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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1949

444 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 23

Bowls

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 5

Last Saturday on the Kiama Green the presentation of the Pennant was made by Dr. Cranna, President of the Southern Section of the South Coast…

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Foot-ball

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 3

Last Saturday the South Coast Rugby league suspended the competition in, this area to allow three representative teams to go to…

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Football South Coast v. ILLAWARRA

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 4

Representative teams from Illawarra and South Coast met at Wollongong Showground on Sunday before a crowd of several thousand…

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Bowls Woonona Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Woonona club was Weld on Sunday, one hundred members being in attendance; the auditors…

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Bowls Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 10

The Wollongong Bowling Club's annual meeting was held in the club house on Thursday of last week, there being an excellent…

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Table Tennis Visit by World Champions

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 7

The exhibition of table tennis arranged for August 24 will definitely take place. Arrangement's have been made for…

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Tennis Wollongong Assn. Country Week Teams

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 4

The Management Committee has decided to enter one men's one ladies' and one junior boys' official team in the…

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Greyhound Racing Favourites Mostly Defeated at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 11

The defeat of the favourite in the majority of cases at Wollongong's meeting last Saturday afternoon made the meeting a losing one for…

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Illawarra Table Tennis Visit by World Champions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 20

The exhibition arranged for August 24th. will definitely take place. Arrangements have been made for emergency lighting if restrictions…

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Wollongong District Tennis Association Country Week Teams

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 19

The Management Committee has decided to enter one gents', one ladies' and one junior boys' official team in the forthcoming carnival…

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Rugby League School Carnival on Saturday Dapto in Match of Day with C.b.c

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 4

The annual Group 7 Schools' Carnival will be held on Saturday, commencing at 9 a.m., on Swan Park, McCabe Park and the Showground. The No. 2 Showground will be re-marked to provide two grounds…

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Cricket

Kiama Independent · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

The Annual Meeting of the South Coast District Cricket Association will be held in the Kiama School of Arts on Monday night at 8 p.m…

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Tennis Ladies Competition Jamberoo v. Dunmore

Kiama Independent · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

Mrs. N. Tate and Miss S. McGlinchey (J) v. Mesdames Pooley and J. O'Dwyer (D) 2-6; v. Mesdames, Hutchins and Love 6-3; v…

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Football South Coast League

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 3

Results of last week-end matches were:— FIRST GRADE Gerringong 23 v. Nowra 2…

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Table Tennis Visit of Champion

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 4

Victor Barna, one of the visitors who will be in Wollongong on August 24, is the winner of 15 world championships: singles…

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Rugby League Minor Premiership Ungertain Keen Round of Matches

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 4

Wollongong's loss at the hands of Port Kembla has revived interest in the minor premiership. With two rounds to go they are four points ahead of C.B.C. and Western Suburbs, but have hard games ahead in Dapto…

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Football

Kiama Independent · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 3

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

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Golf Gerringong Club

Kiama Independent · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 3

Gerringong Club will hold an Eclectic competition this (Saturday) afternoon. On Tuesday the Association held a…

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South Coast District Cricket Association Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the South Coast District Cricket Association was held in the Kiama School of Arts on Monday night when the…

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Golf Wollonoong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 7

In the White Horse Cup competition, Wollongong defeated Berry, at Berry, 5-2. So far, Wollongong is undefeated in the…

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