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Sport, 1924

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

Although the coming year is full of possibilities for gelf, 1923 must count as a record year. Interest in golf is becoming world-wide, and…

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Localisms Tennis Quartette

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Katoomba is represented at Country week by a representative team, the four players being Messrs, P. V. Tabretl, C. Gill, P. Medlicott, and…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 6

Although the thermometer has been standing very high of late, golfers have shown what a hardy race they are in venturing forth for…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

Frank Laws, one of Blackheath's bets, on or off the cricket [?] is joining the Bonodidts. With one voice the [?]annelled fools" of the…

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Juvenile Revel at Leura Golf Links

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 5

Mesdames L. Wallace and Morven Nolan, organised a fancy-dress ball for children on Friday evening. The event was in aid of St. Luke's…

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Well on Its Feet Katoomba Golf Club a Vigorous Institution

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 1

Katoomba's Golf Links and Club are now so well recognised as local institutions that it is difficult to conceive that club's inception was in…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

All the golf clubs on the Mountains, excepting Katoomba, held competitions on Anniversary Day, The chief attraction was the Blackheath…

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Tennis Finals

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

In the Blue Mountains Singles Championship [?]nais, Los Baker and J. Fitzgeraid were left. It was an [?]teresting game in which Baker…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

With three wickets down for 29 and 167 runs to secure a victory Leura continued their innings with Loe and Dunn. The pair played…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

There was a very satisfactory master of lady members on the Katoomba links last Saturday when the first of a series of Saturday…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

Over the week-end Mick Simmons team again visited the Hills and engaged a local eleven. The visitors batted first and compiled a total of…

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Golf v. Bowls As Rival Assets

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 3

On a matter concerning proposed expenditure for the maintenance of the Katoomba golf [?]aks, which came before Council on Tuesday, Ald.,…

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Football Medals

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 2

At a social [?]ling held into last week the 1922 models won by the Soldiers' Club of that time were presented at Katoomba town Hall. It is…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

The golfing sensation of the week in the Big Smoke has been provided by the open champion, Tommy E. Howard, his two records setting…

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Cricket Chatter Springwood's Big Score

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 3

Whatever hope the Mountains clubs had of staying Springwood's substantial load in the cricket competition was shattered on Saturday…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 5

The Blue Mountains League notifies its annual meeting for next Wednesday, MArch 5, when a full attendance of all players and…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 5

The lady players of the Katoomba Club finished its monthly stroke competition last SAturday, the trophy being won by Miss Thornbury. The…

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Football Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

H. M. D. R. League is harnessing up for the coming season. Clubs are to be asked to get busy and make 1924 one of the best yet…

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Swimming in Nepean Club Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

On Saturday last Nepean District Swimming Club held a carnival in aid of the Olympic games. Presenting as it did, such an excellent…

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Rugby League Annual Meeting Prospects Bright

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

Taking all things into consideration the coming season's League football should be good. This optimism is confirmed by the sprit…

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