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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Tennis Wollongong Dist. Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 7

Ladies' Mid-week Competition.—The Summer Competition started off on Tuesday with an increase of 18 teams over the…

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Illawarra Table Tennis Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 4

Barna, Szabados and Bergmann, the international table tennis players and party at present touring Australia, will…

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Greyhound Racing Eastern Tune's Surprise

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 18

The opening and concluding races at Wollongong's meeting last Saturday afternoon were profitable results for Bookmakers—the…

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Rugby League Minor Premiers to Three Grades Wollongong's Bumper Season

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 4

Wollongong Club surpassed all previous records by being minor premiers in First, Reserve and Third grades and consequently won the Club Championship. The performance is more meritorious by the fact…

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Amateur Athletics Illawarra Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 4

Club activities haVe recommenced and the first meeting of the season will be held at the Wollongong Showground on…

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Football South Coast League

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 4

Jubilee Park, Gerringong, will be the venue of the South Coast League's reserve grade semi-finals this afternoon. A large crowd is…

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Shellharbour Cricket Club Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Shellharbour Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts, Shellharbour on Monday night last. A very good…

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Athletics

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 3

The following is an interesting extract from the annual report of the Randwick-Kensington Athletic Club covering the 1947—48 and 1948—49…

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Bowls Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 4

The following Wollongong members are set down for games on Saturday:- At Au[?]mer: Messrs…

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Golf Wollongong Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 4

In the Pennant series played at the week-end, Wollongong beat Yass, at Yass, by 4 games to 3…

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Rugby League Ground Wanted for Corrimal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 3

The Corrimal Town Amenities Committee has requested the City Council to consider acquiring an area of Zeims' property…

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Tennis Near South Coast Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 4

Next Saturday will bring together the semi finalists in the A and C grades. Some very interesting matches should be…

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Greyhound Racing. Eastern Time Scores Again

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 9

Three outright and two equal favourites mixed the fortune of punters—midst the gusty westerlies of Saturday last at Wollongong's…

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Rugby League Schubert Suspended Appeal Lodged With Group 7

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 4

Kevin Schubert was suspended for one week by the Illawarra Judiciary Committee, together with "Did" Murray, after being sent off last Sunday. An appeal has been lodged with Group 7 to have the…

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Illawarra Table Tennis Assn Teams Competition Recommences

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 9

All competition matches will recommence week ending Sept. 3, the draw dated week ending June 25 being the first match…

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Bowls

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 5

During the week-end the practice match between the six "Fours" selected to represent the Southern against the Northern Section of the…

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Football Junior Grade

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 2

Kiama Juniors defeated Albion Park by 7 points to nil. N. Boyce made an opening for A. Tarbert to score a try and B…

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Fifty Thousand Cricket Bats

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 5

Most people know that cricket is the Englishman's favourite summer game, and Test Matches and village cricket…

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Table Tennis Visit by British Internationals

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 8

Despite adverse weather conditions on Wednesday of last week, the Agricultural Hall was filled to capacity by a crowd…

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Illawarra Table Tennis Visit by Internationals

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 19

Despite adverse weather conditions on Wednesday night of last week, the Agricultural Hall was filled to capacity by a crowd eager to…

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