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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Tennis Booming At Sister Centre Constructing New Courts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 7

An important meeting of the Tennis Club was held on Tuesday evening, when a big scheme aiming to place Blackheath tennis on a solid…

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In the Eastend Park Sunday Football Taboo Councillors Unanimous

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 7

The Archbishop of Canterbury, according to cabled reports, recently expressed the opinion that the danger which threatened Sunday sport…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 5

Must have been a great struggle at Springwood—3 all! Rovers were first on the score list, Summerville doing the trick. Springwood came…

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On the Golf Links

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 8

Golf must be a very fascinating game. All Katoomba and its wife has adopted the sport, but so far the Colonel remains unbeaten. Writer…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 4

Saturday's matches will be:—Springwood v. Federals, at Katoomba, Mr. A, Muir, referee; Rovers v. Leura, at Leura, Mr. Bran Trow,…

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Big Tennis Scheme Under Civic Consideration Blackheth Moving

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 3

Blackheath Council meeting was held on Tuesday, the Mayor (Ald. H. J. Collier) presiding. Apologies for unavoidable absence were…

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Amateur Athletics St. Aidan's New Club Rector in the Lead

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 3

Young Men's Athletic Club has been formed at Blackheath. At the first meeting held at St. Aldan's Church of England hall, which is to…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 5

First-grade comp. stands—Springwood 12 points, Federals 12, Rovers 10, Leura 6. Third round starts to-morrow…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 4

Federals accounted for Rovers on Saturday by 12 to 3. It was an uninteresting exhibition of the code. Towards the end Rovers were several…

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Golf at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 4

On Saturday two competitions took place on the Wentworth Falls Golf Links which last month's rains have greatly benefited. The…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

The draw for Saturday is:—Federal v. Springwood, at Springwood, Mr. B. Trow, referee. Second Federals v. Springwood…

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Cricket Leura Gets a Move On

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Leura Cricket Club was hold on Thursday, August when there were not many present, a result for which the…

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Sunday Football On Lomaita Park Springboks' Show Point

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

Consideration was given to the following matter submitted by the Springwood Progress Association to last meeting of the Shire Council:—…

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Golf Club Expenditure Aid. James' Objections Says Its Not Legal

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 1

An application from the Katoomba Golf Club for a refined of expenditure incurred in the appointment of a caretaker, furnishing, etc., at…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 5

The 1923 B.M.D.R.L. comp, is over. The best team won—as it should be. It was one of the most exciting and closest finishes on…

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Annual Re-union Katoomba Cricket Club Optimistic Outlook

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 2

Close on half it hundred attended the annual dinner and smoke of the Katoomba Cricket Club, given at the Masonic Hall, on Friday night,…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 4

Balmain Marshes will be visiting Katoomba this week-end. This is a good team of sports and it will be their second trip…

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Sale of Gifts Tennis Club Scores

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 6

Four months ago a small band of townsmen conceived the happy idea of providing Springwood with tennis courts, thereby enabling the…

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"Wi-Pukker-Au!" Football Supporter Does It Well

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 3

The Emu the kangaroo, the wallaby, the wombat! The emu, the kangaroo, the wallaby, the wombat!…

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Football Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 5

Next Wednesday (12th instant) is when Federals are putting on a worth while stunt on the Katoomba reserve, at 3 p.m. There well be a…

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