Football on Showground League & Soccer Saturdays But League Only on Sundays
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 5
Some concern was expressed by members of Wollongong Showground Trust at their last meeting at the delay in getting the turf wicket completed. The secretary, Mr. C. Mulcahy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics Keith Chapman Wins Country Title
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 16
Illawarra sprinter, Keith Chapman, won the N.S.W. Country blue riband event at Moore Park on Saturday. Keith turned in his best performance to win the Open 100 yards in the amazingly good time of 10 seconds…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →State Junior Champion Wins South Coast Golf Title
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 12
Seventeen-years-old golfer, Bruce Crampton, yesterday won the South Coast Championship with a round of 70-72, 142, to be the youngest golfer ever to win the title. Crampton is N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →V.c.a. Opposed to Big Cricket Ground Changes for Games
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2
MELBOURNE, Tues.—The Victorian Cricket Association was against any large-scale alterations to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to prepare it for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan After Swimming Supremacy
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 9
SYDNEY, Wed.—Japanese "flying fish" Hironoshin Furuhashi will not compete in the Australian swimming…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Warra Tennis Club
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 32
The following officials for 1953 were elected at the Annual Meeting of the Warra Tennis Club, held in Thirroul last week…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Near South Coast Tennis Association
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 13
A well attended meeting was held at Mr Hessey's residence on Tuesday night. Special item for discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wollongong Tennis Comp. Under Way Soon
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 11
Tennis activities will soon resume in Wollongong, following the let-up-after the Country Week…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →South Coast Cricket Competitions Resume on
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 32
Competition matches in the South Coast Association's ares will resume on Saturday and will continue uninterrupted until [?] the end of the season. With three rounds remaining…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Illawarra Cricket Woonona in Peril Against Port Kembla
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 32
Although the difference in 1st-innings tallies is not a very large one, comp. leaders, Woonona, appear to be facing their second defeat in three games in their encounter against Port Kembla. At present, with two wickets in hand, Port holds a slender lead of a…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Athletics K. Chapman Completes Sprint Double
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 32
Keith Chapman, champion Illawarra athlete gained the[?] coveted sprint double when he won the 220 yards title[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Swimming Suits "For Romance"
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2
MIAMI, Thurs.—A swimsuit stylist yesterday said the most romantic thing a woman could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trueman To Concentrate On Cricket
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 12
LONDON, Thurs.—Freddie Trueman, England's fast bowling hope for the coming Test series against…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Racing On Anzac Day
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 12
SYDNEY, Fri.—Races will be held at Randwick on Anzac Day and recognised ex-Servicemen's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Games on Cricket Ground
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Fri.—The Olympic Games will be held on the Melbourne Cricket Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kemblawarra Tennis News
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 12
On Monday a very successful tennis tournament was held at the Kemblawarra tennis courts in aid of the Sub-Normal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Chapman, James, Win Golf Trophy
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 11
H. James and J. Chapman scored a nine up in the four ball versus par competition at Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ancestor to All Racing Cars
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 6
The 1912 Grand Prix Peugeot can rightly be considered the ancestor of all subsequent racing cars, for never since, in the history of motor racing has a design been so widely copied as were Henri's Peugeots of 1912, 13 and '14…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ancestor to All Racing Cars Concluded [?]
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 7
The crankcase had a detachable light alloy sump, and was itself in two pieces The pistons were machined from a solid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greyhound Racing At Kembla Grange Soon
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 12
First race meeting on the new Kembla Grange greyhound racing track will be held early in April. Mr. S. Childs, secretary of the Wollongong branch…
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