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Sport, 1926

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Swimming Basin in Memorial Park

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

The otherwise placid discussions at Tuesday's Council meetings received a rude disturbing when a letter form the Swimming Basin…

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Happy Social Leura Cricket Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 8

As a fitting finale to a highly successful souson, Leura Cricket Club held a cuchre party and dance in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday…

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Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 5

On the Katoomba links last weekend, the championship tourney proceeded to the final round before the semis. Deane defeated Scholer…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 5

The adjourned League meeting was held on Wednesday, with Mr. D. Foster (the new president) in the chair. Messrs. J. Mair, C. Hamey…

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Sporting Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 5

Ten players from the Wilma tennis club, Auburn, visited Leura on Monday morning to play a return match against the local Methodist…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

Mrs. Dark and Mrs. Tabrett play off the final for the first leg-in of the Hunter McPherson cup. Herb Peacock is cock-o'-the-walk…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

A soccer match will be played at Katoomba to-morrow, and a League team will motor to Lithgow. In the latter combination the Federals will…

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Golf Club Social Everybody Happy

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

"A real revel" aptly describes last Friday's social in the Town Hall. Upstairs, Miss Mary O'Keefe and Mr. C.E. Kean supervised the euchre…

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Sporting Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

George Coates has returned to Parramatta, and the local green is all the poorer for the departure. Genial old George is as well known as…

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Love All Tennis Au-revoir

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 5

Mesdames Tabrett, Dark, Smythe, and Miss Roberts organised a send-off to their clubmates, Mr. and Mrs. Reg. McShane, on Friday last, and…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

With the return of decent weather, Caretaker Mitchell is patching the Katoomba greens, which got an awful "chewing" over the ugly…

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Sporting Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

The following will represent Federate v. Portland, at Portland, to-morrow afternoon:—W. Campbell, E. James, E. Hickey, J. Cripps, J…

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Katoomba Golf Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

The final for the Club Championship between E. P. Bateman and R. W. Thomas drew a good crowd to Katoomba links on Sunday. The…

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Golf Club Groundsman Wanted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of Katoomba Council, a communication was received from Katoomba Golf Club, urging the Council to appoint Mr…

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Boxing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 5

A party of Mountains sports leaves tomorrow for a feast. The Queensland "veterans' and Ma State colts, under Burge, meet in the afternoon,…

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Arnold Rugby

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 3

There passed to the sunset trail on Friday evening, after a short illness, Arnold Rugby, of Bathurst, well and favorably known on the Blue…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 5

Soccer will advance another on the Falls reserve to-morrow, when Katoomba will play Zig-Zag, Kickoff 8 sharp…

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Football Flashes Light-weight Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 3

The 52 players engaged in the 10-stone test, inaugurated by the Katoomba League executive, stepped on the scales on Saturday, at the…

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Sporting Sparklets FOOT-RACING

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 5

Katoomba Amateur Athletic Club intents to run a series of athletic events during the intervals in the football matches throughout the…

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Sporting Sparklets GOLF

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 5

The John Portus Momerial Cup Was booked for the holiday at Leura, but but the heavy rain shattered all hopes, and the golfers Were doomed…

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