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Sport, 1929

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Bowls Mr. H. Ockwell Beaten

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 5

The Champion of match of the South Coast and Table lands Bowling Association was prayed at Bowral on Saturday last, when…

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First Grade Club Disbanded Wollongong Rugby Decision

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

If has been decided to disband the first grade club known as the Wolongong- Gle[?] Football Club, in [?] to strengthon the newly -formed…

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Easter Cricket North Sydney Team

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 3

In connection with the cricket match to be played at Nowra on Good Friday and Easter Saturday between teams from North Sydney…

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Kama Swimming Carnival Big Crowd Present Nowra Swimmer Secures Cup

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

The second annual swimming carnival held under the direction of the Kiama Swimming Hub, took place at Kiama on Saturday afternoon…

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Cricket Second Grade Final Cambewarra Wins

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 5

On the Recreation Ground Nowra, last Saturday, the final in the second grade competition of the Shoalhaven Cricket Association was…

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One Who Knows Heard at Nowra Races

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 2

The meeting was over. The strenuous calls of the bookmakers, the excited clamorings of the people, and the poundings of the galloping horses…

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Race Sensation Crowd Hoot Rider Incident at Nowra Races

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

Up will the last event on the programme of the Nowra Pony, Gallo way, and Trotting Club everything moved smoothly. The races went…

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Shoalhaven Cricket A Grade Semi-final Cambewarra-tomerong Re-play

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 5

Last Saturday a re-play of the semi-final match between Cambewarra and Tomerong in the A grade competition of the Shoalhaven…

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Nowra Races Good Patronage, But Poor Racing

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 1

With the biggest entry received locally for many years, and public interest in the sport revived, every-thing pointed to Saturday's fixture…

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Bowls

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 3

The singles championship of the South Coast and Tablelands was Avon by J. Shepherd (Moss Vale), who defeated Bent (Corrimal), 31-30, at…

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Radio and Racing

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 3

Through the courtesy of Mr. H. R. Lee, the well-known local radio expert, patrons of the Nowra races on Saturday were afford the…

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Candelo Races

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2

Nominations for Candelo races on Easter Monday:— [?] Trial: Malcern, Western Gold, Sir Amy, Duleta, Fair Haven,…

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Rugby League South Coast Competitions

The South Coast Register · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

A meeting of delegates to the South Coast Rugby League was held at Nowra on Tuesday evening for the purpose of making arrangements…

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North Sydney v. Shoalhaven Interesting Cricket Match Visitors Prove Too Strong

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 5

Good Friday and Easter Saturday witnessed a cricket, match on the showground at Nowra between teams representing the North Sydney and…

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S. C. Rugby League

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 8

A meeting of delegates to the above was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Tuesday, when there were present—Messrs. C. Rauch…

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Holiday Cricket

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 1

A team representing North Sydney visited Nowra during the holidays, and engaged a local team on the showground on Friday and Saturday…

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S.C. Rugby League

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

A meeting of delegates to the above was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Tuesday last week, when there were present--Messrs. C. Rauch…

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Boxing Parson Defends the Sport Makes for Manhood

The South Coast Register · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6

“Boxing refines and uplifts, it makes healthy bodies and creates clean minds. The presence of women at boxing shows acts as a check on…

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Berry Tennis Club Euchre Party and Dance

The South Coast Register · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 1

Despite the very heavy rain that fell on Wednesday evening there was quite a good attendance of card players and dancers at the euchre…

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Wonderful Success Cricket Tour of Windsor District

The South Coast Register · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 1

At 4 o’clock on Good Friday morning two car-loads of cricketers left Kiama bound for a tour of the Windsor district. The team comprised:—…

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