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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Bowls Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 10

Owing to weather conditions interfering with play, Pennant, fixtures set down for last Saturday were not completed and stand over until a later…

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Racing Driver

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 19

Christine signed luxuriously. "This is divine! At home, winter will be creeping on... but it's always summer here!"…

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Corrimal Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

Junior boys are asked to note the following draw which will finalise their 1947 championship events Saturday, February 21st…

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Tennis Wollongong Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 9

Aub Willard was very pleased with the improvement shown by the juniors since his last visit six months ago. He has given the management…

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Wollongong District Tennis Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

Aub Willard was very pleased with the improvement shown by the Juniors since his last visit six months' ago and has given the…

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Rugby League Annual Meeting K.O. Competitions K.O'ed

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 10

The 35th annual meeting of the Illawarra Rugby Football League was held at the Wollongong Show-ground, on Sunday, when it was…

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Football

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 4

The annual meeting of the South Coast Rugby League will be held in the Berry School of Arts on Monday night at 8 p.m…

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Cricket South Coast Association

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 4

A meeting will be held in the Kiama School of Arts on Thursday night next for the purpose of forming the South Coast District Cricket…

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Jamberoo Football Club No First Grade Team

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

No doubt it will come as a surprise to football followers in other centres to learn that Jamberoo Football Club will not be fielding a first…

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Gerringong Football Club Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Gerringong Football Club was held in the Jubilee Park pavilion, on Tuesday night last when the President…

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Racing Driver

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 19

Then drivers began to drop out. Mallory, the Australian, was forced into the pits with a slipping clutch. He emerged again a bare…

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Table Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Illawarra Table Tennis Assn. was held in Mitchell and Ford's, Wollongong, last week. The election of officers for the…

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An Appeal for Rugby League Referees

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 14

At a recent meeting of the Illawarra Referees' Association, reference was made to the shortage of referees in the Illawarra area This shortage has arisen through the retirement of so many referees during recent years whose position were not filled by a…

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Wollongong District Tennis Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 14

The management committee decided at its meeting on Monday night on the following programme for the year…

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Racing Driver

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 19

Then, over his shoulder, Reddy saw something. He released the girl and stepped back. His eyes glared. As if it could have been…

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Corrimal Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 12

Congratulations are extanded to N. Wonson on winning the junior singles championship of this district for 1947. This boy played…

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Table Tennis Illawarra Association

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 12

Clubs are reminded that nominations close on Tuesday, March 9th, for the Winter Competition. Last Thursday, night an exhibition…

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Table Tennis Notes Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Illawarra Table Tennis Association was held in Mitchell and Ford, Wollongong last week, Clubs…

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Cricket Century Partnership Saves Woonona Keira Bats Face Stiff Task

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 12

A fighting fourth-wicket partnership of 126 between Jim Cunningham and Mick Woods pulled Woonona out of a desperate position last Saturday. Despite a grand bowling marathon by Harold Stapleton, Woonona totalled 176—and Keira batsmen are going to have…

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Cricket Gerringong Club

Kiama Independent · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 4

The Gerringong-Shellharbour first grade fixture to be completed at Gerringong this afternoon may have an interesting finish, even though…

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