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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Football Rakings

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

Both Federal aud Old Boy Clubs had preliminary runs last Sunday. Between fourteen and' sixteen of the Old Boys stripped on the…

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Cricket Wentworth Falls Club

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 9

The match between Wentworth Falls and Leura was concluded at Leura on Saturday last. Wentworth Falls won by 6 runs on first innings…

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Football an Important Meeting League Matters

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 10

The business conducted at the last two meetings of the B.M. District Rugby League has been moat important and interesting…

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CRICKET City's Win Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

Teams chosen from City Hotel Brokers and Wentworth Palls met at Wentworth Falls last Sunday, the match resulting in a win for the…

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Methodist Tennis Club a Successful Social LEURA

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 8

Oil Friday night of last week, in the Methodist School Hail, Leura a kitchen tea was tendered by the Methodist Tennis Club, church…

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Motor Cycle Club Keen Match Races to Affiliate with Onion

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

A successful outing of the above club was held on Sunday last, when a good muster of members met at Russell Hawke Park and proceeded…

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Golf Premiers Lepra Wins the Inter-club Contests for 1028-29 an Excellent Performance

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

Finality was reached in the interclub series for 1923-29 over the week-end, when the seventh round was played. As a result of defeating…

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Won £5 Cricket Club Prize

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 2

At the social conducted on behalf of Katoomba School of Arts, at Katoomba Town Hall on Thursday night, a £5 prise competition…

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Golf Championship Katoomba Club's Blue-ribbon Event the Draw

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 4

The handicap committee met over the week-end and drew for partners in this week's championship, event, They came out of the hat as follows…

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Football Trial Games Some Notes on the Play

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 3

The trial matches last Sunday on the Showground showed that Mountain football this season is about to reap the benefits of the fine…

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T.b. Soldiers & Sailors' Cup Dean Qualifies for Golf Final Funds Benefit

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 3

The above event was played at Katoomba links over the week-end There were seventeen competitors, and the T.B. Soldiers and Sailors…

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Football Rakings

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 5

Despite their difficult task the League selector have chosen a team which leaves nothing to be desired in regards to balance and…

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GOLF Amateur Championship Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 5

The Wentworth Falls Golf Club will stage the amateur championship of the club on Saturday next, the 27th inst. The first prize is a ten…

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Tennis Club Annual Meeting Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 1

The Wentworth Falls Tennis Club held their annual meeting on Monday night last at Wilson's motor office. Perhaps it was the big log…

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Football a Matters Discussed at League Meeting Important Decisions

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 8

There were about sixteen members of the League present at the meeting on Wednesday night, when some very important' business was dealt…

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Football Rakings

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

Katoomba's first experience, of professionalism in football was not a very pleasant one. The League's intentions were quite…

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Football Blackheath Club's Request

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Black[?]eath Council a request was received from the local football club for the use of the sports ground on…

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This Week's Golf Championship Semi-finals

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

Chief interest in the local golfing community this week-end, centres in the semi-finals of the championship. The match between Page Jude and…

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FOOTBALL League Committee Meeting Showground Secured

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

There was a fair attendance at the general committee meeting of the B.M.D. Rugby League on Wednesday night. Mr. W. Smith…

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Football Team Manager a Wise Choice

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 10

Part of the time of the general committee of the B.M.D. Rugby League on Wednesday night was taken up in choosing a man to take…

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