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Sport, 1904

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A Football Incident

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 4

At a football match in England a curious incident happened. One of the players gave the ball such a tremendous kick that it went right…

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Tennis. Lawson v KATOOMBA

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 4

The following have keen selected to play against Katoomba on the Lawson court on Saturday. Play to commence at 2 p.m. Mrs Newton, Misses Hart, Savage and…

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Tennis

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 2

The Katoomha Tennis Club met the Lawson Club at the letter's courts on Saturday last aud succeeded in winning a very pleasant game by 2 sets…

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Katoomba Tennis Club Annual Meeting

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Dr. Watkins, president, occupied the chair, and there…

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Wentworth Falls Tennis Club. Opening Day

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 7

Another mark of the progress of the very pretty and interesting town, of Wentworth Falls was the opening on Saturday last of the Wentworth Falls…

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Cricket

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Katoomba Cricket Club was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. There was a very poor attendance of…

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Katoomba Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 5

The annual general meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last. On the motion of Mr H. Quinan…

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Athletic Sports

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 4

A meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon last, but was very poorly attended. There were two events, the handicap 100 yards race and a…

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Cricket

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Katoomba Cricket Club was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday night, the Rev. J. F. Russell presiding…

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Tennis. Katoomba v PENRITH

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

The following will represent Katoomba in a match against Penrith to-morrow (Saturday), at Penrith, Messrs Neal, Crawford, Paull and Rev Russell…

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Katoomba Cricket Club. Adjourned General Meeting

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 6

The adjourned annual general meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, when there was a very fair…

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Athletics

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

The Katoomba Athletic Club was brought to an end for this season by a couple of events on Wednesday afternoon. The Bathurat-road, which…

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Amusing Scenes. Lamas at the Races

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 3

Mr Edmund Candler writes from Lhassa to the London "Daily Mail" on the 26th August:-- Yesterday should be a memorable date…

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Cricket

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 6

The Katoomba Cricket Club opened [?] on Monday, next with a [?]…

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Tennis. Katoomba v WALLERAWANG

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 6

On Monday next the local club will try conclusions with a team from Wallernwang. The local club will be represented by…

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Tennis. Katoomba v WALLERAWANG

The Mountaineer · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 3

A very pleasant though one sided match was played on the local courts on Monday in the presence of a large number of spectators between teams…

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Golf

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 3

To-morrow (Saturday). is expected to be a red-letter day on the links at Leura, when the handsome Captain Dewar Cup is to be competed for. It…

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A New Idea Prison Michigan's Experiment. White Shirts and Football

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 3

Some three years ago the managemen of the Prison of Jackson, Michigan, resolved to find, out if kindness and liberality could accomplish better result…

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Cricket

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 5

A cricket match between tennis representing Katoomba and Lawson juniors took place on the former's wickot and resulted in a win for Lawson by 39 runs. The…

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