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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Shoalhaven Cricket Three Teams Fight for Second Place

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 39

With three rounds of matches to be completed, Pyxee, Currumbene and Berry are fighting to become the second placed team in the final. Nowra have established a…

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Tennis Competitions Resume at Weekend Good Matches Set For MacCabe Park

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 39

Wollongong District Tennis Competitions will resume next weekend after a break of several weeks. On Saturday, MacCabe Park Courts will be the venu for 2…

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South Coast Cricket Jamberoo - Lake Illawarra Clash May Create Major Upset

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 39

The lowly placed Jamberoo team may create the major upset of the 1953-54 competition in the South Coast Association's area when their match against Lake Illawarra is completed at Jamberoo on Saturday…

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Illawarra Juniors in Combined Green Shield Cricket Team

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

Illawarra cricketers, Warren Daley and David Ainger, were yesterday selected to play in the combined A. W. Green Shield team to meet a country team…

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Cricket To-day

Kiama Independent · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 5

Main interest in the district matches to-day (Saturday) will be the struggle between Lake Illawarra and Jamberoo,…

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Likely District Cricket Semi-finalists To Clash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 16

Interest in Illawarra first grade cricket one day matches today will centre on the clash of probable semi-finalists Dapto and Keira at Wiseman Park, and Balgownie and Port Kembla at Port…

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Thirroul R.s.l. Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 8

An evenly arid keenly contested social cricket match between Thirroul R.S.L. and The Leagues Club on Thirroul…

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Strong Illawarra Representation in Cricket Teams

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Illawarra District cricketers dominate the two teams selected yesterday for Illawarra Cricket Council matches on January 31 at Newcastle and February 7 at…

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Lake Still Unbeaten in S. Coast Cricket

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 11

Lake Illawarra maintained its unbeaten record in South Coast Cricket Association's competition on Saturday with a thrilling draw with Jamberoo…

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Bright Finishes Mark Illawarra One-Day Cricket

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 12

Three of the five Illawarra first grade cricket one-day matches produced thrilling finishes on Saturday. Dapto downed Keira by two runs; a last wicket partnership by Thirroul foiled Wollongong's attempt at outright victory; and…

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Wollongong Tennis District have narrow win at MacCabe Park

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Playing at MacCabe Park on Saturday in the Wollongong District Tennis Association Mixed Competition District I defeated MacCabe by the very narrow of 2 games…

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South Coast Cricket— Bowler Top Scores To Save Game For Lake III

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Lake Illawarra managed to maintain its unbeaten record for the season when, it tied with Jamberoo on Saturday on the latter's ground. It was the first tie in the…

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ATHLETICS... Local Girls at Country C'ships

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

Members of the Illawarra Women's Athletic Club gained numerous placings in he Country Championship everts which…

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Wollongong Golf Results

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 11

Bill Beveridge won the John Chapman trophy at the Wollongong Golf Club on Saturday, with 40…

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Burkhardt Giving Up Racing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—Former leading apprentice Peter Burkhardt has decided to give up racing and become…

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U.s. Tennis Decision "Healthy Sign'

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—The relaxing Of the United mates Lawn Tennis Association's amateur laws…

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Eastern States Have Easy Wins in Linton Cup Tennis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria had easy wins in the first round of the Linton Cup at White City today…

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Rescued From Swimming Pool

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Quick work by Mrs. H. Senior, of Allan St., Austinmer, probably saved the life of a boy at Austinmer…

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South Coast CRICKET—Cricket Round-Up

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 5

One of the most tense moments in district cricket this season was that at Jamberoo on Saturday when the last Lake Illawarra batsman faced Ralph…

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Dissolution Of South Coast Bowls Association

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 4

The present South Coast Bowling Association is to go out of existence after June this year when the area will be divided and controlled by two new…

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