W'gong R.s.l. Defeated at Cricket
Randwick-Coogee Legion of Ex-Servicemen defeated Wollongong R.S.L. at cricket on the Coogee Oval yesterday. The home…
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South Coast Cricket Tussle for Place in South Coast Finals
With four games to be completed in the South Coast Associations 1st Grade Competition, interest is being taken in which teams will qualify to contest the final. The present competition…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Visiting N.Z. Cricket Assn. has 45 turf wickets Coke! Coke! James P. STREET
In New Zealand's famous Hutt Valley, an area with a population of about 50,000, the local government bodies have provided forty-five taxi wickets for its various grades of cricketers. This was stated on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two Brilliant Athletic Performances
It would be difficult to decide whether Eric Murray's record three-mile win, or Ted Limdnd's record one-mile walk was the most creditable in the South Coast championships conducted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Concert and Regatta At Minnumurra
Once again the campers at Minnamurra for the Christmas and New Year holidays held their annual Concert which was again interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Cricket At Hobart
HOBART, Tuesday.—Dennis Compton hit six fours off successive balls in a sensational finish to the match between England and Tasmania today. Needing 188 runs to win in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricket Writers Criticise Tas. Umpires
LONDON, Tuesday.—Cricket writers of seven British news-papers criticised Australian umpiring on the second day of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Greyhound Racing
Bulli Greyhound Club's next meeting will be on Anniversary Day (Jan 29). Nominations dose next Monday, January 22…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Golf Draw Tomorrow
The full draw, handicaps and starting times for all events to be conducted at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Bowls Defeat For Lear
Surprise result of the Club Singles match played on Sunday at the Woonona Bowling Club was the defeat suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →South Coast Cricket Interesting Stage of Jamberoo — Lake Fixture
Main interest in this week-end's fixtures in the South Coast Association 1st grade competition centres in the game between Jamberoo and Lake Illawarra to be completed on the Jamberoo Recreation ground…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The Social Spotlight Footballers To Take Lasses, Wives To Social Cricket Game
This is the season of Test Matches and Wollongong Rugby Union footballers not to be outdone are staging an all-day cricket match at Jamberoo Oval next Sunday. As far as we can gather no…
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The Illawarra Amateur Athletic Club will stage the second week of the South Coast Championship on the Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Athletic Championships Second Round
The second week of the South Coast Amateur Athletic Champiponships will be staged on the Wollongong, Showground this Saturday commencing at 2 p.m. It will be interesting to see…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →R.u. Footballers Cancel Cricket
The cricket game which was to have been played between Players and Supporters of the Wollongong Rugby Union Club…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Today's Cricket In Doubt; Rain Affects Wickets
There are strong possibilities today, of the abandonment of play in the three first grade matches set down for the turf wickets at Thirroul, Corrimal and Showground No. 2. If the weather should clear sufficient to roll out a strip, batsmen will have a lively time and low scores will probably be…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wollongong Tennis
An American mixed tournament will be held on McCabe Park Courts on Monday, Anniversary holiday, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Grade Cricket Washout
All grade cricket matches were abandoned in the Illawarra competition on Saturday. Continual rain throughout the day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricket 100 Years Ago
"A fl[?]anciled fool standing out in the blazing sun armed with a piece of wood defending three sticks, from a piece of leather hurled by someone equally foolish." This description is applied in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Win for Milton
In the match played at the Milton Showground on January 14 between Milton and Mogo, the home team won by 105 runs…
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