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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Leura Golf Ball Color and Conviviality

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 5

Dancing the Old Year out and welcoming the New Year in the arms of jazz and jollity is always a feature of the festive [?]nson at Leura Golf…

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Town Clerk's Report Sunday Tennis Taboo

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

In the report from Blackheath's Town Clerk (Mr. S. T. Green) to Tuesday's meeting, he recommended that the extension of water service…

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Tennis Club Replies

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

Dear Sir,—Judged by the remarks of some of the aldermen, Council would have acted wisely in accepting the Town Clerk's advice to refer…

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Bowls

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 1

In the Saturday matches on the Katoomba Bowling Green the following "Skipped"the rinks. Scores:--Thomas 23; Rev, Evans 20…

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Council Cricket Team

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

The team to represent the Council Cricket Club, to play Leura, to-morrow, will be selected from the following: S. Hillier, P. Morgan, C…

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Mountains Golf Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

It is pleasing to record an increased interest in the game on Katoomba links. New members are enrolling, and as the majority are permanent…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Kattomba has two strong rinks going to Country [?] in the City, Ayling roads nicely with Caton, Evans, and Fred, Wiles as comrades,…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Play starts at 2.15 sharp to-morrow, on Katoomba reserve, when the Scholastics will meet the Wentworth Falls eleven. The following…

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Sporting Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Gerald Paterson has tacked the championship of Australia to his tennis laurels. The big Victorian managed to win, but only after five long…

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Mountains Golf KATOOMBA

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 3

Katoomba golfers are loud in their praise of the game Harry Dean put up in the 36-hole test for the Hunter McPherson Cup. He deserved a…

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Katoomba Tennis Club Under Electric Light

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 8

At the annual meeting of members of the above club, held last Thursday evening, Mr. P. V. Tabrett presided. The attendance was…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 5

Lucky Joe Harris, the well-known crcketere with the Katoomba Club, is qualifying as successor to Herbic Collins, During the mid-week match…

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Cheaper Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

Sir,—At a meeting of the Tennis Club committee, held on Monday, a motion was carried to cheapen tennis in the hope of popularising the sport…

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Sporting Notes TENNIS

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 5

The committee of Katoomba Tennis Club met on Monday evening and decided to amend the subscription fees for the future. Men will…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

Goldstein, the stylish and Havenhand, the talking machine, are back on the local bowling green, and they both wear the same size in hats as…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

In the near future, President Medlicott hopes to have at least one of the Municipal tennes courts lit with electricity. Night tennis bys…

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Sporting Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

An A.I.F. Cup Competition is to be started on the Mountains. At Wednesday's golf meeting Mr. R. W. Thomas mooted it and ready…

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Cricket Chatter Played at Medlow

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 3

They gathered from the East and from the West—Shaw's Smiters. They answered the roll-call, and on Wednesday last wentworth to…

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Katoomba Golf Club Brighter Prospects Ahead Principals Optimistic

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

Owing to an urgent call on its patron, the fifth annual meeting of the above club was a little late in starting on Wednesday evening. Once Dr…

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Cricket Chatter

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

School of Arts scored a modest 122 against Blackheath, on the Blackheath Sports Ground, on Wednesday. Carter 36, and Ellis 35, being the…

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