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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Cricket Illawarra Plays Moss Vale on Monday Treanor to Keep—delavere in As Skippfr

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 10

Wicket-keeper-batsman, Bert Delavere, unavailable against Chegwyn's team last week, is back in the Illawarra side for the game against Moss Vale on Australia Day at Stuart Park—but he will not keep wickets. Jac Tr[?]r will do the honours behind the…

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Cricket

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

The first grade team will play Albion Park on Saturday next. Transport will leave the Post Office at 1.15 p.m. The folowing is the team…

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Greyhound Racing at Dapto

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 9

At a meeting of the Dapto A. & H. Committee last Friday night, the president, Mr. J. Fairley, reported that a satisfactory trial of the hare had…

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Greyhound Racing. Fielders Blitzed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 13

Punters were on the spot in their choice of winners at Wollongong meeting last Saturday night to such an extent that fielders were…

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Golf Tom Tanner Wins S.c. Championship

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

The annual South Coast Championship meeting conducted by Wollongong Club was held last week-end and attracted record entries for the final…

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Golf. Tom Tanner Wins S.c. Championship

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

The annual South Coast championship meeting conducted by Wollongong Club was held last week-end and attracted record entries for the final day's events…

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Tennis Another Visit From Davis Cup Stars

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

Molloy, Talhert, Pails and Long to Visit Wollongong The committee of the Wollongong Tennis Assn., which were able to…

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Cricket Woonona in Great Position Chance to Stoush Leaders

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

Woonona, the glamour team of the competition since Mick Woods and Co. swelled the ranks, turned on another sizzling effort at Nicholson Park last Saturday, when they trundled out compt.-leaders, Wollongong, for a round 100. Although…

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Big Crowd at Tennis Brown (Aust.) Defeats Brown (U.s.a.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

A large crowd watched Australian Geoff Brown trounce American Davis Cup squad player in two straight sets at McCabe Park…

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Another Tennis [?] Davis Cup Stars. Mulloy, Talbert, Pails and Long to Visit Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 7

The committee of the Wollongong Tennis Association who were able to arrange for the visit of Tom Brown, Billy Sidwell, Geoff Brown and Jim…

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Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 10

Gardner, Mulloy and Bill Talbert, members of the American Davis Cup Squad, played exhibition matches at the Wollongong City courts last…

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Bowls Woonona Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 10

Although Woonona A and B teams are not doing so well, the No. 3 team is so far undefeated. The club recently paid its return…

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Boy Scouts Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

The South Illawarra District, which comprises of all Scout Groups between Port Kembla and Kiama will hold a swimming carnival at Port…

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Boy Scouts. Swimming Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

The South Illawarra District, which comprises all Scout Groups between Port Kembla and Kiama, will hold a swimming carnival at…

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Golf Course Wanted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

Thirroul Progress Association is socking the views of kindred associations with a view to the construction of a golf course in the Bulli Shire…

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Greyhound Racing. Crownlin's W.g.r.c

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 14

Wollongong's meeting last Saturday night was featured by several close finishes. There were three favorite successes and results…

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Cricket All Eyes on Port-keira Clash Last Chance for Rodwell's Men

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 10

A win to Keira on Showground No. 2 in the round commencing to-morrow will probably clinch the Copas-Mintorn Premiership Shield for the competition leaders, while a loss to Port Kembla in the same match will mean Port's virtual elimination from the series…

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Tennis

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

Dunmore Ladies Club played a return match with Shellharbour on Wednesday last and were successful by 5 sets 42 games to 4 sets 35…

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Kiama Golf Club

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon last the Kiama Golf Club Associates held the first of their mid-week golf competitions since the revival of the Club…

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Gerringong Football Club Annual Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 6

The Annual Meeting of the Gerringong Football Club was held in the pavilion at Jubilee Park on Tuesday night when the President…

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