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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1939

591 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 30

Swimming Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 9

Nowra proved a happy hunting ground for the above club who enjoyed a week-end and Swimming Carnival in the southern town…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

Rain last Saturday upset all arrangements for the Association pairs and singles semi-finals and final. At Corrimal, L. Gerathy…

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Swimming Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

Following the club's visit to "The Spit" (Sydney) of the previous Sunday, a visit was paid to Nowra on last Sunday, where the members…

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Rugby League Group 7 Meeting Mr. Sharpe's Address

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 15

Although the meeting held at Kiama last Monday night did not terminate till 2.30 a.m. business dealt with was of such importance…

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Bowls Singles and Pairs Championship Rain Interferes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 11

Rain interfered with the finals of the South Coast Singles and Pairs Championships last Saturday…

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Open Air Boxing Wollongong Showground To-morrow (Saturday) Night

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 13

Tancy Lee v Ron McLaughlan (postponed from last week). And other good bouts as published last week…

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Cricket Draw for Saturday, April 1

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

FIRST GRADE.—Home team, mentioned first). Woonona v. Port Kembla (Umpires Messrs. Chapman and…

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Cricket Rain Again Interferes with Play the Last Ties

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 3

Further rain last Saturday again interfered with play. Not one game was completed in the first grade, each one being drawn. Wollongong and…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 3

The Pairs and Singles Competitions will be played on the Kiama green to-day (Saturday). All players are requested to hand in…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 3

The final of the Kiama District Association will take place this (Saturday) afternoon when Kiama and Presbyterians meet on the showground. The…

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Football Gerringong Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 3

A special meeting of the Gerringong Club took place on Monday night at Jubilee Park. The chief business was whether the club should amalgamate…

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Group 7 Rugby League. Delegate Meeting

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

A delegate meeting of Groug 7 Rugby League was held in the Kiama School of Arts on Monday night, when all clubs and Leagues were represented. The…

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Bowls

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 4

Play in the Kiama Club's Singles Championship resulted:—Gardener v. Brown, 25-12; G. Milne forfeited to Layton. Play in the Parts Championship…

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Football

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 4

At the meeting at the South Const Rugby League on Monday night at Berry it was decided to conduct the Young Cup competition on the same…

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SPORTING Cricket

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 1

BEST PERFORMANCES WITH BAT AND BALL. BATTING. L. Stubbs (Albion Park) .. .. 86…

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Bowls South Coast Championship Singles Championship

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Lou Gerathy, last year's winner of the South Coast single championship, successfully defended his title against W. Ryan (Kiama) on Saturday…

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BOXING Record Crowd in Attendance Open Air Boxing on Show-ground Proves Huge Success Ron McLaughlin Too Strong and Aggressive for Tancy Lee. Local Goes Under On Points After Brilliant Battle

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

Despite the uncertainty of the weather last Saturday night, when rain threatened to fall down at any old tick of the clock, the initial…

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Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 14

In reply to letter last Friday, 1 wish to bring before the public some of the true facts leading up to the protest against Bulli: For some…

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Wollongong Tennis Easter Tournament

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 6

Given fine weather the Easter tournament should be a bumper success. So far a large number of entries…

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Open Air Boxing Great Success. Capital Bill-of-fare

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 16

After three postponements on account of unfavorable weather and unforseen circumstances, open air boxing made its official and triumphal entry to Wollongong ion Saturday night. A vast concourse of people filled…

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