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Sport, 1954

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Rugby Union Meeting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 7

The Illawarra District Rugby Union committee meeting will be held to-night at 177 Crown St…

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Near South Coast Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 35

The tennis exhibition being conducted by the Near South Coast and Wollongong Tennis Association on MacCabe Park Courts, Wollongong on Wednesday night, 10th March, promises a chance for tennis followers to see top-line playing in action…

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Withers & Lear Reach Bowls Quarter Finals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.—Four Country bowlers have entered the quarter finals of the Bowls Champion of Club Champions competition, which is being played…

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Bowls Championships — A Race Against Time

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 32

The completion of the championships in this district is virtually a race against time and for that reason the Singles Championship commencing on Saturday next, February 27, will consist of 2 games, each 25 up,…

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Star Tennis Players at Gerringong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 40

Tennis enthusiasts in the Gerringong district will be given a rare treat on Wednesday, March 17, when a squad…

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South Coast Cricket Interest in Club Championship Battle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 40

With finalists already decided in both grades of the South Coast Association's competition, the only real interest remaining in the final round, to be commenced this weekend, is the battle for the club championship,…

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Rugby Union Clubs in Training; Official Trials in Three Weeks

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 13

With only three weeks to go before the first official Rugby Union trial match is played all district clubs are starting serious training…

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Averages Could Decide Cricket Semi-finalists

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 14

Some Illawarra First Grade Cricket teams battling for semifinal positions could finish the competition today level on points, and averages would have to decide the final four. The minor premiership…

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Official Rugby Union Trials

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

To open the 1954 season the Illawarra, Rugby Union will hold a series of official trials…

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Tennis Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

Tomorrow night the W.D.T. A. Management Committee will complete their February meeting, which was not completed when…

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W'gong Amateur Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Handicap events were held last Wednesday night in near winter conditions The evening was featured by…

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Brilliant Swimming at Southern Championships

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

Brilliant individual efforts featured the Southern District Swimming Carnival held at the Port Kembla Olympic Pool yesterday afternoon…

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Spectacular Golf At Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 10

Charlie McDermott and George Morgan and Harry Evans at the 19th in the final of the Lindsay and…

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Tennis Again Washed Out

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

Rain during last week-end once again washed out all tennis in Wollongong District The Wollongong Competitions…

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Midweek Tennis Commences Tomorrow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

The W.D.T.A. Ladies Midweek Autumn Comp. are scheduled to commence to-morrow…

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Novel Cricket Match

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 8

A very novel but interesting game of cricket was played between the Woonona R.S.L. and Blind Ex-Servicemen at…

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Burgess Bowls Balgownie Into Semi-Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 11

Balgownie pace bowler, Reg Burgess, was the village hero on Saturday after he skittled Frank Jones' stumps with Port Kembla only requiring three runs for first innings victory. The win placed Bdlgownie in Illawarra Cricket semi-finals for…

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Boxing Burns - McDONALD Bout on

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 4

The Australian Boxing Club will stage the Tommy Burns-Mickey McDonald fight on the Wollongong Showground this Wednesday night. The fight was set down fo[?]…

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Schoolboy Golf Championship at Neerna in May

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

The Nereena Golf Club, at its annual meeting on Friday night, unanimously decided to sponsor a Schoolboy Golf Championship on the South Coast in May…

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Motor Cycle Races at Kembla Grange

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 10

Wollongong Motor Cycle Club will hold its initial TT (Tourist Trophy) race meeting on its new Kembla Grange track on March 21…

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