Boxing Off To-night (Friday)
Fights billed for to-night (Friday) Feb. 28th, at Wollongong Stadium are off. Les Brander, one of the main…
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Austinmer Cricket Club
No play on Saturday owing to rain Once again we suffered defeat. Well Waratah deserved a win sooner or later and proved the best team…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pigeon Racing Wollongong Club Annual Smoko
The Wollongong Pigeon Homing Club held its annual "smoko" and presentation of cups won during the year, on Saturday night. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CRICKET I.D.C.A. FIXTURES and Officials. First Grade
Waratah v Keira, Morley and Heinger. Corrimal v Port Kembla; Brewer and Ackerman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The 'Doodle-Bugs' Are Coming Midget Car and Motor-cycle Racing at Bode's Oval
All lovers of thrills will see some thing new when the midget cars take the track at the Wollongong Speedway at Bode's Oval this Sunday, Jan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket. Corrimal in the Box Seat Only Team to Record Win Rain Causes Abandonment of Matches
Rain caused the abandonment of all matches in the second ties of the Wilton Memorial Shield series last Saturday. Not in any instance, was a ball bowled. Corrimal can consider themselves fortunate, for they were the only team to clinch a first innings lead on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bowls
Owing to the heavy rain that troll on Saturday last, the game between Berry and Kiama Clubs had to be postponed. This (Saturday) afternoon six local…
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Despite the inclement weather on Saturday last, the local first grade cricketers made the journey to Nowra to commence their match against All…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SPORTING. Cricket
After a fortnight's spell, cricket commences again to-day (Saturday) in the Albion Park District Competition. Kiama Association's competition will not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Albion Park Association. Shamrocks v. Marshall Mount
Shamrocks went to Marshall. Mount to play its match against the mountaineers on Saturday last. The team was minus a couple of men who were…
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Next Friday night, Mr. Tod Morgan will stage a twin main event at Wollongong Stadium. Bobby Badans v. Geo. Bell, and Snowy Means v Mer[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club
On January 20, the club commenced its activities with a 50 yards handicap. The winner was Ron Middleton, a lad who showed rare promise…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tennis Wollongong District Tennis Association Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the association will be held on Tuesday evening next at the School of Arts Hall, at 8 p.m. and an invitation is…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Midget Car Racing
The initial presentation of midget car races attracted a large attendance at Wollongong Speedway last Sunday. Thrilling racing by the little…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inter-district Cricket
Team to represent Illawarra v Shoalhaven at Stuart Park on Saturday, 26th February, in the final of the Inter-District Competition—, B…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tennis Wollongong Assn. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Association will be held on Tuesday evening next at the School of Arts Hall, at 8 p.m., and an invitation is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rugby League H. A. Mills Announces Retirement a Capable and Popular Chief Hanley or Witherwick As Successor Selection Committee Problem League's Annual Meeting
Rugby League chief, H. A. Mills, has announced his decision to retire from office at the annual meeting of the league, which will be held this Saturday night. Mr. Mills' decision has been…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rugby League H. A. Mills Announces Retirement. a Capable and Popular Chief Hanley or Witherwick As Successor Selection Committee Problem League's Annual Meeting
Rugby League chief, H. A. Mills, has announced his decision to retire from office at the annual meeting of the League to be held this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cricket. Coniston in Colossal Batting Effort Scored 319 in Afternoon Waratah Batsmen in Dull Display Wilton Memorial Series
Most outstanding feature of the third ties of the Wilton Memorial Series, commenced last Saturday, was the superb form of Coniston Batsmen who occupied the creases the entire afternoon, to compile the colossal total of 319 runs against Wollongong…
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