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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Tennis Concert at Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 4

Leura residents are reminded in our advertising columns of the concert and dance to be held in the Leura Hall on Wednesday night next, in aid of the…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

The following team will represent the local Waratahs against their Lithgow namesakes in the return match in the competition on Saturday:—Full-back,…

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Boxing. Fairley V. King

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

It is over eighteen months since the sporting fraternity of Katoomba were treated to a boxing bout, and to show that the manly art of self-defence is still a popular recreation a…

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A Day's Racing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

Despite the indefatigable exertions of Mr L. P. Goldstein (and who will deny but that he has thrown great enthusiasm into his secretarial duties) the…

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Waratah Athletic Sports

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

Over 500 people journeyed to the Recreation Reserve on Wednesday afternoon to witness the second day's sport run under the auspices of the above…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

The following team will represent the local Waratahs against Hartley Vale on the local ground on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m.:—Full-back, F. Smedley; three-quarters, Z…

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Sporting Sparklets. BOXING

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

Joe Costlo, of St. Peters, scaling about 10.4, is out with a challenge to George Unholz, Hughie Fairley, or any other equal weight, for £20 aside—the best of 20 rounds…

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Waratah Athletic Sports. Excellent Finishes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 2

If our civic fathers or stern departmental authorities over required convincing proof that Katoomba's recreation reserve is becoming a very popular pleasure resort,…

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Katoomba's Picnic Races

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 5

As this old world wags on, moralists, ever and anon, impress upon us the mournful warning that "fast women and slow horses" have shattered many…

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Boxing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

George Unholz is working himself into fine condition for his boxing contest with Sailor M'Nally next Friday evening at the Gaiety, Sydney. He is being trained by Kent Bush,…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

The following ball-booters will journey to Lithgow on Saturday next by the noon train to represent the local Waratahs against the Cycling Fifteen in the Club fixture:—Full…

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Boxing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

Johnson, the large, triumphant, black king pin pug, is out per medium of his manager with a £10,000 challenge to take on any two men in the world. This is at the rate of…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

The following are picked to represent the Katoomba "Rockies" against Mt. Victoria Juniors on the local ground on Saturday next. Full buck, J. Spark; three-quarters, Oscar…

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Picnic Races

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

A gathering of over 300 people assembled on the picnic track on Wednesday afternoon to witness the match over four furlongs between Mr G. James' Lord…

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Boxing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 5

Bill Lang agreed to fight Squires, Turner and Lester within the next four months. A good finale would be for Johnston to fight the four, one after the other—it would be a…

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Sporting Sparklets. SWIMMING

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 5

H. Hardwick, the Sydney swimmer won the championship of England at Leicester on Wednesday, Derbyshire and Radmilovic filing the places…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 5

Wilding, the Australian tennis crack, looks like winning the Kent Lawn Championship in England. After a series of postponements, the Ladies'…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 5

A football match was played on Saturday between tennis representing Lithgow Valley Football Club and Katoomba Waratahs. The visiting contingent included—Ellis, Allan,…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 4

The following team has been chosen to represent the local Waratahs against Lithgow Cycling Club on Saturday on the local ground, Kick-off at 2.30 p.m.—Full-back, H. Smedley;…

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Picnic Races

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

Another fine crowd, including a pretty percentage of Indies, turned out on Wednesday afternoon to view the picnic races. Mr Jas. Power was in his usual post as judge and had…

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