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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Tennis Wollongong & District Assn. Official Grading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 3

The committee spent many hours at their meeting this week in bringing the grading of players up to date. 90 of the players have been graded, and…

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CRICKET S.C. & T. Union

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

A Special meeting of the above Union was held at Kiama last Saturday, and was attended by representatives from Shoalhaven, Kiama, Albion…

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Rugby League Super Grade Semi Final Mount Kembla v. Wollongong Showground Sunday Wollongong's Surprise Thirteen

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 16

Minor Premiers, Mount Kembla, face formidable opposition when they meet the vastly-improved Wollongong thirteen in the first…

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Rugby League Tremendous Interest in Super Grade Finish Wollongong Will Test Mount Kembla First Semi-Final, Showground

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 5

Winning the Minor Premiership at Port Kembla's expense, Mt. Kembla will appose Wollongong in the first semi-final this Sunday. Enthusiasm over the game has reached a very high pitch, and Wollongong is expected to make a bold bid for victory…

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Bowls

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 1

Following are the results of the Rink games played on, the Kiama green on Saturday last:—Popplewell, Ashton, Kirkpatrick and…

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Tennis

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 1

The rain during the previous few days having rendered the courts unfit for play, there were no matches on Saturday last in the Kiama District…

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Football Grand Final. Shellharbour v. Jamberoo

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 1

Shellharbour made history on Saturday last when they defeated Jamberoo at Shellharbour in, the grand final of the South Coast League's first grade…

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South Coast and Tablelands Cricket Union. Settlement of Boundary Question

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 2

A special meeting of the South Coast and Tablelands Cricket Union was held at Kiama recently and was attended by representatives from Shoalhaven,…

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Rugby League

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 12

Corrimal hopes to have a decisive win against Mount Kembla in the Rugby League competition to be played in Ziems' Park, at Corrimal, on…

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Rugby League South Coast League Grand Final

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 13

Shellharbour made history on Saturday last, when they defeated Jamberoo at Shellharbour in the grand final of the South Coast League's first grade…

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Cricket Chatter Preparing for the Fray Illawarra District Cricket Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 14

The adjourned annual meeting was held on August 12th. The only business of this meeting was the discussion of new rules. The main…

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Cricket Annual Meeting Southern Tablelands & Aust. Capital Territory Cricket Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

This meeting was held at Bowral on Saturday night (12th August), and was attended by representatives from Canberra, Goulburn, Moss Vale and…

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Rugby League State Championship Fixture Western Suburbs v GROUP 7 Showground

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 4

Western Suburbs will visit Wollongong on Sunday and meet Group 7 in the first round of the State Championship Knock-out Series Many local stars will be absent from…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 1

To-day (Saturday) the Progressive Rink Competition will be played. There will be there games of eight heads each and each rink is contain two new…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 1

By defeating Jamberoo last Saturday in the grand final of the South Coast League's first grade competition, Shell harbour realised a long cherished ambition…

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Bowls Rink Competition

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 1

The Kiama Club conducted a Progressive Rinks Competition last Saturday on the local green. Conditions were that two new members must be…

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Football GROUP 7 Defeats Western Suburbs

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 4

On Sunday last, at the Wollongong Showground Group 7 defeated Western Suburbs (Sydney) in the first round of the state Championship by 28 points…

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Kembla Grange Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 14

Kembla Grange Race Club's next race meeting on Tuesday, 5th September…

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Cricket Southern Districts Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 7

Comment was made in the last issue of the "Moss Vale Post" with reference to the recent meeting at Bowral, when it was decided to divide the…

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Cricket Mount Keira C.c

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Mount Keira Cricket Club was held last night. There was a very good attendance which augurs weir for the club's…

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