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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cricket I.d.c.a. Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 6

The annual meeting will be held at the Friendly Societies Hall, Burelli street, Wollongong on Saturday night at 8 o'clock…

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Rugby League League Shocks at Stormy Delegate Meeting. Patron of League Calls for Special Meeting Match of the Day Port Kembla v Wollongong to Be Played on Sunday Under 19 COMP on Saturday, at Showground Four Leading Teams to Meet Wollongong v Port Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 12

A special, meeting, convened by the Patron of Illawarra Rugby League, Mr. S. J. Hayes, on Tuesday night, considered the pros, and cons…

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Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 5

Play was continued in the Dall trophy competition during last weekend when several of the new members of the club gave a splendid…

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Football Competition Points

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 5

Allotting two points for a win, and one for a draw, the following is the position of the teams in the South, Coast League first grade…

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Football KIAMA v. SHELLHARBOUR

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1944 · page 1

This match was played at Shellharbour on Saturday, and although the visitors ran out winners by 13 points to 9, the Harbour were not…

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Golf Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 10

Saturday, four ball stableford — J. Lewis (13) and W. Mintram (13), 39; H. B. Campbell (20) and Newton (20), 38; J. Hastings (1) and J. Lemon (8),…

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Bowls Austinmer Town'club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 7

The above club was busy socially on Sunday, August 6th, when a party of bowlers from Liverpool paid a visit to the club. The visitors were…

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Rugby League Thirroul's Justifiable Confidence Port In Line For Minor Premiership Sunday's Match of Day

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 10

Competition lenders, Port Kembla, and Thirroul, clash in this Sunday's match of day. Port's convincing defeat of 'Gong last week practically ensures the premiers of 1944 minor premiership, a coveted honour. All members of the Thirroul camp are chockful of…

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Sporting Items Bowls

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 4

Play in the Knight trophy competition postponed from last week on account of rain, will be held to-day (Saturday) on the Kiama green,…

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Golf Gerringong Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 4

Gerringong Club is holding an 18 holes Mixed Canadian Foursome this (Saturday) afternoon. Gerringong Associates are holding…

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Football Minor Premiership

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 4

Kiama and Nowra will meet to-day (Saturday) at Berry to decide the minor premiership of the South Coast League competition…

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Football SEMI-FINALS

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 6

The following semi-finals of the South Coast League will be played at Gerringong on Saturday next August 26:—…

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Bowls To-morrow's Games

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 4

The draw for the No. 2 Pennant games to-morrow is: Port Kembla v Corrimal No. 2 A; Thirroul v Wollongong, Woonona No. 2 B v Austinmer,…

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BOWLS No. 2 Pennant To-morrow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 8

The No. 2 Pennant fixtures start to-morrow. Two rounds, home and home, will be played. Teams entered are: Austinmer,…

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Cricket Highlights Victory Dance at Balgownie

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 10

Balgownie-Tarrawanna Cricket Club held a Victory Dance last Friday night, to celebrate the winning of the second grade premiership for…

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Cricket I.d.c.a.—annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

There was a bumper attendance at the annual meeting of the above association, which was held on Saturday, 12th August, at the F.S. Hall…

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I.D.C.A. Cricket Highlights Victory Dance at Balgownie

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 4

Balgownie-Tarrawanna Cricket Club held a Victory Dance last Friday night to celebrate the winning of the second grade premiership for 1943-44…

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Rugby League New Players to Bolster Mount's Attack Match of Day — Port Minor Premiers Wollongong Travel To Thirroul

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 8

Defeat of Thirroul last Sunday has given Port Kembla the 1944 minor premiership. Three ties yet remain to be decided. Mount's rapid rise in the competition table suggest that Port may experience considerable difficulty in disposing of the Tricolours…

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Girls' Athletics

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 8

The Combined Girls Schools Athletic Carnival was held in Sydney last Friday, and in spite of poor weather conditions, the programme for the day…

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Golf

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 4

Gerringong Club is holding an 18 holes Stroke competition this afternoon for the C. T. Hindmarsh trophy. Gerringong Associates held the…

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