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Sport, 1932

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Here and There Tennis Stars

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 3

Members of the Katoomba Tenuis Club have been disappointed lately with the continued bad weather conditions which have affected the…

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Boxing At Town Hall Ambulance Committee Stages Another Splendid Display George Lees Wins on Points

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 2

The third of the series of boxing tournaments was held on Saturday night before a packed house, the Lees-Wilcox contest being, of course, the star turn on the programme. There was considerable speculation concerning the chance of…

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Football B.M.D. Defeats Combined Railways Keogh (B.m.d.) Kicks Six Goals

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 3

The match between R.M.D, and Combined Railways on Sunday, ai i he Show Ground, was well worth watching. The attendance should have been better, the weather being bleak and dull, keeping many by the fireside; consequently the monetary side of the game…

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Swimming Baths

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 3

The finance committee, together with Mr. Toakley, discussed the rent and general maintenance, etc., of the Baths. It appears that certain…

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Mt. Victoria Tennis Club Euchre Party & Dance at Cooper's Grand Hotel

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 1

Another most successful euchre party and dance as held in Cooper's Grand Hotel ballroom, under the auspices of the Mt…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 3

The team of championship tennis players which starts on a tour of the West next week will play exhibition matches on the Katoomba Municipal Courts on…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 3

Blue Mountains Cricket Association is to hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday next at the Katoomba School of Arts…

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Rugby League Ball a Brilliant Success

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 2

From a social standpoint, the Rugby League Ball at the California on Tuesday night was a brilliant success. When the "Times" looked in after 10 o'clock the…

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Fast and Attractive Football Blues Rout Combined Railways

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 3

Last Sunday's game at the Showground was the fastest and most attractive exhibition of the League code seen at the Showground this season. The game was full of incident, and thrill followed thrill as the play swung up and down the field. The Blue thirteen…

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Golf Notes

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 4

A number of improvements are noticeable at the links, as the result of the past few months' work. There is no doubt that, under Mr…

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Mt. Victoria Tennis Club

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 2

Another large crowd turned out at Mt. Victoria on Saturday afternoon last to see the locals defeat Hartley Vale in a return match, Mt…

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A Second or Third Rate Monte Carlo Sunday Sport a Charge Against Katoomba the Football Barracker Declared a Pest Springwood Enters Protest to Shire Council

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 2

The Shire President (Mr. P. Wilson) successfully handled a difficult situation at the Council meeting on Wednesday last, when a deputation from Springwood debated the vexed question of Sunday Sport. Rev. Viney representing the Protestant…

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Rugby Football in a Mountain Mist B.m.d. Victors Over Cronulla

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 4

Only one fine Sunday in seven is surely a happening to dishearten football promoters and fans. Last Sunday's matches…

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Mt. Victoria Tennis Club

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 5

The local Tennis Club had an off week for matches, Saturday being tournament day for St. Peter's Church of England Auxiliary. The…

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GOLF Ladies v. Gents Teams Match To- Day's Event

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 2

It has been decided not to hold the mixed Canadian fours this week- end, but to conduct a teams match, Associates v. Members,…

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BOXING Lightweight Championship

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

Heartened by the increasing public support which packed out the Town Hall at the last programme the boxing committee of the ambulance have…

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Football Dance

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

The rainy evening kept many away of those who generally attend the popular dance arranged at the California on alternate Tuesdays by the…

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B.M. Cricket Association

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

The wintry night no doubt affected the attendance at the Annual Meeting, but delegates from Leura, Hazelbrook and Katoomba School of Arts were present,…

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TENNIS Champions play at Katoomba next

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 7

Manager Kay has the Katoomba Municipal Courts looking in wonderful condition for the exhibition matches by state Champions next Sunday afternoon…

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Lawn Tennis Champs. Visit Katoomba To-morrow

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 1

The team of city stars, comprising Messrs. R. Dunlop, A. Willard, F. Sheriff, J. Rodgers, Miss V. Valkenburg and Miss N. Hall, who are…

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