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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Griffiths Thirl Well Bowls Win

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 10

Griffiths and Thirlwell won the semi-final of the club pairs competition at Wollongong Bowling Club…

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U.K. Football Results London, Sun.—British football results

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 11

Association Cup, third round: Arsenal v. Doncaster Rovers 4-0, Aston Villa v. Middlesbrough 3-1,…

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Wollongong's Third Win In Country Tennis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.—Wollongong I won the final of the men's A division of the Country Week Tennis Carnival for the third successive year today when they defeated Armidale I at White City. They won five sets 40…

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Wollongong's Hat Trick in Country Week Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 16

The Wollongong No. 1 men's tennis team won the Country Week premiership cup outright hy defeating Armidale 5 sets to 2 in the final at the White City yesterday morning…

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Athletics

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 11

Just as Port Kembla supplied the swimming star, so it did the star in women's athletics, too. At 20 years of age…

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Women's Athletics Practice for Country Week

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 16

Members of the Illawarra Women's Amateur Athletic Club spent yesterday training and practising for this year's…

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Cricket Draw For Weekend

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 7

IIawarra district Cricket Association draw and umpires for Saturday: First Grade: Keira v…

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Seeded Players Win in Country Tennis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.—There were no upsets in the first rounds of the Country Tennis Championships which began at White City today…

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Wine Firm's Offer For Pro. Tennis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.—Mr. Ron Eaton, a Sydney sportsman, said today Tolley's Wines would give £1000 for a world…

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Rothmans In Social Cricket Game

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 7

Next Sunday at Cringila Oval, the Rothman's Baseball Club will play a team from Bondi in a social…

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Only Three Towns Have Won Tennis Country Week Three Times

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 7

In winning its third successive Country Week teams' title, Wollongong has joined the select band of teams which have accomplished this feat. Dubbo won…

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Athletic Titles For New Australians

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.—A move is being made by the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association to…

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Dapto Bowls Team

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 7

The No. 4 pennant match between Dapto and Thirroul Bowling Clubs will be played on Sunday, January…

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No Cricket

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

There was no cricket in the South Coast Cricket Association's competitions last week–end because of the holding of the Albion Park Show…

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Wiseman Park Bowls Teams

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 12

Wiseman Park Bowling Club pennant teams for Saturday: No 2 Pennant, Wiseman…

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Greyhound Racing Dates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 32

Changed nights for racing are as follows: Thurs., Jan. 15. BULLI Mon., Jan., 19. W'GONG…

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Tennis Titles Washed Out

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Rain forced cancellation of play in the semi-final rounds of the Australian…

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Greyhound Racing Plunges Landed at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 28

Two of the biggest plunges seen on coastal tracks for some months were landed at the Dapto meeting on Thursday…

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Small Scores In Under 16 Cricket

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 12

Keira mustered only 33 runs in its first innings against Port Kembla in the under 16 cricket…

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South Coast Cricket Jamberoo Facing Possible Defeat

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 32

South Coast Association competition leaders, Jamberoo, face possible defeat in its match against Albion Park, which will be concluded on the Albion Park Showground on Saturday…

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