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Sport, 1922

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Blackheath Golf Links Negotiations Completed "Rally Round Us!"

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 2

The acquisition of the Blackheath Golf Links, formerly known as the Belverdere Golf Links, is now an established fact. The contract was…

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Saturday's Football Springwood Wins Again Tough Match at Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 3

When it was known that the Federals v. Diggers match would not be for keeps, owing to the absence of prominent players in the District…

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Katoomba Golf Links Open for Xmas

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 2

Messrs. Henderson (chair). Rose, Conolly, Soper, Melvin, Lawrie and Mrs. Woodon were in deep thought on Tuesday evening on matters in…

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Football Leura v. Diggers at Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 3

When a knowing looking fun offered to lay "two to one against the Diggers" on Saturday, no one seemed to be game enough to take him on…

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Football Flashes Notes and Notions Competition Points

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 5

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Springwood 3 3 0 0 60[?] 5 6 Leura 3 2 1 0 19 11 4 Blackheath 3 1 2 0 21 15 2…

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Sunday Football Saving the Game a Sport's Plea

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 2

"Scrum," a well-known sport, submits his brief on behalf of Sunday football as follows:—"I have been told, Mr. Editor, that…

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Competition Football Springboks Downed Federals Fail

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 3

The Diggers put it over Spring-wood last Saturday at Katoomba in one of the hardest matches played in this season's competition. Mr. Egan…

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Football Flashes Notes and Notions Competition Table

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 4

P. W. D. D. F. A. Pts Springwood 6 4 2 0 103 43 8 Soldiers 5 4 1 0 50 25 8 Leura 6 4 2 0 32 35 8…

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Holiday Football Reps. Improved Form Hard Luck Defeat

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 3

On the holiday Mountaineers had the good luck to have the visit of another city team, the second in a comparatively short time, which is a…

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Competition Football Federal's Hard Luck BEATEN 16 TO 11

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 3

Another glorious day greeted the game on Saturday, when over 500 excited spectators witnessed the clash between the Federals and…

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Tennis Booming

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 8

At last meeting of Blackheath Council, a letter was received from the tennis club, calling attention to the rowing congestion of the courts…

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Almost Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 4

The score board, at the conclusion of the Bathurst—Katoomba match on Saturday last savered of the cricket season. The Westerners led by…

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Football Flashes Saturday's Big Match

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 4

Everything points to the fact that to-morrow's match at the Reserve between Federals and Soldiers will be the most exciting of the season…

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Leura Cricket Club Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 8

On Tuesday last the cricketers of Leura met for their annual pow-wow. The attendance was not large, but there were many premises of…

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Football Flashes More Big Play the Semi-final

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 4

Katoomba Reserve will be the scene to-morrow of the semi-final, when two first grade matches, viz., Federals v. Soldiers and Leura…

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Football Flashes Notes and Notions

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 5

Now that the final matter for the Henderson Cup is over, we can look back. The League can congratulate itself on the success of the past…

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Cricket Coming Katoombans Reorganising Prospects Brighter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

Dr. H. W. Conolly presided over the third annual meeting of the Katoomba cricket club on Friday evening. The attendance was easily a…

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Farcical Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

The two reporters were away—one in sydney and the other "lining" the turning of the first sod at Lawson. The Chief sent me to do the…

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Bowls The Ancient Game

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 9

In response to a kind invitation sent me by Mr. P. D. Fairlie, president, and Mr. L. MacBrair hon secretary of the new Bowling Club at…

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Tennis Booming Blackheaths Ambitions

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 8

The Blackheath Tennin Club has set out to boom itself—during the coming season. It has increased to £50 its original offer of £25 to the…

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