Boxing
A caller to the office to convey seasonal greetings, was Johnny Prosser, of Canberra, well known in former times as a light weight…
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Swimming Club Formed at Thirroul
There was a large attendance at the first annual general meeting of the Thirroul Amateur Swimming Club held at the…
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Last month the first meeting of the Thirroul Amateur Swimming Club was held at the Thirroul Railway Institute and it was good to see such a large attendance for the first meeting and…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Surf and Swimming Club Notes Wollongong Surf Notes
Our New Year's dance went without a hitch on Saturday thanks go to "Mo" Edwards and his committee…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Visitors Made Good Use of Bowls Greens
Visitors were in force at Wollongong Bowling Club over the week-end and much fine bowling was witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Greyhound Racing Large Attendance at Wollongong Meeting
Illawarra Greyhound Racing Club's meeting last Thursday night attracted an attendance which, in proportion and numbers, exceeded some of the club's pre-war meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Russell Yale Cricket Team For
Russell Vale's team to ,play Thirroul at Russell Vale on Saturday is as follows (all players to be on ground at 1.30…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"OWZATS" Cricket Curiosities Did You Know ?
THAT until 1853 cricket bats were all made in one piece, but in that year Nixon introduced cane handles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Critical Games Re-open Cricket Competition
The opening cricket matches in the New Year commence the second round of games in first grade. The Wilton Shield competition starts with these games and, run in conjunction with the premiership, will be awarded to the team scoring the most points during the remainder of the season…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hopes For Illawarra Amateurs in South Coast Athletic C'ships
Next Sunday, the first South Coast athletic championships since the beginning of the last war will be held. A full programme has been arranged and will commence at 10.45 a.m on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Athletic Championships at Wollongong—sunday
On Sunday the Illawarra Athletic Club will hold its championship events at the Showground, commencing at 10.45 a.m. Unfortunately the club's star…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Heavy Entries For Golf Championship
Entries for the forthcoming South Coast golf championships, to be played on the Wollongong links, close…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fine Golf Cards At Week-end
Norm McKay, in a private game at Wollongong golf links yesterday, returned a par round of 69 off the stick…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wollongong's Tennis Teams Defeated in Country Week Finals
SYDNEY, Sunday.—All Wollongong's tennis teams participating in Country Week were beaten on Saturday morning. Wollongong's No. 1 men's team was defeated in the quarter finals…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Former Boxing Champion Dies
LONDON, Monday, (A.A.P.)—Dick Smith, former British light heavyweight boxing champion, died…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bowls Team Visits Liverpool
A party of six members of the Wollongong Bowling Club and their wives went to the Liverpool Bowling Club on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GOLF Kembla Grange Country Club
A stroke competition at Kembla Grange Country Golf Club on Saturday afternoon resulted in another win for Vic Reynolds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wollongong in Country Week Tennis
SYDNEY Monday.—George Rabey, brilliant young Port Kembla junior, easily won the opening round of the junior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis As It Should Be
(John D. Leaguey, in the following series of weekly articles, will describe in detail the correct manner in which to play…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Corrimal — Bowls Club With an Amazing Record
Of all the bowling clubs from Austinmer to Nowra, none has reached the high pinnacles of success attained by the Corrimal Bowling Club. A complete list of this club's achievements would…
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