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Sport, 1930

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A Cricket Match

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 6

The cricket match was about to begin. The scene of the proceedings was the cow paddock, and two large biscuit tins served as wickets…

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Wentworth Falls Golf Links. Subway at Leura. B.m Shire Report

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 9

Mr. Heffernan, engineer to the B.M. Shire, submitted the following report re work on Wentworth Falls Golf Links, at…

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Special Loan of £20,000 Question of Golf Links to Be Further Discussed

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 1

Ald. Packer (Mayor) in his mayoral minute, tabled at Tuesday night's meeting of the Council, made reference to the special loan of…

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Golf Inter-club Contests Local Teams to Meet

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

The sixth round of the inter-club series is set down for this week-end. Chief interest so far as local members are concerned will be in the…

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Brilliant Prospects 1930 Football Season Interesting Reports

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

Public interest is even more keen in rugby football affairs this coming season, and close on 50 ardent supporters were In attendance at the annual meeting of the B. M. District Rugby League, held at the Casino-de-luxe on Wednesday night…

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Golf Notes Mr. Whiteman. Finishes. Up To-day.--medal This Weekend.--new Engineer Is the Right. Man. In. The. Right

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

Aldermen Marsh and Bailey were noticed on a visit of inspection to the links, last week-end. Rumour hath it that "Tommy"…

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Katoomba Golf Links (To the Editor.)

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 2

Sir.--For some time past it has been hinted about town that it is the intention of the local Council to abolish the Golf Club, depose the…

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Bowling Appeal Mayor Packer Busy Bowls for Soldiers' Home

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

Mayor A. E. Packer, of Katoomba, is a real howling enthuiast, and his appeal on behalf of the Soldiers' Home has…

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Cricket Score Doubled Coming Bradman

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 1

Brian Webb, 18 years of age, son of Sergeant Webb, attached to the Katoomba police, visited Leura during last week-end,…

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Trial Football Match First of Season

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

The first football match of the season was played last Sunday. It was a trial match between Old Boys and Leura, and…

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APPRECIATION Extended to Golf Club Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 3

The courteous secretary of the Wentworth Falls Golf Club, Mr Bob Aitken, is in receipt of the following from, the clerk of the B.M. Shire:…

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Week-end Golf Nowland and Wren Score Well

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

The Nowland-Wren combination made a distastrous onslaught on Colonel Bogey in Saturday afternoon's four-ball best-ball…

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New Football Coach Introducing Mr J. Holt

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 8

Katoomb[?] Rugby Football Club is now being coached by Mr. Bernard ("Jack") Holt, one time amateur champion…

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Federal Football Club Successful Meeting Officers Elected

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

Notwithstandig an inclement night there was quite a number of football enthusaists who attended the annual meeting held on Wednesday…

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School Cricket Katoomba High School v. Cleveland St

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 5

Last week the High School team journeyed to Sydney to engage in a match with a first grade side from Cleveland Street…

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Golf Club Hold Its Annual Meeting. Dr. Allan Re-elected President

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 7

There was a good attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Katoomba Golf Club on Thursday night…

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Old Boys' Football Club Annual General Meeting Election of Officers

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

Casino de Luxe Roof Garden was the scene of an enthusiastic gathering of footballers this week, when 42 members and…

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Rugby League Wants New Name Delegates' Meeting

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

A meeting of League delegates met on Wednesday evening at the Family Hotel, the president (Mr F. Juer[?]s)…

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Football a Bright Outlook

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

The football season was opened on the Katoomba Showground on last week-end, before a crowd of 200 or 300 people, and the…

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Correspondence the Golf Club's Annual Report

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 4

Sir.-- I attended the annual meeting of the local Golf Club as an interested ratepayer. Tile concise report by the…

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