Wollongong Golf Club Ball
Amonst the many functions held in Wollongong to usher in the New Year last Saturday, was the annual ball of the Wollongong Golf Club…
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Greyhound Racing Wollongong Club
The above club held its fifth anniversary meeting last Saturday night. Despite counter attractions, and the clash with Harold Park, the attendance…
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All players who are taking part in Country. Week are requested to pick up their competitor's cards from the secretary immediately…
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The new links at Gerringong have been very extensively patronised during the holiday period by local and visiting players. The prolonged dry spell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amateur Athletic Assen. of N.S.W. Country Championships
The first annual Country Championships of New South Wales will be held on Saturday, 28th January, 1939, at the Sydney Sports Ground. The conditions…
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Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club's trip to Mittagong on New Year's Day, resulted in the boys gaining second place to The Spit…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bowls Wollongong Club
Rinks from Warringah and Roseville will visit Wollongong this Sunday. A set of bowls has been donated by…
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On Sunday afternoon last at Towrodgi Beach, a crowd of about 70 spectators gathered to watch a "cricket" match between the Bellambi men and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Swimming Wollongong Amateur Club
With the first rounds of both the clay and night point score competitions completed, and so many members within a few points of each other,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wollongong Tennis Country Week
The selected teams from the local association have given cause for great satisfaction in their performances in the city. Personally I…
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The selected teams from the local association have given cause for great satisfaction in their performances in the city. Personally, I thought that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Greyhound Racing Illawarra Greyhound Club 5th Anniversary Meeting
The 5th Anniversary Meeting of the Illawarra Greyhound Racing Club Ltd. was held on Monday night on the Wollongong Showground, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Illawarra Greyhound Racing Club History of the Club
Early in September, 1933, a meeting was called for the purpose of forming a Greyhound Racing Club and make application to the Government for a license to conduct Greyhound Racing on the Wollongong Showground…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Miss Betty O'donnell Popular in Tennis Circles
The "Sydney Morning Herald" writes: Miss B. O'Donnell, of Unanderra, who revealed her beat form against Newcastle, is perphaps the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Illawarra District Cricket McDonald's great innings Albert Bennetts Century Ralph Best Bowler
Inspired from some unfathomable source, Athol McDonald electrified spectators at the Woonona-Corrimal fixture last Saturday by a veritable orgy of big hitting. In approximately twelve minutes he…
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A very popular win was had by the club secretary Albert Lazarus, on Thursday night last, when the club held a 100 years handicap in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wollongong Tennis
Once again I would like to remind players of the fact that the nomination of office bearers, will close on 31st of this month and that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Tennis Wollongong Assn. (By Secretary) Annual Meeting
Once again I would like to remind players that nomination of office bearers will close on January 31, and that the annual meeting will take…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra District Cricket Several Games Abandoned Owing to Intense Heat Sutherland's Century
Kipling has something to say of "fianneled fools," and Noel Coward's well known song narrates that "mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun." Not that these quotations apply to our district cricketers—but, Saturday's heat was intense and most people tried…
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In the "Cook-o'-the-Walk" Competition W. J. Layton, the holder, defeated T . R. Batty by 27-17. It was a good game throughout, the winner adding 16…
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