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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Tennis Tragedy "Daily's" Leader Rouses Te[?]ire of Tennis Enthusiast, Who Replies

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 2

A leader in the "Daily" stated that a lady had been hit in the eye [?] a tennis ball, and advised the Council to give the matter earnest…

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The Rugby Comp. Cup Yet in Doubt Depends on Protest

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 3

After the Knock-Out cup final on the previous Saturday, Rugbyites resumed the Henderson Cup competition last Saturday, the weather again…

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Lawson Tennis Club President Birst Re-elected

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 8

The annual meeting of the above club was held at the Lawson Institute Hall on Saturday last, a large number of members being present. The…

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Golf Notes Club House Telephone Is Temporarily Disconnected for Non-payment of Fees Week-end Competition

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

The local golf links have been, freely used during the recent fine weather in spite of the players who appear to have transferred their…

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Rugby Football Comp. Nearing Finish Katoomba Teams Struggle Hard

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

Last Saturday's main event was the match between Rovers and Federals on the Katoomba reserve, much interest being taken in the…

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Local Football Blue Mountains Representatives Will Meet Lithgow Combination at the Reserve To-day

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 1

Lithgow Co-operatives will field a team at Katoomba this afternoon on the Reserve against a Mountains combination. This match should be…

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High School Sport New Football Competition Commenced on Thursday Last Hockey Match

The Katoomba Daily · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 1

The first games in collection with the new football competition took place on Thursday last. "D" team with W. Starkey as captain defeated…

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Local Football Blue Mountains Reps Meet Team From "The Birmingham of Australia." Visitors Victorious

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 1

Saturday's football at the Katoomba Reserve was considerably marred by the fierce gale which at times raised clouds of dust blinding the…

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Mountains v. Lithgow Rugby in a Gale

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

Mountains representatives faced Lithgow Co-operatives at Katoomba Reserve on Saturday, during a westerly gale which raised clods of dust…

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Football Flashes Competition Table

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

P W L D Pts. Rovers 9 7 1 1 15 Federals 9 7 2 1 14 B'heath 9 3 5 1 7…

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Local Rugby Doings Protest by Blackheath Is Lost Future Fixtures

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 1

After last Saturday's spell the rugby competition will resume tomorrow, when Rovers will try conclusions with Leura, at Leura, and…

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Dissatisfied Golf[?]

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 2

Sir,--I was pleased to see paper taking up the matter golf club. It is about time s took some interest in the a…

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Localisms Tennis Courts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 4

Some interesting data was presented by Mr. Heffernan (engineer) to Katoomba's municipal tennis courts. To date, the cost had been…

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Huge Football Score

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 4

At the Hobart football curnival last Tuesday, the West Australian team, playing a Queensland 18 (under Australian rules). put up the…

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Trouble in Football Circles Blackheath Withdraws From League the Rival Views Hon. Sec. Reahdon's Claims

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

As n dire consequence of what is deemed the unsatisfactory control of League football matters on the Blue Mountains, the Blackhealth club has…

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Local Golf

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 2

Sir,--I'm another golfer was going to change his affections year unless the club takes the straight away. I am on the…

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More About Golf

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 2

Sir,--I am one of those go who has finished already with local links. I have no hesitated blaming Alderman Rumble…

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Notes and Comments Golf Club Committee

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the golf club committee is called for to-night. We quite realise that this belated gathering is not being arranged as the result of any censure which has appeared in these columns. It is being called most probably to deal, with the resignation of Mr…

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Notes and Comments Golf Club Committee

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 2

The deliberations of the golf dub committee on Tuesday night, details of which are published elsewhere in this tissue. disclosed that, there was ample cause for the expressions of dissatisfaction which have appeared in "The Daily" from time to time. It will be seen…

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Football President's Cup Cracks at Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 5

If all's well, Eastern Suburbs President Cup winners will be in Katoomba this week-end. The local league has arranged a match at the…

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