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Sport, 1925

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Golf at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 6

The host results of the nine-holes stroke handicap of the Wentworth Falls Association were:—Mrs. Wolsh, 00—18, 42; Mrs. R. Altkon, 55—9,…

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Deputation Visits Council Golf Club Sponsors Dr. Allan's Scheme Aldermen State Proposal Impracticable Finance the Stumbling Block

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 1

In a recent issue of "The Echo" we outlined a bold scheme of town improvement formulated by Dr. Allan. President of Katoomba Golf Club…

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Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

Local go[?] formed themselves into a working bee over last week-end, and effected some good work on the links. The effort will be…

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Sporting Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

Mr. P. V. Tabrett presided at a meeting of the Katoomba Tennis Club on Monday evening; Messrs. C. Gill, P. Cook, J. Carter, M. Taylor, Dr…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

The fixtures for to-morrow are:— High School v. Springwood, at Springwood. Federal H v. Blackheath, at…

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Leura Cricket Club Successful Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 3

The above club, which won last season's "blue," known how to play cricket—both on and off the field. An advt. in "Echo" columns notified…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 5

Fixtures for to-morrow read:— Federals H. v. Springwood, at Katoomba Showground. High School v. Blackheath, at…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 5

Matches for to-morrow will be:— Blackheath v. Springwood, at Springwood. Mr. Baldwin, referee. Federals v. Leura, on Katoomba…

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East-end Golf Links Enthusiasts at Work

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 6

A successful meeting of geif[?]rs and others interested in the formation of the Eastend Club was presided over by Mr. E. K. Deaue at the…

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Cricket is Coming Prospects of a Better Season

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 7

With the waning of the football season, the various cricket clubs are arranging preliminaries for buckling on the pads at an early date…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 5

A team of light Juniors from Penshurst engaged in a game with the Federals at Katoomba on Saturday, but they were too light and too…

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Football

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

On Saturday, at Katoomba Show Ground, Federal H. defeated Blackheath H. to the tune of 35 to 8. By reason of extra weight, the Feds…

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Sporting Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 5

Saturday, September 26, should be an epoch marker in Katoomba tennis and it is the desire of President Tabrett Hon. Sec. McGregor and…

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Localisms Athletic Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 4

On Wednesday night, a meeting of the School of Arts Amateur Athletic Club was held in the institute Mr. T. Kempster was elected…

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

Drizzling rain spoilt what should have been a fine afternoon for the re-opening of Katoomba golf links. The ladies were the early birds, and…

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FIVE-MINUTE :: :: INTERVIEWS No. 31 the Phantom Golf Ball

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 7

Hearing of great doing in South Katoomba, overlooking Narrow Neck and the fair valleys that lie beyond, Southward and Westward,…

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Athletic Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 2

At Monday's Committee meeting of Katoomba School of Arts, the draft consultation of the nowly formed Athletic Club was submitted…

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Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

H. Dean and G. Garrett will represent the Mountains Clubs at Country Week in Sydney next month. Miss Thorabury and T. Scholer…

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Sporting Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

The Federals, with "Bull" Good-hew back in the fold, defeated a visiting team from Kandos at Katoomba Showground on Saturday. The…

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The Golf Club Splendid Work a Communal Asset

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

Rumor had it that remarkable work was in course of progress on Katoomba Gilf Links, and a special representative of "The Echo" was…

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