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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Ferrier Wins £854 In Golf Tourney

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

PALM BEACH (Florida), Thursday (A.A.P.).—Jim Ferrier won a total of £854 in the Seminole golf tourney…

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Test Umpire Has Plan for Quiet Cricket

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—I Famous Test Umpire Frank Chester, who caused a stir this week by saying he never…

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Golf

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

Gerringong Club held a Mixed Foursome on Saturday last which was won by V. J. Walker and Miss J. Parkhill…

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Boxing Off Tonight

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 7

Owing to the trotting events scheduled for the Wollongong Showground tonight there will be no boxing at the Wollongong…

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Rugby League Trials This Week-end

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 5

The first unofficial trial Rugby League games of the season will be played tomorrow at various grounds along the…

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"Wet" Golf This Week-end

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 7

After this week's heavy rain, the Wollongong golf course will be heavy and in the lower areas of the course players are sure to…

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Cricket South Coast Association

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

The finals of the above Association's competitions will be commenced this afternoon. The first grade game will be played at Jubilee Park,…

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Final Cricket Round Begins Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 2

The final round of the much-interrupted cricket season commences to-day. The result of the games has no bearing on the competitions, Keira having won both shields…

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Mullen Named As British Rugby Captain

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—The Rugby International Board has announced that Dr. Karl Mullen, of Ireland, has been…

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St. Golf W'gong Associates Open the 1950 Season

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 15

A field of fifty players took part in the opening day of the 1950 season last Thursday. It was a Canadian foursome…

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Freak Weather Disrupts Cricket Anti-climax to Season

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 16

A phenomenal sequence of six wet Saturdays in seven has robbed the second half of the cricket season of most of its customary interest. Since January 28th., there has been only one completely…

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Greyhound Racing. Fast Dell's Defeat Was a Blow to Backers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 15

Though there were only three favourite successes at Dapto's meeting last Thursday night in Ena's Idol, Maxine's Dream and Spoonfed; and with Sixteen Stars, My Present and Pamraye strolling home unexpected winners (each at one stage at double…

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Mud, Rain, And Slush, Mark Opening Day Of Football Year

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

Sloppy grounds, showery weather, mud-spattered players introduced the 1950 Rugby League season yesterday. Crowds attended all games, despite the weather…

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"One World" Under the One Roof All races and creeds lie at International House in New York and are inspired to combat divisive prejudices

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

OF all the dreams of the world the greatest—and seemingly the most fugitive—is to have man live beside his fellow man in…

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Table Tennis Oddities

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 5

Reading the list of players in Mitchell and Ford's team, last year's runners-up in the Illawarra Table Tennis premiership…

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Britain's Top Secret Racing Car

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

Britain's "top secret" racing car—the B.R.M.—on which more than 150 leading designers and manufacturers have spent…

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Golf Associates Open 1950 Competition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 5

Wollongong Golf Club Associates played their first competition for the 1950 season with 50 members participating…

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Cricket South Coast Association

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain on Saturday all finals in the above Association's competition set down to commence at Jamberoo and…

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Cricket Association Delegate Meeting

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 3

A delegate meeting of the South Coast District Cricket Association was held at Kiama on Monday night, 13th March, when the President (Mr…

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Albion Park Football Club Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 4

The Albion Park Football Club held its annual meeting in the Literary Institute on Wednesday night, 15th March. There was a…

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