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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1953

1,346 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 68

Keith Johnson Seeks Cricket Manager Post

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tues. — Keith Johnson, who recently resigned from the cricket Board of Control…

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Sailing Regatta [?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 32

An Anniversary Saili[?] Regatta will be held at [?] Illawarra over the week[?] The Illawarra Yacht [?]…

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Football On Showground

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 13

Illawarra Rugby League will have the use of Wollongong Showground on Sundays during the coming season and will…

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South Coast Cricket Suspended

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 32

All cricket in the South Coast Association's area will be suspended on Saturday owing to the Kiama Show and…

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Combined Council Cricket Match

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 32

A combined Cricket Council eleven, representing the Illawarra, A.C.T.U. and Southern District Councils and a…

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Splendid Cricket Win to Illawarra 21's

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 28

Illawarra cricket received another boost on Sunday when its under 21 representative team convincingly defeated the "Waverley Poidevin Gray Shield team at Stuart Park…

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Shoalhaven Cricket Pyree Takes Lead From Berry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 32

With only two rounds remaining to be played Pyree now leads in the Shoalhaven Association's First Grade competition by three points from Berry, with Cambewarra only two points further away…

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Athletics Plumb Wins 3 Mile Title

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 27

Lionel Plumb demonstrated a great will to win the three miles championship of the Illawarra Athletic Club at the Showground…

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Tennis Aids Subnormals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Sixty players from tennis clubs in the Near South Coast and Wollongong District Tennis…

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Exhibition Tennis at Windang

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 14

Four leading Wollongong Tennis Association players and the four juniors who represented the district at…

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Rain Expected to Delay Cricket Start

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs. — Play is not expected to start on time in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria at the Sydney Cricket…

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Cricket Correction

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 2

In the South Coast Cricket Association's competition points table which we published on Wednesday it was shown in the Second Grade…

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No Cricket

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 6

Because of the holding of the Kiama Show to-day (Saturday) and Monday there will be no cricket in the South Coast Cricket…

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Cricket Ground for Games?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Fri.—There was no doubt the Melbourne Cricket Club's offer of the M.C.G. for the…

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Move to Hold Golf Titles Next Year

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 14

The South Coast open mixed championship and men's open foursomes championship will be included in next [?] sary golf carnival if the…

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Woonona and Port in Cricket Match of Season

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 11

Woonona and Port Kembla first grade cricket elevens will stage the match of the season at Port Kembla today. Woonona, competition leaders from the…

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Attention Tennis Players

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 16

Did you know that all Tennis frames are guaranteed for 6 months at ERN WEBB'S…

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Joy Legge Wins Swimming C'ship

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 16

Port Kembla girl swimmer Joy Legge won the under 14 years 55 yards breaststroke final at the Country…

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Bolger Wins Port Golf Stableford

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 7

Leading Australian golfer Fred Bolger won an 18 hole stableford event with 31 off scratch when…

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Shoalhaven Cricket Pyree's Surprise Collapse Against Nowra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 16

Surprise collapse of Shoalhaven first grade leaders, Pyree, against Nowra and Berry's strong hold in the match against Bomaderry featured the opening day's play in the second last round matches on Saturday…

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