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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Wollongong Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 8

Members are reminded that the Annual meeting will be held on Wednesday next and all members of affiliated Clubs for last season are…

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Football Boundaries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 8

Illawarra League, held the first of what promises to be a series of meetings to fix the club boundaries for the coming season, last Monday…

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Rugby League Boundaries Discussed Delegates at Variance

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 7

The Illawarra District Rugby League held a stormy meeting in Thorne's Buildings, Wollongong, on Monday night, when the boundaries question was discussed. For four hours delegates strongly argued on the rights of…

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Tennis Wollongong Assn. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 11

Members are reminded that the annual meeting will be held on Wednesday night next, and as all affiliated members are entitled to vote, an…

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Cricket Burns' Cup and Crookwell. Cup Finals

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 14

The Secretary of the South Coast and Tablelands Union, Mr. W. V. Mintorn, has received advice from the Patron of the the Southern…

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Cricket Mt.keira's Narrow Win Port Collects Full Points Caisley and Forrest Bowl Well

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Mount Keira defeated Woonona by 18 runs on the first innings at Stuart Park, though at one stage Woonona appeared to have the game in hand. Caisley, of Keira, made a reappearance after his recent illness. He dismissed five Woonona batsmen in the first innings, but was…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

Rink Championships, at Kiama…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 1

This afternoon the local "A" and "B" Pennant teams will play their last game of the Southern series when they will be opposed to Nowra, while the "A"…

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Golf

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

Stroke Competition, at Kiama…

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SPORTING. Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 3

The Rinks Championships of the Kiama Club will be continued to-day (Saturday) when a full attendance of members is requested…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 3

Both matches in the Kiama District Association are set down for Gerringong to-day (Saturday) and presumably the Kiama-Foxground fixture will be played…

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Bowls Championship Fours

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 4

Kiama Club's Championship Fours competition was continued on Saturday afternoon, when two games were played, and in both some excellent bowling…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 11
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

There will be a further boxing programme at the Wollongong Showground, Wollongong, on Saturday, March 9. The main bout, over 12…

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Swimming Tournament

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 4

Port Kembla Amateur Swimming Association held a highly successful swimming carnival in the Port kembla Olympic Pool last Sunday. A…

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Pennant Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 8

Two games are still necessary to decide the No. 2 Pennant winners for the northern section. Corrimal and Woonona, who…

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Boxing at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 22

After another lull, Wollongong fans had choice of a fistic fare to whet their appetites as entertainment last Saturday night, but whether…

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Swimming Wollongong Amateur Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

In spite of the handicap that the club has to endure owing to the lack of club rooms, the Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club still holds pride…

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Rugby League Boundaries Finalised

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 8

At a further meeting of Illawarra Rugby League on Monday night the club boundaries were finalised after a lengthy debate…

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Tennis Association

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 10

The Corrimal Tennis Assn. was reformed last Thursday week. The election of officials for the year took place. President, W. Horsey; treasurer,…

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