyweights in the main event at the Globe Stadium, to-night should considerably interest local fight followers. Son…

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Bowls Rinks Championship. Finalised at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 12

The rinks championship of Northern District, over 25 ends, rounds of which were played at Port Kenibla and Corrimal the previous Saturday, was…

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Tennis Corrimal-balgownie Association Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

The ninth annual meeting of the above Association was held on Monday evening last. The attendance for an annual meeting was…

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Woonona School of Arts Table Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

With the official opening of the season only a month away members of the club are busy endeavouring to reach a higher standard of play in order that…

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Minister For Lands Visits Wollongong Meets Deputation Leaves Favorable Impression. Tennis Courts Assured Old Cemeteries to Go

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 22

The Wollongong Tennis Association's dreams of up-to-date tennis courts on the one area is likely to materialise at…

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