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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Rugby League Final Round of Competition Fight for Semi Finals

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 12

The last round of the Illawarra Competition will be played on Sunday, but the semi finalists aro still undecided. Port Kembla are minor premiers and are the only team to have definitely qualified…

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Morris For Victorian T.T. Races

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 11

Billy Morris, who recently won the Junior and Senior Experts T.T. at the open Motor Cycle races at Wynstanes,…

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Golf Kiama Associates

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 August 1948 · page 3

A trophy donated by Mrs. K. Pearce was played for on Sunday last and was won by Miss J. Knight with 91 17 74…

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Football South Coast League

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 August 1948 · page 3

Jubilee Park, Gerringong, will be the venue of the replay of the above Leaugue's first grade final this afternoon when minor premiers Kiama…

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Football

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 4

The match to be played between Past and Present members of the Albion Park team as a Testimonial for the Dudley Swan Benefit Fund,…

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Tennis Championships

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 4

The following is the draw for the Men's and Mixed Tennis Championships to be conducted by the Kiama District Tennis Association…

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Table Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 10

Last week at the Lady Wake-hurst Club, the grand final of the A grade and the final of the ladies' event were played, both…

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Wollongong Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 14

Rain again played its tricks for the first round of the tournament and everyone is conjecturing who the Jonah is on the committee…

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Australian Rules Football at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 5

Inter-state teams will provide an Australian Rules Football match at Wollongong Showground on Sunday…

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Rugby League First Semi Final, Sunday Fourth Puce Play-off

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 10

The first semi finals of the Illawarra Competitions will be played on Sunday at the Showground. On the same ground the play off for fourth place between Thirroul and Corrimal will be decided on Saturday…

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Bowls

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 3

Kiama meet Berry at Kiama to-day (Saturday) and members are asked to be at the green as early as possible so that the rinks may be…

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Football

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 3

The above League's reserve grade final will be placed on the Nowra Showground to-day (Saturday) between minor premier, Milton and…

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Kiama Cricket Club Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the Kiama Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts on Monday night, 23rd August. Mr. Snelling presided over a…

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Athletics

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 3

Young Gerringong athlete Ken Miller put up another line performance on Saturday list. Competing in the Australian Cross Country…

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Tennis

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 4

The Tournament Committee of the Kiama District Tennis Association has arranged the following programme in connection with their…

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Football Reserve Grade Final

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 4

The South Coast League's reserve grade final between minor premiers Milton and Kiama was played on the Nowra Showground on Saturday and…

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Correspondence Live Hare Coursing

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 6

The Editor, Sir.—Mr. H. T. Fowles (M.L.A. for Illawarra), according to a press report last week-end…

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Corrimal Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 13

The semi-finals of the Mixed Handicap competition resulted:— Georges 1 defeated Georges 2, 54-47; and Wyuma I defeated…

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Australian Rules Football

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 6
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

At a meeting held on Friday, it was decided to form an Australian Rules Football Club to be known as the Wollongong…

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