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Sport, 1939

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Cricket at Springwood

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 6

The Springwood Cricket Club asked the B.M. Shire Council at its last meeting to consider the construction of a new wicket at…

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Tennis Sunday Morning, Competition for Men

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 3

The long-awaited Sunday morning tennis competition for men was commenced on Sunday last, April 16…

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Valley Farm Races for King's Birthday

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 3

The Valley Farm Race Club, after the recent disappointment of having to abandon a record promising meeting, is setting…

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Football Promising Signs for a Successful Season

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 1

In Tuesday's issue of the "Sun;" Claude Corbett has the following to say in his sporting column relative to football prospects at Katoomba…

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Showground and New Golf House Important Matters Discussed by Katoomba Council Willingness to Accept Control of Show-ground Assets

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

Three questions were discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Katoomba Council. Each was of major importance, and each was settled in a commonsense fashion. The aldermen have reason to congratulate…

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Golf News

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

A party of fifteen players representing the Blue Mountains District Golf Association visited Wollongong Club on Sunday and, although…

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Golf Programme of Events Katoomba Club

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

April 29: Stroke. April 30: Local Government Competitions. Club: Fourball events. May 7: Club Championship…

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Tarred Road Wentworth Falls Golf Links

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

The Wentworth Fails Urban Committee advised the B.M. Shire Council at its last meeting that the committee could not contribute to the…

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Katoomba Football Trials Show Promise

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

The final trials of the Katoomba Football Club were held at the Katoomba Show-ground last Sunday…

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Regatta Day is Now A Mountain Day Nepean River Presents Colourful-picture

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

The absence of celebrations after boat race day in Sydney give some indication of the interest centred at Nepean River. The annual G.P.S. Regatta is fast becoming an attraction for the Mountains public. Transfer from the Parramatta River to…

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Tennis Second Round of Gent's Sunday Morning Comp

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

The second round of the gent's Sunday morning competition was played at the courts last Sunday, and the results of the matches leave…

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Golf Associates Katoomba in Good Position for Teams Matches Ladies' Impression of Wollongong

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

The qualifying rounds of the club championship were played on Thursday. The results will be published together with the draw…

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Golf News the Wollongong Visit

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

Much could be said of the dearth of "A" grade players at Wollongong on Sunday. One gentleman who says he always "makes up the…

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The Wentworth Falls Tennis Courts Club to Continue to Function

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2

A very successful meeting was held in the School of Arts on April 20. The meeting was called to try and encourage tennis in the…

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Golf. Katoomba Associates Big Programme To-day Bight to Qualify for Championship

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

It was decided at the committee meeting of the Katoomba associates on Monday night, that the first round of the club championship…

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Leasing the Katoomba Golf Links Alderman Maling Moves Again Council Defers Its Decision

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 1

Convinced that Katoomba Municipal Council would stand to gain financially by leasing the golf links to private…

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Golf

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 2

The monthly medal will be played at Katoomba on Sunday afternoon and, in conjunction with it, the T.B.S. & S. qualifying round in…

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Golf News

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

Qualifying round of Katoomba Club Championship next week-end. The best eight in "A" grade will quality…

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Golf. Katoomba Associates

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 3

Owing to the death of Miss Doak, secretary of Leura Golf Club, who was much respected and popularly known in golfing circles on the…

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Local Lad Wins Boxing Bout

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 3

At the Leichhardt Stadium on Tuesday night last, A. S. (Sam) Nelson, 10.4. of Katoomba, was successful in his heat of the…

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