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Sport, 1924

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Tennis Courts Is the Erection of a New Club House Necessary £800 for New Building

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 13 September 1924 · page 1

"The new tennis courts have already cost the Council too much money" remarked Alderman Booth at the last meeting of the Council. I think…

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Week-end Golf Notes Blackheath Still Popular Local Greens Improving Ladies' Trophy

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 1

Just for the week-end the whole nine holes were open at Katoomba, and every player was impressed by the improvement as a result of the…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 3

Secretary A. Millard has had a quick call to Kempsey last week. It was fortunate for the local Rugby League that its energetic and enable…

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Allan Golf Trophy

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 2

Lady Associates are asked to note that entries for the Mrs. Alex Allan handicap aggregate trophy close with the hon. secretary on Wednesday, the…

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Football Closing Matches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 5

Last week-en, Federals and Rovers each left their home-town for other paris, Federals to Kandes and Rovers to Cumden…

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Rugby Season Over Eacts and Prospects

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 2

The local football season has officially closed, and the ball booters may look back on all the incidents that crowd into the balles between…

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Visitors Win Football Under Difficulties

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 2

With ruin threatening, the outlook for the match with Sargents' team was anything but promising on Saturday. Management and players…

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Golf Notes Blackheath Club House Will Be Officially Opened To-morrow Golf at Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 1

Blackheath links are being given an overhaul in prepartion for the Spring programme which will take place on Saturday. The greens are…

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[?]lue Mountain Golf Association Meeting of De[?]egates Is Held During Last Week-end Country Week Team

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 3

During last week-end the delegates [?]m the various Mountain clubs to district golf association met at Leura club house, the main…

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Cricket Trial Match To-day

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 1

The Leura and School of Arts cricket club will meet in a scratch match on the Katoomba Recreation Reserve this afternoon. Play will…

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Notes and Comments Tennis Championships

The Katoomba Daily · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 2

The Tenuis Club, through its hon. secretary, has announced its intention of going ahead with the Blue Mountains Tennis Championships again in 1925. While realising the need for arranging the programme even at this early stage, the club points out. that it can…

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Tennis Championships

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

Sir,—With reference to your tical on Blue Mountains Tennis Championships. In reply to same I would like to state that the delay in…

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Tennis Club Active

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

Sir,—Your criticism of the tennis club in failing to take some steps regard to the Blue Mountains Tennis Championships is entirely…

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Golf Notes [?]Et Week-end Interferes with Golfer's Enjoyment Country Week

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 3

Golf was "all to putty" over the week-end at Katoomba. The mixed weather conditions made it hard to appreciate the joys of the royal and…

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Sunday Bowls the Ayes Have It

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 7

By a narrow majority, Katoomba Bowling Club decided at its annual meeting not to close its green against Sunday play. The subject…

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Holiday Golf Wentworth Falls Popular

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 5

Over the week-end and on Eight-Hour Day the Wentworth Falls golf links were crowded. The links were highly praised, being regarded by…

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Golf [?]Ackheath Club Commences Spring Competitions Blackheath Club

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 3

The spring competitions of the Blackheath Club were commenced [?]on Saturday morning, An 18-hole [?]stroke handicap of two rounds of…

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Tennis Katoomba Club Commences Annual Competition to Decide Captaincy

The Katoomba Daily · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 1

The Katoomba Tennis Club's annual competition to decide the captaincy of the club for the ensuing year, was commenced on Wednesday…

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Cricket

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 2

School of Arts v. Mick Simmons Ltd., 19th October, commencing at 10.30 a.m. sharp: H. G. Robertson, G. Mason, A. W. Thomas, M…

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Cricket School of Arts to Play High School Boys

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 1

All members of the School of Arts Cricket Club are requested to be on the Falls Reserve Cricket Ground, on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m., to…

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