Swimming
To-day we publish the photo of Harold Hardwick, the present champion of New South Wales. Hardwick's earliest recollection of being able to swim was when he…
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13 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
A Page of port. Boxing
Ever since the clear cut win of Jack Johnson over Tommy Burns, the American mind has been greatly agitated at the fact that the boxing championship of the world…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Page of Sport. Football
The annual meeting of the Nepean District Rugby Union was held at Penrith last week, Springwood, Emu Plains, Golden Fleece, Woodford Academy, Penrith, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Page of Sport. Cricket
The Sydney contingent of the Australian Eleven, together with Hartigan, of Queensland, and Whitty, of South Australia, left on the Orontes for London last Wednesday. They will be joined by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Formation of a Tennis Club at Leura
A public meeting was held in the Leura Hall on Wednesday evening last to consider the advisability of forming a tennis club at Leura. There were a fair number who…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Page of Sport. Swimming
Season 1908-9 is drawing to a close and next Saturday will probably see the last of the competitions in this branch of sport. The season has been a memorable one from an administrative standpoint,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Why Women Should Play Golf
There are so many good arguments in favor of women playing golf that I start with what they will think is a very bad one—the game is not conversational. It leads not to loquacity. Except,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Katoomba Races
Some two hundred and fifty people gathered at the winter meeting of the Katoomba Jockey Club on Wednesday afternoon on Regan's Course to witness the trial of speed between Aid. James'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Evils of Racing
This weary inklark sallied forth to the races last Wednesday week seeking distraction from the thoughts of having had his screw docked, and his hours of servitude extended. Racecourse, like…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba Lawn Tennis Tournament
THE King's Birthday holiday, has become a red-letter day for Katoomba, for in addition to the annual Lawn Tennis Tournament, which is now being held for the fifth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fifth Annual Tennis Tournament. at Katoomba
The Championship and Open Lawn Tennis Tournament will be held on the club's courts in the Katoomba Park, opposite the Coffee Palace, on Saturday and Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba Lawn Tennis Tournament
The fifth annual tournament was continued at the Club's courts last Saturday under perfect weather conditions. The Single Handicap of last year was finished, Macdonald beating Gibbes in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Notes on the Tennis Tournament
It is a credit to the Katoomba Club to have run a big tournament successfully for five years in succession. The only fault to be found this year is that the…
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