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Sport, 1911

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"Fore!" Golf Links for Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

Following on the proposal made in Council that golf links ba added to the attractions of the town, a party of Aldermen, headed by the Mayor and…

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Rugby Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 5

The local "Rockies" (junior) football team journeyed to Mt. Victoria last Saturday to try conclusions with a combined Mt. Victoria and Hartley Vale team. The description of the…

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Football Visitors

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 4

Athleticism, under a "[?]" with a red and white band and a mazy hieroglyphic (which upon interpretation turn out to be S.M.F.C.), stalks with…

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Picnic Races

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

Will I ever forget them? Invited by one of the Katoomba sports to just run out and have a look at the races, went, thoroughly convinced in my mind that I was going to have a…

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Katoomba Cricket Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the local willow-wilders was held in the School of Arts reading room on Wednesday evening, when President Lotinga presided…

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Tennis Social

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 5

The annual social of the Blackheath Tennis Club is always a fixture that is heralded with delight by lovers of dancing. This year the event bids fair to…

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Katoomba Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 2

The eighteenth annual meeting of the above combine was held on Monday evening in the anteroom of the Masonic Temple. There were present—Messrs…

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Katoomba Athletic Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 6

In response to the advertisement appearing in THE ECHO, over 30 healthy representatives of muscular Katoomba foregathered at Con. Ryan's hostelry on…

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Katoomba Athletic Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

The sports under the auspices of the above Club on Wednesday afternoon were productive of some fine sprinting, and, judging by the close finishes, the…

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Tennis Tournament

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 4

The tournaments in connection with the local club worked their way forward over the week. In the Gent's Singles, Tabrett beat McPhee 6-4, 3-6, 6-2;…

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At Leura's Golf Links. the Greens in Great Order. Welcome Home to a Good Sport. Dinner by Forster Taylor, Esq

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 3

Usually, on the eve of Melbourne's great racing carnival, Leura's Golf Links present a peaceful aspect. There was, however, nothing of the mid-winter…

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Athletic Sports

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 4

The sports on Wednesday afternoon, held under the auspices of the Katoomba Athletic Club, were not a success. The nominations were satisfactory, but beyond the ranks of the…

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Tennis Match

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 4

A Sydney quartette, selected by Mr Tidswell, the well-known architect, tried conclusions with the local cracks on Saturday last on the Katoomba Courts…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 4

The School of Arts Club opened the season on Wednesday when teams selected by Messrs Perce Fowles and Dave Noonan met on the local Reserve. There…

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A Cricket Jingle

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 2

In reading an English exchange we came upon the following news item. The M.C.C. team chosen to represent England in the forthcoming Australian tour is as follows:—…

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School Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 4

The Katoomba Grammar School Cricket Club played its initial match against Mt. Victoria Public School on the latter's ground on Saturday last…

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Boxing Benefit

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 4

Whilst scores of the unco guid are raising their hands in holy horror, and protesting loudly against the meeting of the two colored champions on Boxing…

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Leura Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 5

The Leura Club have just completed a Gent's Singles Tournament for a trophy presented by Mr J. R. Gray. After many exciting bouts, young Eric…

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