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Grand tradition of winter sports

By local studies librarian Jo Oliver Winter sports are a popular pastime in the Illawarra. This photo of boys holding the Mt Pleasant Football Club ball in 1906 show you don’t need a uniform to have fun! If you have any photographs or documents...

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Grand tradition of winter sports
The boys at Mt Pleasant Football Club ball in 1906. Photo: P19683 from Illawarra Images, Wollongong City Libraries 

By local studies librarian Jo Oliver

Winter sports are a popular pastime in the Illawarra. This photo of boys holding the Mt Pleasant Football Club ball in 1906 show you don’t need a uniform to have fun!

If you have any photographs or documents you would be willing to share with the library, contact the Local Studies Team at localhistory@wollongong.nsw.gov.au

Photo: P19683 from Illawarra Images, Wollongong City Libraries

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