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Sport, 1910

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Blue Mountain Jockey Club Races

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

The Blue Mountain Jockey Club were indeed fortunate with their first meeting held on Saturday last at the Valley Farm Racecourse. Not only was the day an…

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Boxing Display

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 10

On Thursday evening, Arthur Douglas, the champion lightweight of South Africa, will give localites an athletic treat when, assisted by other lights of the fistic arena,…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

It was my good fortune on Tuesday to drop in to a happy little gathering of golfers in the smoke room at "The Alexandra," at Leura. Apparently there had been an exciting…

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Cricket at the Hydro. HYDRO v. Balmoral House

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 12

The presence of several well-known City players on the Mountains over the Easter season, suggested a game of cricket. Messrs. Rogalski and McIntosh,…

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Katoomba Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 12

The annual meeting' of the Katoomba "Waratah" Football Club was held on Monday night last, the 11th instant, when there was a good attendance of…

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Waratah Football Social

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

The inauguration of the 1910 season of the above-named Club took place on Monday last in the Masonic Hall, which was tastefully adorned with ferns and…

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Katoombam Tennis Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 10

A well-attended special general meeting of the above club was held in the School of Arts oh Tuesday evening, when several items of importance were…

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The Tennis Dance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 9

One of the nicest dances of the season was held in the Masonic hall on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Katoomba Tennis Club. About 30 couples…

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Local Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 8

On Wednesday afternoon, the Waratahs met and defeated the Federals on the local ground after rather a one-sided game. This afternoon the victors meet…

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Inter-town Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 8

On Saturday last a team of Lithgow footballers, known as the Wallabies, arrived by the morning train to engage in a friendly game with the local Waratahs…

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Leura Golf Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 9

The annual meeting of the above Club was held in the club-house on Saturday last, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President,…

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The Annual Tennis Tournament

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 8

The abolition of the public holiday on November 9th (the late King's birthday) is likely to interfere with the tennis tournament, which has been so…

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Katoomba Tennis Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 9

A special general meeting of the above Club was held on Wednesday evening in the reading room of the School of Arts for the purpose of considering the matter…

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Fancy Dress Football Match

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 8

Next Wednesday afternoon promises to provide quite a treat on the local football ground, when the Waratahs will conclude their season with a fancy…

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Fancy Dress Football Match. a Fine Display

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 7

When the fancy dress football match was mooted by the local Club, few anticipated that the members would enter so thoroughly into the spirit of the event…

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Lawson Cricket Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 9

On Monday last the Lawson Cricket Club played a match against Ashfleld, when the visitors won by 100 runs. Messrs Chipperfield and B. Avery batted…

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The Golf Club Ball. at Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 9

The above event, organised by the Blackheath golfers, and conducted by Mrs N. and the Misses R. & P. Delaney and friends, was held in the Public Hall on…

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The Tennis Tournament

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 9

The Secretary of the Tennis Club (Mr W. A. Crawford) is having the tennis courts re-topped in preparation for the big tournament which is to come…

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South Katoomba Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 4

There is a movement on foot at present to establish a dicker pitch at South Katoomba. The matter was brought up at the last meeting of the Council by the Mayor, who…

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Tennis Tournament

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 December 1910 · page 7

Mr W. A. Crawford, the energetic lion, secretary of the local Tennis Club, has been very busy over the week having the courts re-topped and placed in proper…

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