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Sport, 1916

16 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

The programme of swimming sports, to be held at Katoomba Municipal Baths next Wednesday afternoon, in aid of Red Cross funds, comprises 17 events of…

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Charity Swimming Carnival. Proves Sporting Event of Year

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 5

From a natatorial point of view, the Swimming carnival, held at Katoomba Baths on Wednesday afternoon last, proved a great success. it was also…

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The Red Cross Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

Sir,—While commending you for the excellent report of above in last "Echo"—and, as a fellow-journalist, my appreciation is upon technical and other…

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Lawson Swimming Carnival. Proves Social and Sporting Success. Official Opening of the Baths

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

The initial Camival held under the auspices of the recently-formed Lawson Swimming Club on Anniversary Day at the pleturesque bathing pool proved a great…

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The Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 3

Sir, As a well-pleased on-looker at the recent Swimming Carnival. I was amazed and dissgusted to learn from "Echo" columns that only about £8…

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Katoomba-Leura Swimming Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 1

The above club was formed on Monday, at the Baths, with a membership of 52, which should soon become double that number, and the first statutory…

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Red Cross Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

Sir,—In last issue, Mrs. Brown, "senior collector" at above carnival, indignantly resents my scolding (per letter to "The Echo") of the Red Cross…

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Lawson Swimming Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

Blessed with a beautiful sheet of water, the above club promises to become [?]e of the sporting factors of the Mountains, apart from providing a big…

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The Tennis Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 1

Residents and visitors are again reminded that Katoomba has a very fine Tennis Club, with three well-cared-for courts and many other advantages…

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Band Swimming Carnival. Sporting and Financial Success

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 5

The first carnival held under the auspices of the Katoomba-Leurn Swimming Club, at the Municipal Baths on Wednesday afternoon, proved an…

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Hartley Rugby League

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

Elsewhere, Hon. Sec. Williams, of the above League, invites entries for the forthcoming season's competitions—first and second grade, to be held under…

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Wentworth Falls Golf House. an Asset to the Town

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 1

Standing on the rise, and commanding an extensive view of the links, the Golf House at Wentworth Falls at once commands attention as being a…

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Blackheath's New Golf Links. a Championship Course

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 1

A mere verbal description of the new links. now Hearing completion at Blackheath, seems to be a travesty of a work which means the meteoric advancement of the town to that…

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Katoomba Golf Links

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 1

The South Katoomba Land Co. has made great headway with the preparation of the new golf links at South Katoomba. The links are situate in a…

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Blackheath Golf Links. a Mountain Asset

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

Exactly six months ago, by the courtesy of Mr. Ramsay Salmon and his partner, Mr. Morton, we were permitted to view the Blackheath Golf Links, in…

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Katoomba Tennis Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 6

The 24th annual general meeting of the above Club was held on Tuesday evening, when there was a fair attendance, Mr. Geo. L Hosie presiding…

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