Record Round by Rex McKAY to Win Pt. Kembla Golf Open
Brilliant young Wollongong amateur, Rex McKay, yesterday equalled the Port Kembla 36 holes record to win the Port Kembla Golf Club's open…
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Athletics: Southern Districts Championships
The Southern Districts Athletic Championships are being conducted by the Illawarra Athletic Club next Sunday. This is the first time that…
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The Australian tennis champion, Mervyn Rose, together with three of Australia's leading tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →King's Boxing Career May Be Finished
SYDNEY, Mon.—Trevor King, brilliant feather-weight and leading contender for Elley Bennett's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Football
Doubts are being expressed as to whether three of last year's first grade sides will be fielding top grade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tennis Tattle
Thursday, April 1st is April Fool's Day, a day that generally keeps you busy watching you are not cought napping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Tennis
Bob Howes and Carole Plumb proved their class by winning the final of the Civic Cup on Sunday, from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Exhibition Tonight
Seats are still available for tonight's tennis exhibition by four of Australia's leading tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tennis Club's Request for Long Lease
An application for a long term lease to give them some security of tenure was made by Jamberoo Tennis Club to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stage Is Set For Cricket Finals Association Fixes Details
Final details to set the stage for the South Coast 1954 cricket titles were fixed at a meeting of the Association in Kiama on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rugby Union Club Training Hard
With only a little over a week to go before the official Rugby Union trials all clubs are stepping up their training…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Junior Tennis Tournament
A Junior mixed tennis tournament, conducted by the Near South Coast Tennis Association, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →B Grade Tennis Final on
On Saturday many tennis followers will be at MacCabe Park courts to see the final of the "B" Grade Mixed…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Tennis Cracks Delight McCABE Park Crowd
Four of Australia's foremost tennis players delighted a crowd of more than 500 with a scintillating display of power tennis at McCabe Park last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bobby Howes' Fine Effort in Newcastle Tennis Championships
The effort of Wollongong tennis junior, Bobby Howes, in reaching the final of Newcastle Open Under 17 championship was a praiseworthy one. Only 15…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →South Coast Cricket Final Commences on
Jubilee Park, Gerringong, will be the meeting place for South Coast Cricket followers on Saturday, when the first grade final of the South Coast Association's competition will be commenced between Lake Illawarra and…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →N.s.c. Tennis Juniors Star in Comp. Games
Junior players played a big part in their team's wins in the Near South Coast Tennis Association's competitions last…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Corrimal High Seizes Its First Schools' Swimming Champ'ship 23 Records Topple at Port Kembla P.S.A.A.A. CARNIVAL
Twenty-three district school swimming records were toppled at yesterday's P.S.A.A.A. Secondary Schools' swimming carnival held at Port Kembla. In addition Corrimal…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cricket Test Riot
The fourth day of the Third Test match at Georgetown, sh[?] Guiana, some 4,000 miles from London, West Indies are fighting to avoid a following local hero McWatt is at the wicket with Holt. They have made a record eighth wicket stand of 99 when... McWatt is run out…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →English Rugby League Team for Australia "Well Balanced"
LONDON, Thurs.—Twenty six players to tour Australia and New Zealand this year were announced by the English Rugby League selection committee at Southport last night. Hunslett player R. Williams is captain and Ern Ashcroft, of…
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