Australian Boxing Glove May Solve Injury Problems
One of the biggest blots on boxing—the threat of permanent injury to the eyes—may be removed if a new glove fulfils the claims of its Australian designer…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sport, 1953
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More Schoolboys Playing Soccer Than Rugby, Says Board Chairman
The growth of Soccer interest in schools under the guidance of the P.S.A.A.A. has been remarkable in recent years, More school lads are now playing Soccer than ever before, Mr. G. L. Smith, Chairman of the N.S.W. Soccer Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Walker to Play Pro.cricket; Big Signing on Fee
SYDNEY, Mon.—Australian former international cricketer Alan Walker will play as a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Table Tennis
All members and interested players are reminded of the South Coast Table Tennis Association's annual meeting on Monday, 16th February…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Concert
Organisers of Kiama Cricket Club's concert at the Church of England Hall are hoping for a "full house.'' They have engaged a special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket Match of Season on
All roads will lead to Stuart Park next Sunday where cricketing giants, whose names have become household words, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →South Coast Cricket Intense Interest In Final Rounds
With two rounds to be completed in the South Coast Association's area intense interest centres in the battle for the two places in the final. Four teams, namely, Lake Illawarra, Shellharbour, Jamberoo and Gerringong, still…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Shoalhaven Cricket Pyree Facing Defeat on Resumption of Comp
Competition leaders, and last year's winner, Pyree, appear to be facing certain defeat in its game against the inconsistent Nowra. The game, which was commenced before the break for the Berry and Nowra shows, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Rothmans Win At Cricket
Rothmans Baseball Club on Sunday scored a first innings 21 over Cringila Cardinals baseballers in a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cricket
The second last round of matches in the South Coast Association's competitions will be commenced this afternoon with intense interest being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Today's Cricket Match Important To Woonona
Woonona's final position on the premiership table of the Illawarra District Cricket Association's first grade competition could well hinge on the first two…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →1953 Promises to Be Big Year for District Tennis
The year has got off to a start which promises to usher in the greatest year of tennis ever held by the Wollongong District Tennis Association…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Tourney Invitations
SAW JUAN, (Puerto Rico), Sun.—Invitations have been sent to 10 men high ranking Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Whelan, Morgan in Golf Win
J. Whelan and George Morgan won the Wollongong Golf Club Trophy for the best net scores in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tennis Junior Tourney on
Civic Club at Port Kembla has generously donated the use of their courts again for a junior tennis tournament to be…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shoalhaven Cricket Nowra's Shock Defeat of Pyree
Feature of the Shoalhaven cricket matches on Saturday was the shock defeat of competition leaders, Pyree, by the inconsistent Nowra eleven. Pyree's defeat relegated it from…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →South Coast Cricket Albion Park Upsets Competition Leaders
Competition leaders, Lake Illawarra, struck trouble in its fixture against Albion Park on Saturday and appear to be in danger of being defeated outright. This game along with the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rain Stops Country Week Bowls
SYDNEY, Mon. — Heavy rain today caused officials to postpone the first…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country Rugby League Star For Port Kembla?
Former Combined Country Rugby League centre, Johnny Seymour is expected to play with Port Kembla this season. Port Kembla club off-…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rain Upsets Country Week Bowls
SYDNEY, Tues.—The Country Week Bowls Carnival has been further postponed by rain…
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