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Sport, 1935

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Katoomba High School Sports Annual Athletics Meeting Held in Ideal Weather Kanimbla House Supreme; Three Points Separate Three Houses

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

The annual athletics meeting of Katoomba High School was held at Katoomba Showground on Wednesday last, July 31. The school was fortunate in regard to the weather, which, although threatening in the early morning, remained…

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Golf Notes

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 2

Competitions at Katoomba this week-end are: Saturday, 18 holes v. par; Sunday morning: Fourball best ball v. par; afternoon, Fourball…

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Our Weekly Racing Letter "Bigger the Field, Bigger the Cert," Is No Longer a Safe Axiom All Right in the Days Before the Barrier Draw Altered Race Conditions Could an Owner Sue in a Racecourse Smash?

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 3

The old theory, "The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty," is no longer honored by the hard-headed punters of the…

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Pigeon Racing Katoomba Homing Club. Wilsons Hat-trick

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 2

The above Club conducted another face from Blayney on Monday last, the birds being held over from Saturday on account of the…

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Our Weekly Racing Letter a Good Hurdler in Australian Steeplechase with Chance Fulham Has Excellent Form and Condition and Also Experience Over Fences a Promising Three-year-old Winner

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 4

An acceptance of 19 for the Australian Steeplechase expresses optimism rather than any certainty on the part of the owners of so many that they have hopes of negotiating this trying miles 3½ miles over country. One thing that engenders optimism, however, is the…

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Golf President's Gift . a Trophy Worth Winning

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 1

The trophy which has been presented tor competition by members of Katoomba Club this week-end, will be well worth winning, as we…

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Golf Links Extension and Beautification Scheme Council to Investigate Ald. Shaw's Proposals. Land Can Be Resumed at Low Cost "When Will Improvements End?" Asks Alderman Packer

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 1

By resuming some acres of swamp and blackberry-infested land, and a few other small allotments adjoining the gon…

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Bowls a Fast Green

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 2

During the week, the green played very fast and a cross wind made play very difficult. On the first head in one game, seven out of eight…

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Tennis K.t.c. Meeting

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Katoomba Tennis Club will be held at the School of Arts on Tuesday (to-night) at 8 o'clock. As very…

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Here and There 2Uw Describes Gosford Races, To-day

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 3

Racing fans should make a memo of Gosford races to-day! The races will be described by Cyril Angles and broadcast by 2UW and…

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Football Blackheath Defeated

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 2

Riverstone Football Club visited Blackheath last Sunday, and played the local team at the Sports Ground. There was a fair attendance,…

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Tennis Men's Semi-finals Katoomba Defeats Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 2

The excellent weather on Sunday was great encouragement for Tennis enthusiasts of whom there are a great many in Kaloomba. One…

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Katoomba District Cycle Club Successful Meeting at Lithgow Point Score Races Today

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 3

Interest in the sport of cycling is very keenly maintained by members of this Club, and it is very encouraging to see…

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Our Weekly Racing Letter Rosehill Club Sneaked in a Weight for Age Race Warwick Farm Resumes the Sequence for the Real Champions. :: Plans for Rogilla, Young Idea, and Other Turf Notabilities

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 2

When Duke Caledon ended a sequence of three wins with his second to Barak in the weight or age Wentworthville Stakes at Rosehill last Saturday, Epsom lopes of his owner, Dr. W. A. Dunne, were greviously shattered. The sporting medico had hoped…

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Tennis Final Match at Municipal Courts Prospects Analysed

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 3

The executive of the Katoomba and Leura Association has now definitely decided that next Sunday's final between…

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Bowls

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 2

The first of "the swallows" to return is Geo. Edmondson. Whilst in Sydney he played with the "bankers," registering a win, and…

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Tennis Kelamar Wins Final of Men's Competition

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 1

The final of the Katoomba District Competition was played on SUNday last on No. 1 Municipal, Court, before a crowd of 200…

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Fire at "Stretton Hall Football Team Helps to Quell Outbreak

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 2

About lunch time on Sunday, an alarm of fire came from "Stretton Hall," in Lurline Street, one of the popular guest-houses. Local firemen…

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News of the Mountains District Rugby Union at Springwood

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 2

A football match was played between Springwood Juniors and the Bine Mountains Grammar School at Springwood, on Saturday,…

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Cricket Chatter

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 2

With the beginning of the cricket season close at band, all the clubs desiring affiliation have held their annual meetings and are awaiting…

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