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Sport, 1935

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Bowls Season Opens Katoomba v. Wentworth Falls

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 5 October 1935 · page 1

The near-West opened its bowling season by a match, Katoomba v. Wentworth Falls, in which experience told against youth. Katoomba…

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Cricket Hazelbrook v. Wenworth Falls

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 5 October 1935 · page 2

Following are the teams for the above Jackson Shield match, to be played on. October 5 and 12th:- HAZELBROOK: R. Eaton B…

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Our Weekly Racing Letter Victorian Visitors Will Make the Betting Market on the Derby Gay Lover Belongs to One of Australia's Biggest Betting Owners. Saving 7lbs. Proved Erroneous for Cid

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 5 October 1935 · page 4

The Derby held on Saturday is going to drop down to smaller proportions than usual as the result of the poor standard reached by so many of the first acceptors for the race. Recent racing has shown that Sydney has only one really good colt, Alunga, and if…

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Bowls Katoomba Club Notes

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 8 October 1935 · page 3

The bright sunshine at the weekend, with consequent heat in Sydney, induced bowlers to come to the Mountains. Amongst those we…

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Cycling Katoomba District Club Two Races

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 8 October 1935 · page 3

The weather on Saturday was ideal in every respect and the Club staged two races - a junior and a senior race…

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Associate Golf

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

In winning the Flag Competition this week, Miss Harris has succeeded in reducing her handicap by six strokes. She now plays from…

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Mountain Sport Bowls Katoomba Club

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

Eight-Hour Day in Sydney produced many visitors to the Mountains in spite of 63,000 at Rand- wick and thousands on the beaches…

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Cricket Wentworth Falls Club

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

A revision of the activities of the Club to date reveals a highly satisfactory state of affairs. The influx of young players is a most…

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Week-end Golf

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 12 October 1935 · page 3

Fourball bestball events will he played at Katoomba to-morrow. In the morning the test will be against stroke. with a tussle…

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Cricket Meeting of B.m. Association Big Games Ahead

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 12 October 1935 · page 1

The Blue Mountains Cricket Association will hold a general meeting in the School of Arts on Oct. 16, at 8 p.m…

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Bowls Chatswood in Force Katoomba Club Notes

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 3

On Saturday our green was fully taxed with its complement of bowlers; in fact, some had to watch the play in consequence of the other…

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Katoomba Sub-branch Request to Bald. Golf Association. the Smoko Necessities for Diggers on the Track

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 1

Business at the fortnightly meeting of the above held last week, for the most part concealed a report by President…

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Cricket Chapter

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 4

With the completion of the second match of the Jackson Shield and Birrell Cup Competition, two teams are together at the top of…

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Swimming Classes

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 2

The Katoomba, Swimming Club has started its season with a definite ambition to interest the townspeople in swimming aud the Club which…

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Bowls Katoomba Club

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 3

We were pleased to see on our green an old friend, Geo. Ritchie, who, with three others, paid a hurried visit to our district to play a…

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Sunday Cricket. Leura versus North Sydney

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 4

On Sunday last. North Sydney Cricket Club brought a very,strong team to Leura to play the local team. Among the visitors were such…

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Tennis Men's Summer Competition. Mixed Competition

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 3

A general meeting of the Katoomba District Tennis Association was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday last. Eight clubs were…

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2Uw Test Cricket Scheme Explained

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 2

In connection with 2UW's allembracing coverage of the forthcoming contest between Australian and South African cricketers, Mr…

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Social Evening Leura Cricket Club

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 1

The first of a fortnightly series of social evenings was held in the Presbyterian Hall at Leura, by the Leura Cricket Club, on…

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Week-end Golf Mixed Foursomes To-morrow

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 2

As stated in a previous issue of The Daily, the monthly mixed foursomes event conducted by Katoomba Club, will take place to-morrow…

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