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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Katoomba Swimming Baths

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

Situated at the bottom corner of an allotment of land 200 feet by 226 feet at the corner of Hope and Waratah streets, and surrounded by the green…

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Cricket

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

A meeting was held at the Court House on Wednesday evening for the purpose of forming a junior cricket, club in Katoomba. Mr. J. Snow was in the chair. After preliminary…

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Katoomba Tennis Club

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

Though our reporter does not profess to know much about tennis still he has learned that the courts of the above club are in great demand by visitors, and almost any day…

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Katoomba Junior Cricket Club

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

A meeting was held at the Court House, on Wednesday the 7th at 8.30 p.m. to form a junior cricket Club in Katoomba. Mr J. A. Snow was…

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Blue Mountain Golf

The Mountaineer · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

The Blue Mountain Golf Club is still booming, and members are joining freely and have no hesitation in saying that it will result in a profit…

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Sporting. Blue Mountain Golf Club

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

Play at the golf links, Gladstone Estate, Leura, will take place on Saturday as usual. Many visitors are busy golfing every day, and express…

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Katoomba Junior Cricket Club

The Mountaineer · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

A match will be played between Lawson and the above club at Lawson to-morrow (Saturday), and the following team will represent Katoomba:--…

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Golf

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

During the week parties have been regularly playing on the Blue Mountain golf at Leura. Several ladies aud gentlemen from Blackheath…

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Blue Mountain Golf

The Mountaineer · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

Parties have been playing on the links each day including ladies and gentlemen from Blackheath. The new club room is approaching…

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Cricket. Katoomba v LAWSON

The Mountaineer · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

A match was played between the above teams on the latter's wicket, on Saturday last and resulted in a win for Katoomba by…

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Sporting. Cricket. Katoomba Juniors v. LAWSON

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

The return match between these teams was played at Lawson on urday last, and the Katoomba boys succeeded in turning the tables upon…

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Sporting. Golf

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 6

The record for one round was beaten on Saturday Iast by Mr. Carnegie Clarl he doing the round in 39 strokes the previous record being 47. He done eince his last visit, and suggested…

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Blue Mountain Golf

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

Some fine play was witnessed on the links on Saturday last. Mr Carnegie Clarke, the professional, being the centre of attraction. His driving…

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Lawson. Tennis Tournament

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

On Friday afternoon last a tennis tournament was arranged between the members of the Lawson Tennis Club. There was a good attendance…

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Blue Mountain Golf

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

A friendly match took place on the links on Monday between Dr. Watkins and Mr. Ogle representing Katoomba v. Messrs. P. Taylor and A. J. Craig representing Leura,…

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Golf Items

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 7

The committee of the Blue Mountain Golf Club has made a start to improve the links, Six men started work this week, at contract prices…

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Blue Mountain Golf

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

The golf committee have put more work in hand on the links, and at present there are six men employed, and in a few weeks a good show…

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Cricket. "The School" v Combined Mountains

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 3

The above teams played a match on Saturday afternoon last on the ground opposite the Railway Station. The following are the scores:--The following are the scores:--The School, 34; Combined…

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Boxing Contests. to the Editor

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

SIR.--Allow me a small apace in your valuable paper to draw attention to the so-called boxing contest, which took place in the Masonic Hall last…

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The World of Sport. Boxing Contest

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

On Saturday night last a boxing contest took place in the Masonic Hall, Katoomba, between Chapp Roach, (Nugget), Katoomba, and…

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