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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1949

444 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 14 of 23

Board's Boost to Cricket [?]Ng Trophy Offer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 10

[?]oal Board's offer to provide trophies [?]g I.D.C.A. Competition on an unpre[?]erous scale should boost interest in [?] an ail-time high in season 1949-50…

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Jamberoo Cricket Club Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the Jamberoo Cricket Club was held on Monday night, 5th September, with Mr. S. Dare presiding over a large…

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Tennis Review

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 3

The Championships being conducted by the Kiama District Tennis Association are gradually being-drawn to a successful conclusion…

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Cricket Social At Gerringong

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 5

The Gerringong Cricket Club held a successful social in the Towne Hall on Monday, 5th September. Mr. Ross Wiggins provided the…

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Gerringong Cricket Club Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the Annual Meeting of the Gerringong Cricket Club held at Noble Bros. shop on Thursday night last…

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Football First Grade Semi Final Jamberoo v. Kiama

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 3

The second semi-final of the South Coast League's first grade' competition was played at Jubilee Park, Gerringong on Saturday and resulted in…

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Surprises In Bowls Championships

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 12

Last year's bowls singles champion, Hughie Scott, of Thirroul, was defeated on Saturday by Vic Phillis, of Woonona, in the…

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Dapto Asks for Swimming Pool

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 40

The Dapto and District Progress Association asked the City Council last week to give consideration to the provision of…

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Time for Showdown on Swimming Pool

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 7

Sir,—We are all more or less proud of the progress of our City of Wollongong, of its vast plan of expansion in industries,…

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Greyhound Racing at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 16

Popular Wollongong trainer, Ron Condon achieved a double success in the wins of Yeomese and Phylis See at Dapto's meeting on Friday…

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V-J Sailing Season Opens With 'Regatta' On Lake

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 25

There will be an impressive line up of V-Jay and V-Ess sailing boats on Lake Illawarra on Sunday afternoon, when the…

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Hogben, Guerin Take Golf Foursomes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 12

Making a brilliant return to the game after a spell of several months, Guy Hogben, partnered by B. Guerin, took the…

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Tennis Wins for Railway and Masters

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 12

Railway team won the grand final of the A Grade Mixed in the Near South Coast Tennis Association competition; Masters…

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Fined for Betting at Football Match

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 7

A man was fined £20 at Wollongong Court on Monday for betting at a football match at the Wollongong Showground on Sunday…

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Golf Championship Match Play Starts This Week-end

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 37

The first round of match play in the club, also B and C grade championships will be played this week-end over 36 Roles at Wollongong. In the play-off for eighth place…

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Licensing Sergeant Broke Up Football Club Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 34

When the president of the C.B.C. football club, Mr. Arthur Herbert Irwin, called some of the club members together for a meeting to discuss arrangements for a club dinner he had no idea it was going to land them all in Court…

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Cricket Association Excludes Balgownie From First Grade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 12

Balgownie's application for admission to first grade cricket was rejected by the General Committee of the I.D.C.A. It was decided the season was too near to consider alterations to present…

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Football Committeemen Fined for Being on Licensed Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 9

The President and seven committee members of the Christian Brothers' College Rugby League Supporters' Club appeared before Mr. A. S. Tuncheon, S.M., at the Wollongong Court of Petty…

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Wests in, Balgownie out Cricket Boundaries to Be Revised

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 33

In presenting the new Western Suburbs cricket boundary for the approval of delegates last Friday night, I.D.G.A. Secretary Arthur Harrod said the time was ripe for a complete revision of all first grade…

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Port Kembla Takes 1949 Rugby League Premiership All Illawarra Competitions Completed Port Kembla Club's Amazing League Record

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 27

Port Kembla's 1949 Rugby League Premiership was probably the club's finest achievement, for the team, after battling to make the final four, won the last six games…

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