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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Football

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 4

The Judiciary Committee of the South Coast League has made the following decisions regarding players sent off the field on Saturday…

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Sporting Items Football

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 4

Of interest to football followers is the fact that Mr. Bert Taberner, of Bery, has donated a cup for the South Coast League's first grade…

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Illawarra Tennis Asscn

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 6

A feature of play last week was the defeat of J. Hogber playing for Mitchell and Ford, by R. Woolett, playing for A.I.S. by 21 points to nil…

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Tennis Thirroul Courts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 10

A mixed day, will be held at T[?] Railway Courts on Monday, [?] at 10 a.m. It will not be [?] to bring a partner…

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Tennis Wollongong District Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 9

Fine weather last week-end enabled, with only one exception, the completion of round four of the winter Competitions…

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Greyhound Racing. Dapto—thursday Night

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 22

Dapto had a brief internal between its fixtures of last week, racing on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon, Thursday night's…

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Rugby League Jack Livermore with Port Corrimal & Wollongong at Showground

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 10

Loading full back, Jack Livermore, will once again turn out with Port Kembla against Dapto, at Kemblawarra on Sunday. He transferred to Harden-Murrumburrah at the beginning of the season, but after staying several games decided to return to tho scone of his past…

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Greyhound Racing. Rib Cash's W.G.R.C WIN

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 11

Rib Cash had his seventh successive win in taking the W.G.R.C. stake at Wollongong's meeting last Saturday night. He had…

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Golf

Kiama Independent · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 3

The Gerringong Club is holding a Four Ball v. Par competition this. (Saturday) afternoon. Last Saturday the Club held a…

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Football South Coast League

Kiama Independent · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 3

The Judiciary Committee of the South Coast League met at Nowra on Wednesday night and made the following decisions:…

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Greyhound Racing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 6

Moral Chief and San Fabian followed up their successes at Dapto [?] Saturday with wins at Wollonong's fixture on Monday night…

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Corrimal Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 6

Draw for the 3rd. round of combined Corrimal and Thirroul Ladies' Mid-week competition on Wednesday 25th, is as follows:—…

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Greyhound Racing. Moral Chief's Dapto Stake Win

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 4

Rib Cash's winning sequence was broken when, he was beaten by Moral Chief in the chief sprint at Dapto's meeting last Saturday night…

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Rugby League South Coast Game Deferred Wollongong and Thirroul on Showground

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 12

As Gus Miller and Ken Stephen have boon chosen by the State selectors to take part in the "Jersey" Flogg Testimonial in Sydney on Sunday, the South Coast League made a request to have the Illawarra-South Coast game deferred for one week. This was agreed…

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Bowls

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 3

Playing for the Cock if the Walk pairs over the week-end, C. Brown and R. Warren (Holders) defeated J. Swan and A. Hall (Challengers)…

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Cricket Club At Gerringong

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Gerringong Cricket Club further arrangements were made for the forthcoming Premiership Ball…

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Corrimal Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 3

Draw for the 4th round of the combined Corrimal and Thirroul Ladies mid-week competition on Wednesday 2nd is as follows:—…

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School Football

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 14

District schoolboys have more than upheld the prestige of the coast in both soccer and rugby league in recent weeks…

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Illawarra Table Tennis Assn

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 14

Play this week reaches the end of the final round in the A grade and Division 1 of the B grade Comp. Two matches still remain…

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Greyhound Racing Rolstan in Close Wgrc Win

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 15

The favourites failed in eight of ten races at Wollongong meeting Saturday. Only outright favourite success was President Stake winner…

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