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Sport, 1930

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Annual Meeting Tennis Club

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Hazelbrook Tennis Club was held in the Scouts' Hall, Hazelbrook, on Saturday, July…

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Week-end Golf Paterson's Excellent Figures

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 6

"Bob" Paterson made the opposition look third-rate in the medal competition at Katoomba over the week-end. The greens were…

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FOOTBALL Exciting Drawn Game Blues Hold Their Own

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 3

Fine weather prevailed during the week-end, and there was a great attendance at the Showground when the Blues met a strong team from Lithgow. As a curtain-raiser, Leura played…

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Golf Katoomba Associates

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 2 August 1930 · page 2

The Sealed Hole competition was won by Miss J. Harris. The monthly medal resulted in a win for Miss E. Wilson, who is…

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Cricket Limericks

The Independent · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 4

The first prize of 10/-, which we last week offered or the best limerick written about our cricketers battling for the ashes on the other side of the…

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Football B.m.d. Easily Defeats University

The Independent · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 3

Despite a biting cold westerly wind on Sunday last, there was a very fair attendance at the Showground, when the Blues met a team representing…

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Golf Social Gathering of the Clan's Mount Victoria

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 9 August 1930 · page 1

Mt. Victoria has a Golf Club aud course connected with the Imperial Hotel Limited. It is said that the game of golf cements friendships…

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Cricket Limerick

The Independent · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 3

It has been very hard to pick a winner, but for metre and scanning, the following written by Hob Meeks, c/of Weedens's, seems to us the best:-…

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FOOTBALL B.M.D. Defeats Bathurst

The Independent · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 2

In a game that was never for one moment dull, the District team registered a splendid win over Bathurst at the Katoomba Showground on Sunday…

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A Cricket Match

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 4

"That was a good hit, Rita." "Yes; I wish could hit like that. Oh. look, right over the fence!" "So do I. That was Sam Bell, the…

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B.m.golf Premiership Victors Receive Spoils of Victory Katoomba's Glory

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 2

When premiership honors were so worthily gained by Katoomba "A " team for the 1929 - 30 season, there was much rejoining in the local camp. This spirit was once more in evidence on Sunday afternoon at Katoomba Club -house, when…

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Cricket Limericks

The Independent · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

There was a young man named Mc[?] Cabe, Whom some people thought should have stayed…

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Football District Team Narrowly Beaten at Lithgow. Unlucky to Lose

The Independent · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

In the presence of a record crowd at Lithgow on Sunday last, the District team went down by the narrow margin of one point, and under the0…

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Cricket Limericks Our Limerick Competition

The Independent · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 3

There are so many good limericks in about the cricket that we publish a few more as being of general interest, anil showing how the poetic strain…

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Football B.m.d. Defeated by St. George

The Independent · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 3

There was only a very moderate crowd at the showground in the lain on Sunday last when St. George played the district team. The latter side was…

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This Week S Golf at Katoomba Norm. Wootton Lucky

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 30 August 1930 · page 2

The fair members of Katoomba Golf Club will be afforded an opportunity to display their prowess on Sunday afternoon, when another of…

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Golf Dance Bright Dresses Make Pretty Scene At Masonic Hall

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 30 August 1930 · page 3

About a hundred people attended the golf dance organised by Mesdames Black and Laws, making the function one of the most successful…

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Football B.m.d. Beaten at Orange

The Independent · Wednesday 3 September 1930 · page 3

Despite the fact that Orange was short of its star players on Saturday afternoon last, they easily accounted for B.M.D., before a poor crowd, at…

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Ornamental Ponds or Baths Katoomba Municipal Swimming Hole What Is Required to Bring Them Up to Date

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 6 September 1930 · page 6

The future of Katoomba's baths is to be made the subject of inquiry by the Works Committee of the Katoomba Municipal Council…

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Miniature Golf Links

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 13 September 1930 · page 5

Mr. McFarland a golfing enthusiast. visited Cooper's Grand Hotel at Mount Victoria just recently and after visiting the miniature golf…

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