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Sport, 1934

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Week- End Golf

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 3

Katoomba Club's programme for this week-end provides for a par handicap (bisque) event this afternoon, and a 36 holes stroke…

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Cricket Tit-bits

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

H. Challis, School. of Arts skipper, is to be congratulated on the magnificent catch he took on Saturday last,…

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Blue Mountains Cricket Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition Leura Has Commanding Lead in Final School of Arts Fail

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

The final match of the Jackson Shield and Birrell Competition, which is being played at the Katoomba Reser between School of Arts and Leura, is at present well favour of Leura—but to secure premiership honours,…

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News of the Mountains District Blackheath News Swimming

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Again Blackheath leads the way in Mountain swimming circles. A most attractive programme has been arranged for the carnival at…

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Bowls Citizens Entertained Katoomba Aldermen and School of Arts

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon last at the Katooomba Bowling green, the Mayor and aldermen, and the President and members of…

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Football Dance First of the Season!

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 2

Football enthusiasts are starting early this season to attract players to their ranks. The Old Boys Football Club is holding its first dance…

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Racing Notes Rosehill Meetings Tips for To-day

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

Visitors to Ros[?]hill on Saturday last found conditions very trying: the intense heat and the difficulty in locating…

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Golf Incidents at Katoomba Links

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 1

LOST BALL. A player of experience, having noticed that another not so experienced had been looking for a ball beyond the time allowed,…

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Football. Paid Players a £10 Per Week Coaching Job

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 1

The value of the Players' Employment Bureau service, instituted by the Country Rugby League is amply demonstrated by the fact…

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Bowls Neutral Ray v. Katoomba. Locals Win

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

Last Saturday afternoon there was a large roll-up of bowlers at Katoomba green, and the weather was splendid…

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Tennis the Event of the Year

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 2

The Blue Mountains annual tennis championships will be fought out at Blackheath Municipal Courts during Easter, starting on March 30 and…

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Blue Mountains Cricket Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition Leura Cricket Club Premiers 1933- 34 School Ok Arts Defeated by an Innings

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 3

The Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition. was concluded on Saturday last when Leura. defeated School of Arts outright, by an innings and 33 runs thus winning the Premiership for the Season 1933-34 and gaining the Birrell Cup for the…

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Golf Four Ball Best-ball Knockout H. S. Ziems Heads Scores in Stroke Event

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

H. S. Ziems returned to winning form on Saturday afternoon, when a 78 off the sticks gave him a winning margin of…

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This Week's City and Mountains' Sport the Turf Autumn Horses Sieve Unfit for Easter Racing

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

The defeats of Chatham and Silver Scorn at Roschill on Saturday caused course commotions and newspaper sensation…

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L.g. Sporting Fixtures Golf, Tennis, Bowls

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

This year, as in the two past years, Katoomba Council has arranged a programme of sporting and social events for…

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Cricket Tit-bits

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

Congratulations to Leura on winning the Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition. Leura thus has the honour of…

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School Children and the Tennis Courts

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

As the result of a discussion between the Mayor (Ald. Freelander) Mr. E. G. Bentley (Headmaster K.I.H.S.) and Mr. O. H. Boughton…

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Meeting of B.m. Cricket Association School of Arts Again Appeals to Head Body

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

After having been defeated in the last match of the Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup competition on Saturday last. School…

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Week-end Golf at Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 2

At Katoomba links to-day, the Club's competition will take the form of an 18 hole par (handicap). To-morrow, the semi-finals and final…

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Racing Notes Exciting Day at Rose Hill Tips for Warwick Farm To-day

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 2

Fine weather favoured Rose- hill Club for the conclusion of the March meeting at this popular course, and the attendance…

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