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Sport, 1930

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Currawangs Visit Golf Links Wentworth Falls

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

Periodically curra wangs visit the golf links. It is not to fly afay with the balls, but to dig into the greens in search of worms and grubs…

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May Not Play Football Mr. Naismith Will Be Missed

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

Mr. Murray Naismith. one time captain of the Blackheath--Mt. Victoria Football Club, may not play this year for his team…

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Big Golf Events T.b. Soldiers' and Sailors' Cup to Be Played This Week End

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

Owing to the large number of competitions to be played within the next three months, the handicap committee has had no alternative…

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Football Teams Selected

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 8

The following players have been selected to represent the B.M. District team against North Bondi Surf Club…

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Women's Golf B.M. Ladies' Golf Union Wentworth Falls v. Blackheath Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 3

A team of Wentworth Fails Associates journeyed to Blackheath and played the local ladies with the result that the visitors won by five…

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School Cricket Katoomba Wins Again

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 5

On Saturday the High School cricket team journeyed to Wentworth Falls to play the final match of the season against Wentworth Falls…

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Golf Ball at Grand Hotel Mt. Victoria

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 8

Mr John Twinn, proprietor of Cooper's Grand Hotel, Mt. Victoria, has just returned after a strenous week in Sydney, completing the final…

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Golf Pro. Has Poisoned Finger Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 3

Mr. E. Barnes, our golf professional, has poisoned one of his fingers. It will prevent him from…

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Golf Doings Notes from Annual Meeting New Committee Meets

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 5

With the exception of Messrs Tabrett and Bursill, the executive officers of the Club are the same as last year. Dr Dark and Mr. O. C. Ferns…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 2

During the week-end a representative team from the Diggers' Tennis Club journeyed to Leura, and met membes of The Mall Tennis Club in…

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Golf Wentworth Falls Club

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 5

Week-end results: Choice nine holes-- John Allerton (21, 32; Jim Allerton [?]35; H. W. McKeown (6) 36; T. Lobban (4), 37; G. Isaacs…

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Football a First-Class Exhibition

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 1

About 400 spectators last week-end witnessed the battle between the B.M. District and North Bondi Surf Club teams, and it is safe to say that no one regretted the Colonial Robert it cost to be present. The visiting team, if anything, was the…

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BUNK=ERED! Hazardous Golf Affairs Ex-alderman Soper Gets Busy Asks Pertinent Questions

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 2

Hush, readers! Preserve a deadly silence, for the Katoomba Council is still investigation bent -- this time on affairs at the municipal Golf Links. Ex- Alderman A. M. Soper, a keen and enthusiastic…

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Mount Victoria District News Red Letter Day Official Opening of Golf Links Grand Hotel Attraction Mt. Victoria

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 3

Mount Victoria has witnessed many gala days, but the official opening by R. Dawson Moore, Esq., on Saturday afternoon, of the magnificent miniat ure golf links adjoining Cooper's Grand Hotel, undoubtedly eclip sed all previous gala days…

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Tennis Champs

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 5

Messrs Herb Peacock and J. Crowley won the tennis doubles Easter championship, at Blackheath, for the second year in succession, on…

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Golf This Week-end's Events

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 5

Messrs H. Dean, R. Webb, and -- Newton will play off their the in the Bell-Davison Shield on Sunday morning. H. Went will act as referee…

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A Dog Playing Cricket

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 4

At home we have a dog called "Digger." On Saturday afternoon w'e started playing cricket. We let him off the chain, and he started to…

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Football a First-class Game the Blues on Top

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 1

Whether it was the new jerseys, the buoyant atmosphere and genial suit, a determination to retrieve lost laurels, or simply a reversal of form, there can he no doubt that the Blues, playing against Belmore A. Grade, acquitted themselves so well…

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Golf Championship

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 2

The qualifying round of the Katoomba Club championship, will be played this week-end. There is always much speculation as to who…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 4

Dear Uncle Joe, do you remember the story I wrote called "Shall I Get My Cricket Set?" Now I have got it, and have good…

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