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Sport, 1926

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Golf Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

Next Monday week, January 18, is fixed for the annual general meeting of Katoomba Golf Club—not Monday next as stated in the free shoot…

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Tennis Booming Good Credit Balance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Wentworth Falls Tennis Club took place in the School of Arts. The president, Mrs. A. R. Woodhill, was in the chair…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

Katoomba sent nothing to Country Week tennis, but last week-end , the local players had the satisfaction of heating a team that figured in…

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Blackheath Tennis Club Special General Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 8

On Thursday evening, members of the Blackheath Tennis Club met in the Council Chambers for a special general meeting. Mr. H. J. Collier…

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Cricket Chatter Suburbia Scores a Victory

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

The district cricket competition is pleading on its way, but interest in the game is not what it should be, In the match Katoomba v Leura…

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Golf Club's Annual Meeting Fine Record of Achievement Splendid Work of President and Hon. Secretary Comprehensive Report

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 1

The outstanding feature of the an-The outstanding feature of the an- was the general satisfaction with the work of the President and Secretary…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

For the first time since compeittion cricket was estalished on the Mountains, Blackheath falled to meet their engagement with Katoomba on…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 3

Unlike the Leuraites, the School of Arts "tail" couldn't even raise a "wag," and the match ended in an easy win for the suburbanites. With…

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Blackheath Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 10

Not withstanding the hot dry weather conditions, numbers of on thusiasis continue to indulge in the ro'yal and ancient, game, in a…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

Katoomba Club visited Megalong Valley over the week-end after on exciting game, were defeated by a small margin, The visitors were…

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Inter-town Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

Katoomba succeeded in defeating Portland on the Municipal Tennis Courts over last week-end by 8 rubbers, 20 sets. 164 games to the…

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Tennis Club Fight for Presidency

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 9

The thirty-second annual meeting of Katoomba Tennis Club was held in the local School of Arts on Monday evening. President P. V. Tabrett…

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Ground Captain Controlling Tennis Courts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Katoomba Tennis Club, Mr. P. Medlicott suggested that the incoming committee should consider the…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

Avling and Wootton scored a double victory for Katoomba on the bowling green on Saturday, the former lowering Warramee's solers…

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Sporting Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

Miss "pat" Lawrlo (ex) High School student beat Mrs Dunsire in the first heat of the Hunter-MacPherson trophy, on the Katoomba…

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Mountain Golf Wentworth Falls Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 6

The two competitions for the week end were an 18-hole stroke for the Saturday morning and bogey for the afternoon. The entries were…

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Swimming Facilities at Memorial Park Blackheath Council, Considers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 3

"That an amount of £150 be voted for cleaning out, concreting the dam at Memorial park and erecting sheds for…

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News form all Blue Mountains District Centres Swimming Carnival Stratford School Sports Girls Show Good Form

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 6

Girls of all ages, some two score of them in bathing attire, stopping out in soldierly fashion in a march past, was a sight good to behold at…

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Water Needed Golf Club Deputation

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 8

On Tuesday evening a deputaion from Katoomba Coucil, to urge the provision of a water supply for the…

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News from all Blue Mountains District Centres Tennis Farewell at Lawson

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

A pretty social evening was held in Lawson Literary Institute Hall on Friday last, when a great number pf tennis enthusiastic and friends met…

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