Cricket Sidelights
"I am more at home chasing Mulloy's sixers than proposing this least."—Mr. P. V. Tabrott's preface to his toast to "The Press."…
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Lease of Tennis Courts
Blackheath Council invites tenders for leasing its six tennis courts. dressing and refreshment rooms it its sports reserve. The tern is for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Classic Cricket Match at Katoomba Internationals in the Rain Mountaineers Make Good Showing
Kipling once described cricket as "casting a ball at three straight sticks, and defending the same with a fourth." Sounds simple, but what a hold the game has on English-speaking races. The long-talked of match between Penfold's Wines Cricket Club and Katoomba School of Arts Club,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Chatter Season Opens To-morrow
The 1927-28 season opens to-morrow, under the happiest auspices. Owing to the following Saturday being the date of the State elections,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sporting Notes TENNIS
Tennis boomed, both day and night, over the holiday week-end, on the municipal courts. As soon as the sun shone between the showers,…
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Two letters were received at the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday, in reference to Sunday tennis at Mount Victoria…
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Katoomba Council has endorsed the suggestion of the local Golf Club that fees for dully play In future shall be 3/6. The…
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Now that the Blackheath links are again in full swing, a young devotee of the lost-ball art forwards the Hollowing, with apologies to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improvements at Golf Links Good Work of Committee Extra Nine Holes Begun to Complete Course Valuable Civic Asset
When the Katoomba Municipal Golf Links came into the possession of the Council, by dedleation they were a barron gravel ridge…
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Katoomba links were brighter and better patronished over the week-end. A competition among the associates was not well patronised; the winner…
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Council heads the table at the one of the first. of the competition matcher. Following are the points to date:— Council 4, Leura 3,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Chatter BATTING— M.J. Prior (W. Falls) 62 not out H. Bloome (Leura) 53 not out BOWLING— J. Harris (Leura) 5 for 15
There will be no competition matches this week-end, on account of the Blue Mountains-Lithgow match, to be played to-morrow, at…
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On Saturday last, five rinks from Lithgow visited Katoomba. The weather was beautiful, and after a closely contested game, visitors won…
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Tennis is booming in Katoomba the Municipal courts being well patronised day and night. The standard of play has improved, and the social…
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A big entry was expected for the week-end. Weather conditions spoilt the sport, and only the "invincibles" braved the elements. Dave Rogalski…
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The Lawsonlans journeyed to Wentworth Falls on Saturday last and after a most exciting single innings match went home victorious,…
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Katoomba Council team automatically forfelted to the Leura Club by playing two men under assumed names, in the match at the Show…
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sir,—On many occasions, the question is asked why a local team cannot win more matches against visiting teams. To anyone who…
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Wentworth Falls and Loura now head the competition table, with 10 points each, both teams socuring four points during the last round…
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Ted Bolger, who has been entrusted with the care of the new nine-hole course at Mount Victoria, was an understudy of Tommy How…
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