Football
Kiama, the leaders in the competition suffered their first defeat this season when on Saturday last they met the R.A.A.F. on the Showground…
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Last Week-end's Sporting Results Bowls
Owing to the bad weather conditions on Saturday afternoon last, there was no play on the Kiama green, although when the rain…
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Keira's defeat of Dapto last Sunday riled the Dapto supporters. Dapto player, Claude Hermes had a bad day. He incurred Referee Askew's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Greyhound Racing. Glenarvon's Consistency. at Wollongong
A splendid display came from Glenarvon in winning the W.G.R.C. Stake at Wollongong fixture last Saturday. Badly away from box 7…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby League Mount's Sensational Action Refuse To Play Port On McCabe Park WOLLONGONG v Thirroul, "Match of Day."
Illawarra League maanagement committee's declaration for Wollongong v Thirroul as this Sunday's "Match of Day" has burst another League bubbie. The Port-Mount fixture was allocated to McCabe Park. Public opinion definitely favoured the latter fixture…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rugby League Match of the Day Wollongong v THIRROUL MacCABE Park Game Fort Kembla v Mt. Kembla. Last Week's Results
Port defeat Thirroul. Wollongong overwhelm C.B.C. FIRST GRADE Port Kembla 24, Thirroul 10…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wollongong Athletic Club
Last Saturday afternoon the club held a trial 7-mile cross country run. Home on leave from New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls
The attendances of members on the green continue to be very satisfactory, and some very fine bowling was seen by the various fours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Week-end's Sporting Results Golf Gerringong Club
Gerringong Club held an 18 holes Stroke competition on Saturday which was won by J. R. M. Miller, in doing so he reduced his handicap by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football R.A.A.F. v. JAMBEROO
R.A.A.F. playing at Nowra on Saturday, defeated Jamberoo by eleven points to five. Two tries came to Air Force from their outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Roundabout
Answer to query by J. C. North, Wollongong: Canterbury-Bankstown defeated Group 7 by 13-7. This State championship tie was played here on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rugby League Mount on Showground Against 'Gong Williams Dropped — Russell Selected Important League Meeting To-night
Mount Kembla's forfeiture to Port last Sunday has not precluded it from receiving this Sunday's "match of day" against Wollongong. 'Gong's form, particularly in second half against Thirroul, was very ordinary. Centres Bob Mu[?]don and Ted West failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rugby League Match of the Day Wollongong v Mount Thirroul v C.B.C. At Thirroul FIRST and RESERVE for Sunday Special Delegate Meeting of League on Friday 14th
Wollongong and Mount will provide the match of the day on Sunday. In the first round Wollongong defeated Mount by a fair margin…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Last Week-end's Sporting Results Bowls
Owing to bad weather during the week-end, there was no play in the Knight Trophy competition on the Kiama green…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football Albion Park v. SHELLHARBOUR
This match was played at Shellharbour on Saturday last under very un favourable football conditions. Harbour won the toss and kicked off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf
In the first round of the knockout competition for H. Staff's trophy V. R. Petney beat H. R. Stewart on the 20th green and G. Brandon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Wollongong Club
The club championship for the 1943-44 season was won by Bob Barbee with Adam Gray runner-up. The match was played last Saturday, under…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greyhound Racing
Opening Stake, 500 yards - Dot O'Bright, Tesnic Phar, Helen Minda, Denton, Blight Glen, Flighty Gem, Austerity Girl, Sweet Leonie…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Greyhound Racing Brindle Champ's All-the Way Win
Such a prime bet did Just Spider appear for the Illawarra Stake at Wollongong's meeting last Saturday that fielders had her at a shade of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rugby League Thirroul-mount Match of Day Port Kembla v C.B.C. — McCABE Park Thirroul's Bold Selection
Thirroul's selected thirteen to meet Mount on Sunday must he regarded as a bold experiment. Winger Peter Devltt will be tried as half back, and ex-South Sydney for ward Jim Thorne, will appear as centre threequarter. Noel Walton has been retainedon the wing…
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