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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Stars, Mitchells in a Grade Tennis Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 12

The final of the Wollongong Tennis Association's A grade men's Sunday morning competition will be decided at McCabe Park this weekend…

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N.s.w. Down in Linton Tennis Cup

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tues.—Queensland and Victoria remained unbeaten after the second round of the…

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New Rugby Union Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 12

A meeting to form a new Rugby Union Club for the Illawarra competition will be held at the Alliance…

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Formation of New Bowls Districts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 12

South Coast Bowling District (embracing clubs from Helensburgh to Nowra) is to be dissolved as from July 1, and two new districts are to be formed…

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Interest in Three Illawarra Cricket Fixtures

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 32

Keen interest will be taken in three of the five games in the third last round of the Illawarra Cricket Association's first grade matches, which commence on Saturday. The matches are Wollongong and Balgownie at…

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Month's Suspension For Apprentice At Kembla Races

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 12

Australian Jockey Club stewards suspended apprentice A. Whiteman for a month at Kembla Grange race meeting yesterday. The stewards found that…

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Shoalhaven Cricket Leading Teams in Winning Positions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 32

The three leading teams, Nowra, Pyree and Currumbene, are in winning positions in their games against Berry, Cambewarra and Bomaderry respective. Pyree has already, gained a…

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Wollongong Tennis Micells and Webb's Stars in Gents' Final

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 29

Once again Mitchells are to contest an "A" grade final. On Sunday in the Wollongong District Tennis Association "A" Grade Gents' Comp. they will meet the Ern Webb's Star at MacCabe Park…

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Wollogong Near Full Strength for Vital Cricket Match

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 12

Wollongong expects to field the strongest team for some weeks in the vital First Grade cricket match against Balgownie at Stuart Park on Saturday…

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South Coast Cricket— The Lake-Kiama Match Could Be Rehearsal For Final

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 32

Much interest will centre around the match between Lake Illawarra and Kiama to be commenced on the Kiama Showground on Saturday in the South Coast Association's first grade competition…

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Wollongong Bowls

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 16

Wollongong No. 3 Pennant bowls team to play Nowra at Nowra tomorrow is:…

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South Coast Cricket— Cricket Round-Up

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 5

Two vital cricket matches that could affect the final outcome of the South Coast Association first grade competition start to-day—at Kiama and Albion…

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Tennis Club In Second Quarter

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 5

Entering the second quarter of their existence, Kiama Town Tennis Club held a meeting last week at which a number of decisions were made which…

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West Indies Wins First Cricket Test

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 13

KINGSTON, (Jamaica), Fri.—West Indies defeated England in the First Test by 140 runs yesterday…

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Upsets In Opening Day of Australian Tennis Titles

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Fri.—Five upsets mark ed the first day's play in the Australian Tennis Championships at White City to-day. Biggest shock was the defeat of the third seeded doubles pair, George Worthington and Don Candy by English juniors, Billy Knight and Tony Pickard…

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Boxing George Barnes to Give Exhibition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

Australian welterweight champion, George Barnes will give a boxing exhibition with Don McDonald at the…

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Tennis Juniors Out a Grade Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 10

Ern Webb's Stars, a tennis team comprised of juniors (average age 19), yesterday defeated Mitchells in the Wollongong District A Grade Men's Sunday…

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Shoalhaven Cricket Berry's Tail Collapses

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

Berry, after an excellent start in its chase of Nowra's 228, failed fey 23 runs, when the last five wickets fell for only nine rung in the Shoalhaven Association's first grade competition on Saturday…

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Top Cricket Teams in Sound Positions

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 11

Top Illawarra First Grade Cricket teams, Woonona and Wollongong are in sound positions in their matches against Port Kembla and Balgownie respectively which commenced on Saturday. Keira has already established a first innings lead…

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Wollongong Tennis Ern Webb Stars Win "A" Grade Competition[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

Ern Webb's Stars yesterday playing in the Wollongong District Tennis Association Gent's Competition w[?] the A Grade Division when' they defeated Mitchells [?] the final by 4 gets 41 games to 4 sets 31 games…

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