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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Katoomba Vacation Swimming

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

The above finished their ten days' session on Thursday. Four days out of ten were very unsuitable, both weather and water being cold. The…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Katoomba and Lawson will meet in a competition match on the latter's wicket to-morrow. The following players will represent the local…

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Big Boxing Purse. Frenzied Fistic Finance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 8

The cables have been humming during the past few days with the news of the extraordinary offer of Mr Wm. K. Fox (of the Fox Films),…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

The Wednesday team had two defeats through the team not being at the usual strength. The local Cricket Club will engage…

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District School Carnival At the Swimming Baths. G. Hawke, Champion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

For the previous fortnight, two bright lads, Masters Hawke and Campbell canvassed the town for prizes for a swimming carnival…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Blackheath has been trouncing the Katoombu mid-weekers of late, but on Wednesday tho localites invited the 'Heathi[?]s down and got a [?]…

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Leura Golf Links. an Expert's Opinion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 6

The following reference to golf and the Leura course is from the pen of that well-known expert, D. G. Soutar. In the course of an article…

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Cricket Chatter. Mountains Competition

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

Hon. Sec. Dwyer has secured a match for the Association at Bathurst. Secretaries of the respective clubs are requested to notify what…

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Cricket Chatter. Competition Matches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

The four lending teams in the cricket competition for the B. M. season's premiership are:—Katoomba and Springwood, 30 points;…

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Cricket Chatter. Holiday Matches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 6

The following will uphold the honor of the City Postal Club on Easter Monday against the attack of the Mountaineers:—F. Clisold, J…

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Katoomba Diggers. Football Team Suggested. Varied Evening's Work

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

There was a good attendance of members of the Katoomba subbranch of the H. S. and S. .I.L., held at the Town Hall on Monday…

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Local and General. Katoomba and Elsewhere Tennis Engagement

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

A District School team of racquet wellders will visit Lawson to-morrow to engage in a friendly tennis match. The following players will represent…

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Punt High And Follow On. Local Football Prospects

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 6

Very soon v[?]e youth in all parts of the country will be booting, passing and chasing the [?]ptical leathern sphere across and along countless…

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Cricket Premiership. Springwood Going Strong in the Final

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 4

The final of the season's competition between Mountain Clubs opened on Saturday last, and Springwood's chance looks very healthy;…

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Mountain Rugby. Delegates in Conference

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

Delegates of the B.M.D.R.I., met on Wednesday last, when matters of considerable importance were dealt with…

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The Football Season. Opening Day

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

Katoomba—Blackheath beat Katoomba Soldiers, 18 to 3. Wentworth Falls.—Katoomba Federals beat Wentworth Falls, 42…

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Cricket Championship. Well Won by Springwood

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

As anticipated, from the opening hour, the East-enders put. It all over Katoomba in the final for the season's premiership, concluded at…

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Katoomba Cyclists Longer Road Races

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 5

Ald. Soper presided at the meeting of the Katoomba District Cycle and Motor Cycle Club, held at Blanchard's rooms on Wednesday…

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Maying Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 6

Dear Sir,—I have played football in many parts, and have been a close follower of the game since the season opened in Katoomba, and I…

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Held Up! Golf Links Dedication More Legal Opinion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

"That the transfer for acceptance forwarded by the council's solicitors (Messrs. Hughes and Hughes) in March last, in the matter of the…

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