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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Cricket Protestant Churches

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

Thirroul has won the Protestant Churches Cricket Competition for the second year in succession…

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Boxing a Prevailing Night of Punch

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 8

What with Doncaster aDd the Show indications were that the attendance at Wollongong's boxing program last Saturday night was…

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Rugby League Illawarra Comp Opens Port Kembla Win Knockout

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

The Illawarra Competitions will begin on Saturday and Sunday. A most successful season is anticipated as all local stars have been retained and, in addition, most clubs have been strengthened by an influx of players…

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Rugby League Competition Starts This Week-end Venue of Games

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 17

Draw—C.B.C. v. Corrimal, at Corrimal. Wollongong v. Thirroul, at Figtree…

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Rugby League Wollongong & Wests in Match of Day Illawarra Team to be Chosen

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 6

Wollongong and Western Suburbs will feature in the first match of the day this season, when they meet at the Showground on Sunday. Following this round, the Illawarra Selectors will…

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West Wallsend at Corrimal This Saturday Corrimal Rangers' Football Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 19

West Wallsend is the first of the northern contingent to visit Corrimal this season and being one of the oldest and most…

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Football

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 3

The annual South Coast v. Illawarra match will be played on the Kiama Showground on Saturday, 7th May. As this is the first Country…

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Tennis Wollongong Tennis Assn

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

The South Coast championships were finalised on Sunday, excepting the C grade men's singles finals, which will be…

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Bowls Pennant Finals

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

The fight for the A and B Pennants at the week-end was the keenest and most interesting seen on the coast for many…

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Australian Rules Football

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Illawarra gave a good display against University last Saturday despite the margin of the scores. The game was interesting…

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Greyhound Racing Dapto Draw for To-night

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

Brownsville (1)—Your Rose, Miss Newbold Misty Prince, Roy Key, Golden Heath, Man[?]am Big Linn, St. Lucia's Star…

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Rugby League Representative Game at Kiama Competition Games on

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

On Saturday the first Country Elimination game will be played at Kiama when Illawarra will meet South Coast. Following this mate [?] Group 7 team will be chosen to play Group 6 at Picton on Sunday, May 15th…

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Football

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 3

Football followers should be given a good exhibition of the code on the Kiama Showground this afternoon when the annual South Coast v…

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Cricket Council At Kiama

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

A meeting of the Illawarra Cricket Council was held in, the Kiama School of Arts on Saturday, 23rd April when the President (Mr. C…

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Football South Coast v. ILLAWARRA

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 3

The first elimination match of the 1949 season in connection with the selection of the Combined Country teams was played on the Kiama…

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Australian Rules Football

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 8

Next Saturday, Illawarra meets the formidable Newtown side at Sydney. Illawarra, having had the…

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Municipal Golf Course Supported

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

Recently a deputation appointed at a public meeting at Thirroul waited on the Health, Parks and Garden's Committee…

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Bowls Wollongong 7th Annual Dinner

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 10

At Wollongong clubhouse on Saturday last the seventh annual dinner was well attended; most clubs were represented…

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BOWLS (By H.w.r.) Corrimal Wins "A" Pennant

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 23

Wollongong were defeated by Corrimal by 2 in the one-end play off for the "A" Pennant, at Port Kembla on Saturday…

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