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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Football First Grade

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 4

Gerringong 5 defeated NowraPyree 0. Kiama 13 defeated Jamberoo 4. JUNIOR—…

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Swimming Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 7

The picnic to Appin, arranged for May 2, was postponed, due to the weather, to Sunday, May 23. Commencing on Friday, May…

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Bowls Association Officers' Visit

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 3

A representative group of 12 officers and members of the N.S. Wales Bowling Association visited the district last week…

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Pigeon Racing Woonona Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 7

The above club commenced, its 1948 season with its first race from Hornsby, 48 miles approx Fourteen members competed…

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Wollongong District Tennis Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 14

Food for Britain Fund—Players are remanded of the all-day Mixed doubles tournament which is being held next Sunday. Two divisions…

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Wynstanes Motor Cycle T.T. Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 20

The South Coast was well represented at the "Anzac Day" T.T. Motor Cycle races at Wynstanes. Sydney, by four local riders, Bill…

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Football Referees for Saturday First Grade

Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 4

Shellharbour-Lake Illawarra v. Nowra-Pyree (Wollongong). Albion Park v. Jamberoo (Wollongong)…

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Football First Grade

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 3

Shellharbour-Lake Illawarra 9 defeated Nowra-Pyree 2. Kiama 19 defeated Berry 6. Albion Park 5 drew with Jamberoo…

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Golf Wollongong Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 9

Two interclub contests were won test week, the men's team defeating Port Kembla in the White Horse Cup, while among the…

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Golf Wollongong Associates

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 9

Last Thursday the associates of Wollongong and Port Kembla Golf Clubs competed for the "Shirley Trimble Memorial…

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Tennis Wollongong. District Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 10

Food for Britain Fund.—Not with standing the very bad weather on Sunday, 3D pairs partici pated in a very successful…

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Rugby League New Zealand at S'ground Country Players in Good Form

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 10

The Kiwis will meet Combined Country in Wollongong next Sunday. Following their successful tour of England, the New Zealanders are sure to bo a popular combination…

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Football South Coast League

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

Results of Saturday's games were: FIRST GRADE— Gerringong 9 defeated Kiama 4. Jamberoo 7 defeated Berry 4…

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Rugby League First City Team at Wollongong Country's Big Chance

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 10

Country have their big chance on Sunday to again down tho City team when these teams meet for the first time outside the metropolitan area. Country officials are convinced that their teams are…

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Table Tennis Notes K.O. Tournament and Exhibition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 15

Those finals played at the Church of England Hall, Port Kembla last Friday were very evenly contested. The winners of each grade were:—…

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Golf Gerringong Club

Kiama Independent · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 3

Gerringong Club is holding a Stableford competition this (Saturday) afternoon for the C. H. Gillard trophy…

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Football Referees for Saturday First Grade

Kiama Independent · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 3

Berry v. Gerringong (A. Blanch) Kiama V. Albion Park (W'gong) Jamberoo v. Shellharbour-Lake Illawarra (K. Grey)…

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Athletics

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 5

Once again the promising Gerringong distance runner, Ken Miller, has turned on a good performance. On Saturday 22nd he competed in…

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City's Last Minute Win in Rugby League Classic

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

In one of the most exciting rugby league games ever seen on Wollongong Showground, City Firsts snatched an 8-5 victory over the Country Firsts in the final minutes of play last Sunday…

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Bowls Presentation of the John Young Shield

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 10

It was a gala day at Thirroul on Saturday, when Mr. Lionel Roseby, senr., vice-president of the N.S.W. Bowling Assn…

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