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Blue Mountains · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Football. Coaches and Paid Players Full Roll of Those Seeking Engagements

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

The Country Rugby League will dispatch to all club by Saturday next the full roll of all those footballers who are seeking engage-…

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Local Government Sport Competitions Golf, Tennis and Bowls

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

At the fortnightly meeting of Katoomba Council on Tuesday night, it was resolved to again conduct sporting competitions…

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Golf Week-end Events at Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 3

To-day (Saturday), an eighteen holes par handicap will be decided, whilst to-morrow will see the knock-out competition finalised…

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CRICKET B.M. ASSOCIATION v. BATHURS

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

The Blue Mountains Cricket Association is to receive a [?] from a combined Bathurst team Sunday (to-morrow). The [?]…

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Racing Notes "Bookies" Lose Again at Warwick Farm To-day's Winners ?

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 3

At the A.J.C. meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday last, the betting was by no means spirited, the dull, threatening…

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Trouble at the Tennis Courts School-children Charged with Being Untidy

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. O. H. Boughton, lessee of the Municipal Tenuis Courts, forwarded a long letter to the last meeting of the aldermen, in which he sought…

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Golf C. Whetton's Medal Mixed Canadian to Mrs. Bentley and W. Webb

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 3

A brief interval of fine weather enabled golf to be played under ideal conditions, last week end, and at Katoomba, severa…

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Magazines. Australian Boxing Annual Jack Read's Latest Book

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 1

The boxing annual, as written by Jack Read, is now to hand, and followers of this sport will find much to interest them in its pages…

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Cricket. Hazelbrook Fails Again Very Pooh Fielding in Competition Match

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 2

Hazelbrook met Leura in the second last match of the Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition at Leura, on Saturday last. Batting…

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Football. Control of Rugby League No Half Measures with Country League

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 4

Two schemes for raising funds for country football clubs have been put forward by the Country Rugby League. Any club which did…

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Golf Match with Lithgow Team to Represent Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 1

The following players, have been selected to represent Katoomba in the inter-club match against Lithgow to-morrow: —…

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Tennis Club Function Farewell to Mr. "Dick" Peterson

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 1

Members of the Katoomba Tennis Club, together with a few intimate friends of Mr. "Dick" Peterson, gathered at "The Niagara" on…

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Golf Katoomba Deeats Lithgow in Thrilling Inter-club Match Six Games to Five

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 2

The match between Lithgow and Katoomba Clubs on Sunday virtually decides the premiership for the 1933-34 season,…

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Autumn Racing Novice Longshot Beaten by Half-head Pike's Predicament

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 8 March 1934 · page 4

A long-priced outsider, in Dromos, did not win the Novice at Randwick after all. He started at 14 to 1 after…

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The Golf Links

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 2

Although February was a particularly wet month, the golf links manager (Mr. R. J. Paterson) reported to Council on Tuesday night…

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"Hydro Majestic" Tennis

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 1

The management of the "Hydro Majestic." Medlow Bath, should be very pleased at the splendid, response given to the mixed doubles…

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Tenders for Golf Links Improvements Mr. J. J. Geraghty Successful

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 3

Four tenders were opened at the meeting of Katoomba aldermen this week, in connection with the improvements to the…

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B.m.d. Tennis Association Annual Meeting Election of Officers

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 3

The first general meeting of members of the B.M.D.T.A. since the annual meeting at Lawson, on the annual meeting at Lawson, on…

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CRICKET Leura Wins Outright Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 4

With 3 wickets down for 168, Leura continued its first innings against Hazelbrook at Leura, on Saturday last, Wales and Hart…

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Racing Notes

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 1

City Tatt's meeting at Randwick On Saturday last, attracted a splendid attendance, and although no outstanding…

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