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Sport, 1927

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Golf Club Committee's Decisions

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

The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of Katoomba Golf Club was held on Tuesday night, when Mr. R. W. Thomas was elected…

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Golf

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

A few weeks ago, a preliminary meeting was held of golfers interested in the institution of an A.I.F. Cup on the Blue Mountains. The…

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Sporting Bowls

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

Katoomba greens looked exceptionally well in the warm sunshine of this week, and presented a neat and well-kept aspect. The caretaker,…

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Sporting Tennis

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

A tennis match will be played on the local courts, over the week-end, between a team from the Randwick Hibernians and Katoomba, Play will…

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Cricket Conundrum

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

Now that the cricket competitions are over and the season almost closed, many of the Blue Mountains players have been making up their…

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Cricket De Luxe

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 5

On saturday afternoon, teams representative of Katoomba School of Arts and Tennis Club elashed on the local reserve, and great was the…

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Sporting Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 5

The wet weather killed all bowls over the early week. On Thursday, the local Drakonians turned up in full strength, and there was a fair…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 5

Mr. Carl Gill, popular teacher at the local school, is an enthusiastic cricketer, who believes in bowing the seeds of the game that won the…

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Mountains Golf Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 8

A twelve months' competition has just been concluded on the Wentworth Falls links. Messrs. Ray Garden and Reg. Morris agreed to play…

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Mountains Golf KATOOMBA

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 4

In the club championship competition on Katoomba links, R. Bartle's defeat of Bateman—4 up and 2, was the star performance of the…

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Golf Notes Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 5

As was the case elsewhere, rain killed the Easter on Katoomba links. When it cleared a little on the Monday, a restricted field filed out…

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Mountains Golf Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 8

At Blackheath, the torrential rains rendered necessary the postponement of the competitive events. Record entries had been received,…

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Mountains Golf Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 5

The event of the week-end was the final of the Club Championship between H. Dean and J. Harris over 36 holes. Contrary to expeclutions,…

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Rugby League Annual Meeting Held

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Rugby League, held on WEdnesday evening the attendance was disappointing and prospects for the…

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BOWLS Draughts on the Green Townsman's Happy Thought

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 5

In years gone by, Mr. W. R. Copeland, ex-alderman and sterling townsman, played a prominent part in the life of Katoomba. By a…

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Football Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 5

The fixture for to-morrow, on Katoomba Falls Reserve is between Federals and Old Boys, with Cliff. Ellison, fine forward of other days,…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 5

Blackheath and Federals now head the competition Lable, with three points each; Emu Plains being two and Old Boys nil…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 5

The Lowlanders finished their season's cricket on Saturday last, and it is pleasing to note that Glenbrook won the A Grade premiership. The…

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Town Talk Katoomba Golf Club

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 5

The half-yearly examinations will be held at Katoomba High School next week. Those in connection with the primary department At the local links over last week-end, J. A. Brownlow won the only competition. The monthly medal will be…

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Football Flashes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 5

To-morrow's fixtures are as follow:— Federals v. Blackheath, at Katoomba, at 2 p.m. Referee,…

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