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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Wollongong's Fine Win In Bowls Fours

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

Bowls can at times be a very exciting same, and this was the case on Sunday when the final of the South Coast Fours…

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10,000-Dollar Golf Win To Haas

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

LONG BEACH (California), Tuesday, (A.A.P.).—Fred Haas Jr. yesterday won the 10,000-dollar Long Beach open golf…

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Cricket Corrimal Defeated by Rusell Vale

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

In the second grade match, Corrimal v Russell Vale, with 24 in the first innings and a second innings score of 25. Corrimal…

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Wollongong Dist. Tennis Association Tennis Exhibition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 24

Arrangements have been made for an exhibition to be held on Sunday afternoon, 12th February at MacCabe Park Courts. Those…

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Rugby Union Code for Wollongong & District

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 24

Rugby Union football will make its debut in the District in the forthcoming season, and initial…

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Tennis Feature Exploiting The Forehand ? ?:-. ? ???

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 7

John D. Leahey, in his third weekly article on tennis, gives valuable advice on the fundamental stroke in tennis — the…

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Upsets likely in cricket Chance for W'gong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 24

Completion of the current round of 1st Grade matches on Saturday may see Wollongong emerge as leaders in the Wilton Shield competition — provided the City men can keep Max…

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Commonwealth Cricket Team

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

THE COMMONWEALTH cricket team, now in India, being led onto the field by its captain, "Jock" Livingstone,…

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Cricket Fortunes Hang on Saturday's Games

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

Great interest centres round the second day's play in the present round of first grade cricket, matches. The leaders, Keira, are in danger of defeat. Should Wests prove equal to the task of…

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Record Entries For Lake Regatta

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 7

The Northcliffe Sailing Club's regatta this week-end promises good sport for yachtsmen and spectators. Twenty-seven craft are expected to line up for the main rate, which will be sailed on…

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Cricket South Coast Association

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

All play in the above Association's competitions will be suspended this (Saturday) afternoon owing to the Kiama Show…

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Cricket Council At Kiama

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 4

A meeting of the Illawarra Cricket Council was held in the Kiama Council Chambers on Friday, 13th January, when the President (Mr. Artie…

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Wollongong 2nd Grade Cricket Tally

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 7

In the second grade cricket competition, the Wollongong. District Club, for the round ending January 28, played eight…

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Stage Set For Golf Championship Tournament Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

Today more than 300 golfers will take part in the first day of the biggest golfing tournament ever to be staged on the South Coast—-the South Coast Amateur Championships…

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Sedgman and McGregor For Tennis Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The title-holder, Frank Sedgman, will meet tennis find Ken Mc[?]r in the [?]al of the…

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Tennis Feature The Importance of Junior Tennis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

John D. Leahey, in his fourth weekly article on tennis, gives his impressions on a most important tennis item—the…

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South Coast Cricket

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Owing to the Kiama Show all competition matches in the South Coast District Cricket Association competition were…

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Demaret Wins 10,000 Dollar Golf Tourney

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

PHOENIX (Arizona), Monday.—Falling to sink an eight foot putt at the 18th hole, Sam Snead finished one stroke behind…

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"Owzat's" Cricket Curiosities Some Test Tit-bits

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 4

THE 2nd. Test in Melbourne, in 1308, should have ended in a [?]raw. England needed 39 to win when last man. E. Fielder, joined…

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The Game's the Thing... a Weekly Sporting Survey English Rugby League... and the Australians in it

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 4

In a matter of a few weeks the English Rugby League selectors will announce the names of the players who. will come to Australia and New Zealand during our Winter. In this Article, specially written for the "Times", we read of many interesting…

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