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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1951

981 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 50

Greyhound Racing the Little Guy Proves a Smart Guy at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

The Chief Havoc-Martha Guy, dog, The Little Guy, proved a "smart guy" by winning the second division of the Brownsville Stake at Dapto's meeting last Saturday night. The Little Guy with a forward…

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Will Rugby League Improve This Year?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 11

With the 1951 football season fast approaching, what do the Illawarra League and its members intend to do about improving standard of the game in the district? Many players have been…

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77 Minutes Play In Vic. Cricket

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Only 77 minutes of play was possible in the Victoria-Western Australia Sheffield Shield match…

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£1500 Prize Money for Kembla's Jubilee Races

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 12

Fifteen hundred pounds has been allocated as prize money for the Jubilee race meeting set down for Kembla Grange on Thursday, March 13. The minimum prize offered for…

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W'gong P.o. in Easy Cricket Win

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 11

Members of the Wollongong branch of the Postal Institute played cricket on Sunday against a team from Newtown…

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Tennis Coaching

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 17

The junior development committee of the Near South Coast Tennis Association will be holding coaching classes at…

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Wollongong Golf Associates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 32

Last Thursday 36 players took part in the competition while on Sunday Miss Sylvia Byrnes and Mrs. B. Quorin each had a 78…

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Donations Towards Overseas Golf Tour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 32

To celebrate the Commonwealth Jubilee Year, a number of prominent metropolitan business men have combined…

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Entries Close Saturday for S.c. Tennis C'ships

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 32

Entry forms for the South Coast Championships are available at the Sport's Stores and all intending competitors are reminded that the entries close next Saturday, February 24…

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Shoalhaven Cricket Bomaderry Needs 153 in Vital Match

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 31

In a vital match on the Nowra turf Berry have scored 153, with Bomaderry yet to bat. This is…

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South Coast Cricket. Premiership Prospects Hinges On Next Saturday's Games

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 31

Cricket followers in the South Coast area eagerly await the result of the two first grade matches to be completed on Saturday. For three of the participating teams, the results have a most…

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Amateur Athletics Illawarra to Compete Against Katoomba Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 22

The Illawarra Amateur Athletic Club will conclude a very successful season next week-end when they will compete at the Katoomba Athletic ground against the Blue Mountains Athletic Club…

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Bahadur Breaks Bone; Racing Career Ended

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thursday—Outstanding two-year-old, Bahadur, broke the sesamoid bone in his off foreleg at Flemington…

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Future of Rugby League

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 11

SIR,—After reading an article by "Correspondent," 'we must agree that what he says is right; but that, to my way of…

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Cricket South Coast Association

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 4

A meeting of the above Association will be held at Kiama on Wednesday night when chief business will be that of arranging the second…

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Two-Year-Old Races Should Suit Punters

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Friday.—With three two-year-old races on the programme Saturday's meeting at Randwick promise, to be a "punters" Day. Form of the two-year-olds is:…

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Illawarra X1 Should Beat Shoalhaven In Cricket At Nowra

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 16

Illawarra meets Shoalhaven on a better footing on Sunday at Nowra than it would have had the game been played as scheduled, on Anniversary Day…

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Marshall Breaks Two Swimming Records

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 8

NEW HAVEN (Connecticut). Sunday (A.A.P.).— Australian. swimmer John Marshall broke American and National…

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International Football For Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 12

Two international games of football will be played in Wollongong this season. Followers of Soccer will see…

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Father and Son Win Port Golf

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 12

Father and son, W. B. Speakman and W. Speakman, won the 4 ball v par golf event at Port Kembla on Saturday. They…

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