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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1920

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All On! Saturday's Football Federals Overrun Diggers Federals

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

Stanborough Heavey Wall Hornby Folkes Downey Halls Thompson Booth Franklin Harris McVay…

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Football Notes. Interesting Fixtures Ahead

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

The following are positions of clubs in the B.M. League First-grade Competition:— P. W L. D. F. A. Pt…

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Chamber of Commerce Golf Links and Trams Initial Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

Monday night's meeting of the Katoomba and Leura Chamber of Commerce was mainly occupied in discussing the question of the…

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Saturday's Football Possibles v. Probables a Disapponting Muster

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 7

Saturday was an off-day for Mountain football, the competition having been suspended to allow a team of Probables to play one of Possibles…

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Holiday Football Home Team's Easy Win Disappointing Match

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 4

"Forty-two to nil" was how the U.M. League team disposed of the visiting Newtown Guild men on Wednesday at Katoomba…

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For the Henderson Cup Mountain Football Matches Springboks Spring Surprise

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 3

Blackheath and Spring wood met on Saturday on the latter's ground, and contrary to all expectations, the Springboks won—and won…

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Mountain Football

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

There will be now competition matches played on Saturday. Soldiers have protested to the League executive against the…

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Football Notes Saturday's Matches a Drawn Game

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

There was little to choose between the Soldier stalwarts and the Blackheath boys on Saturday last. The Diggers looked well, and at the…

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Katoomba Golf Links Private Enterprise Suggested C. OF C. DISCUSSION

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

When Mr. Lawrie suggested to the Council of the Katoomba and Leura Chamber of Commerce that it should stand behind the movement…

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Mountain Rugby Interesting Stage Reached To-morrow's Matches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

The Mountains competition has now arrived at a very interesting stage, and to-morrow's matches will go a long way towards deciding…

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Mountain Rugby To-day's Matches

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

Federals and Soldiers will provide the big draw at the Kattomba Reserve to-morrow, and it is not safe to bet on the result. Diggers have…

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The Golf Links Obscure Legal Opinion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 3

Katoomba Town Council id still in the dark on the matter of the golf links area. For the purpose of…

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Katoomba Cricket Club Runners-up in the Cup Averages and Awards

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

The first annual report of the above club, which ran second to Springwood in the competition, deplores the lack of public support…

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Saturday's Football The Final Big Match at Springwood

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 5

Football enthusiasts will be trekking to Springwood to-morrow afternoon for a very good reason, They will take the trip to see what…

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High School Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 2

The big thing in school toun[?] High Schools Championship—has now been decided, and victors and vanquished have left the trysting…

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Junior Football Probables v. Possibles Some Promising Colts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 6

The Juvenile ball-booters had a match at Leura on Saturday afternoon, teams, Probables v. Possibles, being selected to do battle, with a…

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Football Notes. Saturday's Matches Final of Knock-out

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

Springwood and Soldiers will play the final in the Knock-out competition on Saturday afternoon at the Katoomba Reserve, hold team are…

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Katoomba Cricket Club Preparing for the Season an an Auspicious Opening

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 7

Last year Cricket was taken half heartedly in Katoomba. This year it is different, and it will not be the fault of either players or patrons if…

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Why Sink? Vacation Swimming School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 5

It is the intention of the Department to council another swimming school at Katoomba during the next Chrlstmas vacation, provited the…

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Sunday Bowls Not for Katoomba "Nice Mild Game"

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

The question of opening the green on Sundays cropped up at the Katomba Bowling and Recreation Club's annual meeting…

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