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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Greyhound Racing. Brugalong in Form

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 18

Strong westerly gusts and showers of rain interrupted the comfort of Dapto's crowd last Saturday. Even the fielders, usually as…

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Rugby League Port Kembla Meet Wollongong Thirroul at Home to C.b.c

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 10

Old rivals, Port Kembla and Wollongong, will meet on Sunday at the Showground in the outstanding game of the second round. Apart from the lapse when beaten by Thirroul on Sunday,…

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Golf Notes

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 3

When I walked into the Brighton the other afternoon I thought I was at the nineteenth hole, everyone was talking golf. Sipping a sherbert I…

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Rugby League Schools Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 7

Great enthusiasm is being displayed by many of the teams entered for the Schools' Carnival on August 10. A large number of the lads will be…

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Corrimal Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 6

Club secretaries are asked to draw up lists of players' names from their clubs for submission to the grading committee for the championships in…

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Ladies' Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 10

There was a good roll up at the ladles tennis day on Wednesday, in aid of the Thirroul Red Cross, when the winners were Mesdames R…

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Schools' Football Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

Wollongong will have the opportunity of seeing football of high standard August 10, when 64 teams will the part in the annual schools' carnival…

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Tennis Wollongong District Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

With only a few remaining, rounds to be played, plus a few deferred and unfinished matches, the pressure is on with a vengeance and teams are…

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Rugby League Semi - Finalists in Action Prospective Players To Meet Eastern Suburbs

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 10

With the first grade semi finalists now determined, the main. Interest in the lust round or the competition will centre around the form of players in the ramming for the game against Eastern Suburbs on August 11th…

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Greyhound Racing. Dusky Raider and Lady Drake in Surprise Wins

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 20

In eight of the ten events the favourites failed at Wollongong's meeting last Saturday afternoon. Two favourite successes were…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 3

A most important meeting , of cricket delegates from the Albion Park and Kiama District, Associations was held in the Literary…

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Group 7 Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 3

First grade games in the Illawarra League's competition on Sunday resulted as follows:— Port Kembla 20 v. Wollongong 4;…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 4

The annual meeting of the I.D.C.A. will take place on Friday, August 16. The proposed revision of boundaries will come up for discussion…

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Rugby League Schools' Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 7

Everything indicates a most successful day's football to-morrow, when 64 teams from country and city take the field in the fourth…

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Pigeon Racing Woonona Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 8

Race from Taree, 190 miles, on July 27; 180 birds competing. First prize went to the club's worthy president, Mr. D. Jones, who is having a good…

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Football Game for Worthy Cause

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 9

The Police Boys' Club and the Anti-T.B. Fund benefited to the extent of £26 in gate receipts, when a South Coast Police Force team and the…

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Greyhound Racing. Gordon Kent in Form

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 18

Mr. J. Timbs had a double success in the wins of Minna ceils had Jerry Fox at Dapto fixtures last Saturday. Litter sister and brother both were…

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Cricket. I.d.c.a

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 16

The association annual meeting will be held next Friday night, August 16th at Central Chambers, Wollongong…

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Soccer Football on the Up Grade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 3

The rapid of Soccer is very noticeable since the conclusion of this war. South Coast teams, Woonona and Corrimal, have given the public some grand exhibitions this season. The capital demonstrations against…

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Rugby League Eastern Suburbs at Full Strength Test for Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 12

Illawarra players have a further opportunity of displaying their ability when they meet Eastern Suburbs on the Showground on Sunday. Their form against Newcastle and England shows how hard they are to defeat on their home ground and the Sydney team will…

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