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Sport, 1925

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 9

It is on the cards that Ald. A. J. Birney (Ranji Burns) shortly will be strutting around the Katoomba golf links in the regulation "plus…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 9

The Show Ground fixture was the meeting of the Federals and Leura, the latter making first appearance for the season. Both teams were…

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Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 4

Gorden Carrett lached another monthly medal to his list on Saturday, his 39 and 42 boating Scholer and Wills for pride of place. It…

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Football Flashes League

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 5

To-morrow fixtures are:—Rovers v. Federals, on Katoomba Show ground; Mr. W. Curtis, referee. Leura v. Blackheath at Blackheath; Mr…

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Football Flashes Katoomba Show Ground Oeficially Opened for Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 3

In glorious sunshine, the new Show Ground at Katoomba received its Mayoral baptism on King's Birthday. In the presence of about 700…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 5

There was nothing doing on the local links over the week end—it was not weather for golf; most of the plus-fours spending the idle hours…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 5

Mr. Dave Brown, one of the best Supporters any club could wish for, is now the proud possessor of the Knockout Cup, won by the Federals…

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Tennis Club Ball at Hazelbrook

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 2

The recently-formed Hazelbrook Club held its first plain and fancy dress ball at the Lawson Literary Institute on Monday. A [?]…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Blackheath golf club will be held this afternoon at 3 p.m. The year spelled progress, 211 members joining…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

It was impossible to play any of the fixtures last Saturday, but the play will proceed to-morrow—wet or line…

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The Golf House Rain Effects Entrance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

Windsor and Richmond are not the only district sufferers by the deluge last week-end. The golfers at Katoomba Links had their share…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

Following are the fixtures for Saturday:—Second Grade.—Federal H. v. High School, at Showground; Referee, W. Lee; Blackheath v…

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Vicious Films a Strong Indictment British Races Ridiculed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 3

An Australian citizen, writing from New York, expresses great indignation at the manner in which British subjects are exposed to…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 5

Katoomba Municipal Links will be on fete on Wednesday afternoon, when Arbor Day, combined with a social gathering, will be celebrated…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 5

Interest in the competition has been quickened by Blackheath's defeat. The points at present are:—Federals, 10; Rovers, 10; Blackheath,…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

Hon, Sec. Bartle states the next event in the affairs of Katoomba will be the opening of a [?], now in course of construction,…

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Arbor Day Gala at Golf Links

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

Katoomba Golfers had a day out on Wednesday, and the Municipal Links bore a happy through to celebrate the occasion of the planting of…

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Football Flashes Lovers V. Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

When the teams lined up, it was noon that both were short of men; Leura fielding 12 and Rovers 10. Owing to the rain-soaked ground and…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 5

Fixtures for Saturday are:—Federal v. Forest Reefs, 2.15, at Showground, G. Robertson, referees; Rovers v. Blackheath, 3.30, at…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 4

With the rovers, it is just one defat after another. When the season opened, the club's prospects for premiership honors were the brightest,…

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