Table Tennis Extraordinary World Champions in Wollongong
400 enthusiasts braved the elements last week to watch international table tennis champions Barna, Bergmann and Szabados in…
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Wollongong District Tennis Association Junior Coaching School
The School started on Tuesday afternoon and representatives came from Berrima, Camden, Far South Coast, Near South Coast, and with…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Rugby League C.b.c. Full Back in Doubt Port Kembla in Final
The C.B.C. team for their semi final against Western Suburbs will not be finalised till Friday afternoon, when their full back, Bill Kelly, will be subjected to a stringent physical test. He injured an ankle against Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appeal to Cricket Meeting "Give the Schoolboys a Chance"
Shortage of placing fields in the Wollongong district is so acute that the three main secondary schools in the area—Tech., High and C.B.C.—are forced to hold their sports afternoons on different days of the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Pigeon Racing
Below are the results of the Kiama Racing Pigeon Club's race from 2nd Cockle Creek—127 miles. The birds were liberated in a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Reserve Grade Grand Final
At Kiama on Saturday, Roseby Park (minor premiers) met Kiama in the Grand Final of the Reserve Grade competition before a fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pigeon Racing
Wollongong Society held a race from Stroud-Road last Saturday, a distance of 155 miles and 14 members sent 250 birds…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boxing Re-opening at Wollongong
With the approching wanner weather Wollongohg'd open air stad lum controllers are preparing for the commencement of its second…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lee Broken at Football
Injured during a football match at the Albion Park Showground on Saturday. Allan Bartlett, 25, of Theodore Street, Oak Flats,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Betting at Sunday Football Matches
Numerous complaints have been reived by the police of betting at local football matches according to Sgt. W. J. Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coniston To Enter First Grade Cricket
Application by Coniston for admission to first grade cricket was accepted by the I.D.C.A. at its annual meeting on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Greyhound Racing Several Heavily Supported Winners at Dapto
Big betting was a feature of Dapto's meeting last Thursday night and the successes especially of Gwenella, Antana Boy, Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →P. Kembla and C.B.C. in Rugby League Final C.B.C's Last Minute Win Over Wests
Port Kemb'a and C.B.C. will be the draw card at the Showground on Sunday and the winners will play Wollongong in the grand-final on Sunday week. Port Kembla have a remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Cricket
The annual meeting of the, Illawarra Cricket Council will be held at Nowra to-day (Saturday) and will continue through into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pigeon Racing
The Kiama Pigeon Racing Society conducted a race from Cockle Creek on Saturday, 3rd September, with returns being moderate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football Junior Grade Final
In the Junior Grade Final played at Bomaderry on Saturday, Berry defeated Nowra by 16 points to 7…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pigeon Racing
The Wollongong Society conducted a 6d ring race for young birds from Taree (195 miles airline) last Saturday, and although 317 birds…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Tennis Wollongong Assn. Matches
Results of Wollongong District Tennis Association matches played during the week ending Steptember 11 were:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greyhound Racing Vergys Son's Dapto Stake Win
Dapto's meeting last Thursday night attracted a large attendance despite the unsettled weather conditions. The meeting was serviced…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →More Turf Wickets Promise Bright Cricket season
With four turf wickets—Bulli, Showground No.2, Stuart Park and Thirroul—already in use, two others—Corrimal and Port Kembla—almost completed, and possibilities of three further strips at…
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