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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Hawkesbury Plans to Hold Mid-week Races

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A move to hold mid-week race meeting on the Hawkesbury course will be supported by the…

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Greyhound Racing Lofty Stemp & Fast Dell in Smart W'gong Wins

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 24

New Years' Gift winner, Duke Malt, starting favourite, was beaten comfortably into third place in the W.G.R.C. Stake by Fast Dell and No Relief at Wollongong's meeting on Monday night…

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Athletic Championships

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 6

THE SECOND DAY of the Illawarra athletic championships provided some stirring finishes. Top: Lamond winning the open one mile walk from Cubis (striped singlet) and Peter Gargett, who finished third…

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Bowls Notes Veteran Players

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

THE OLDEST players playing A grade bowls are George Kay of Thirroul and Harry Adlington of Wollongong. Both were…

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Move to From Rugby Union Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

On Tuesday night the Chain man of the Management Committee of the New South Wales Rugby Union (Mr. F. J. Herlihy)…

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Counterfeit Charge Against German Boxing Promoter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

BERLIN, Thursday (A.A.P.)—German boxing promoter, Hans Schuble, was convicted at Mannheim yesterday of having arranged with an engraver to…

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Bourke Drops Out Of Games Swimming Team

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bruce (Bourke, selected for the Australian Empire Games team, to—night announced his decision to…

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Phenomenal Growth of S.c. Bowls

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the South Coast Bowling. Association held at Kiama Council Chambers delegates were…

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Tame End To Cricket Test

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

CAWNPORE, Thurs. (A.A.P.). —The fourth unofficial cricket Test between a Commonwealth team and India ended yesterday…

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wEEK-End Games Should Be Easy For Leading Cricket Teams

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

Turf wickets will he used by all grade matches for the first time this season when the tenth round of cricket matches commences on…

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Cricket South Coast Association

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

Matches in the .above Associations competition which were commenced on 7th January will be completed this afternoon…

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Bowls Fours to Wollongong After Close Game

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 3

The South Coast bowls, Northern Section fours final, played yesterday at Woonona between Wollongong and Woonona, resulted in a win for Wollongong…

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Saturday Was Day of Surprises In I.D.C.A. Cricket Comp

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

The unexpected happened in three of the four first grade matches in the I.D.C.A. cricket competition round, which commenced on Saturday. Leaders Keira are in a bad position against Western Suburbs. Woonona, second on the table, are behind on the first innings…

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Scouts' Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 6

The annual swimming carnival and competition for the Scout Commissioners' cup was held by the Rover Scouts of…

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Cricket Balgownie Defeats Woonona

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 6

Balgownie defeated Woonona by eight wickets and four runs in the second grade game on Saturday…

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Carbon Copy's Weight Puzzles Racing Men

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Carbon Copy's weight for the six furlong Reid Stakes—91b. below the to weight, Ungar, — has…

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Power Boats, Yachts in Lake Races

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

Sunday's Lake Illawarra i Yacht Club races were held for the F. Ford trophy (yachts), the Stan Dix trophy (skiffs) and…

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'Rules Football Club Prepares for 1950 Season

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 11

If enthusiasm counts then 1950 will see the Illawarra National Football Club make its presence felt not only in this district but throughout the State…

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Bowls Making Phenomenal Progress Throughout District Pt. Kembla Club Plans Ambitious £25,000 SCHEME

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 16

At the quarterly meeting of the South Coast Bowling Association held at Kiama Council Chambers, delegates were amazed to hear of the phenomenal growth of bowls on the South Coast with…

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Swimming Classes At Kiama

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

Messrs. A. Bushel and T. Atkinson, who visited Kiama over the week-end conducted swimming lessons under the auspices of the…

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