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Sport, 1930

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Golf Week-end Matches Inter Club Teams

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 10

The fourth round of the interclub series to be played this weekend promises to be most interesting, particularly the engagement between…

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GOLF Beginner's Luck

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

I was picked to represent the Blue Mountains District Golf Team in Sydney during Country Week. I was very proud and excited…

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Golf Doings Hunter Macpherson [?]Up on Anniversary Day Hagen's Visit

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

There will be a meeting of delegates of the Blue Mountain District Golf Association at Leura on Sunday morning…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 9

In search of new talent the N.S.W. Cricket Association organises a Country Week in Sydney each year. This year the fixture is being held…

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Stormy Golf Meeting Country Delegates Threatened

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

Wednesday night's adjourned meeting of the Country and Suburban Golf Association was one of the stormiest in the…

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Cricket Victory for the Mount

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 2

Mt. Victoria Cricket Club played a team from Hartley on Sunday, on the Mt. Victoria Reserve. Both teams luncheoned at…

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Golf a Challenge Match Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

On Wednesday a friendly golf match was played on the La Perouse course between Messrs Jim Allerton (Wentworth Falls) and Don Spence,…

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Visitors to Golf Links Turned Away Competitions and Fees

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 9

"Through Mr Mayor, I would like to ask if this is a fact that on Sunday last eight visitors, who had each paid 36 for a…

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Golf Mrs Dark Wins Mrs. Allan's Shield Well Deserved Success

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 2

Congratulations to Mrs. Dark in winning the play-off for Mrs. Allan's Shield. On Thursday Mrs. Dark and Mrs…

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New Pavillion Lawson Tennis Club Officially Opened by Shire President

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 2

On Saturday, December 21, Cr. P. Wilson, president of the Blue Mountain Shire, officially opened the new clubhouse of the…

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Approach to Golf Links Wanted To be Carried Out When Funds Available

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 7

The Parks and Reserves Trust, Lawson, wrote to the Blue Mountain Shire Council at its meeting on Wednesday last, stating that at…

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Baker's Dozen Play Cricket

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

The employees of Hunter's Bakery at Katoomba, have arranged a cricket match between themselves and a team comprised of members of the…

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Country Week Cricket Blue Mountains Fail in Selection Game Bathurst Wins Easily

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 3

The collapse of the Blue Mountains team in the Blue Mountains--Bathurst cricket match in connection with the Country Week selection, which was commenced at the Bathurst Cricket Ground on Monday, was rather sensational…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 2

The following team has been picked to represent District Team against Capital Theatre Ltd., on Sunday next, at 10.30 a.m.-- L…

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B.M. District Golf Ass

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

In the week-end match Katoomba A team beat Wentworth Falls by four matches to two on the Katoomba links. The scores were:--…

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Bowls. the Skip. Valuable Hints

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 9

At the present time both in the city and country, the game of bowls is being carefully watched and played, in country week…

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CRICKET Ups and Downs

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 1

Percy Morgan's team of cricketers from Leura (known as Frog's Holla) had their colors lowered at last by the North…

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Country Bowls Carnival. J. Low Repeats Success

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 9

Katoomba and Blue Mountains bowlers will be pleased to see that Mr. J. Low of the Lithgow Bowling Club, repeated his…

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New Factors How Motor Races are Won

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 8

In spite of keen and widespread interest in motor racing, and particularly in to-day's greatest of all road races, I doubt if the general motoring public realises how much more important a factor to success is--or are--tactics as compared with…

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Lease of Showground. Football League or N.r.m.a. Discussion at Meeting

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 9

A discussion took place at Wednesday night's meeting of the A.H. and I. Soceity, regarding the lease of the showground…

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