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Sport, 1942

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Golf Jottings

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 1

The Committee's Trophy of £2/2/- for the best three medal cards returned since last March, was won by T. E. Porter with an aggregate of 196 and…

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Swimming Club News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Last Sunday's "A" grade point-score competition race was over 110 yards, and three heats were necessary. Results:—…

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Golf Club Meeting To-night

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 2

At the office of the President (Mr. P. V. Tabrett) to-night, the retiring committee of the Katoomba Golf Club will hold its final meeting. A full…

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Swimming at Blackheath Bill Godsell's Final

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 4

Bill Godsell won the final of the 100 yards handicap from Don Provan and Reg Kelly last Sunday morning. The brace relay attracted a good number…

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Golf Jottings

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

Annual meeting at The Niagara tonight at 8. Monthly medal on Sunday morning. A mixed event is set down for the…

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Swimming at Blackheath Point-Score Postponed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Chilly weather kept many members away from the Pool over the week-end and consequently there were not sufficient starters for the 55 and…

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General Golf Notes

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

The first meeting of the new committee will be held at the President's office on Thursday, February 6th. With the increased number of…

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Golf Links Revenue for 1941 Superintendent's Report

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

The total receipts for 1941 were £2159/8/11; the average for the previous ten years being £1929/4/0. The number of tickets sold during the year…

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Swimmers Dead-heat Blackheath Point Score Races

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

Jack Randall and Jack Tarlington, both off the scratch mark, swam stroke for stroke last Sunday morning to win the Club's 55 yards point…

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Municipal Tennis Courts Lease to Katoomba Tennis Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

An offer to keep the courts in good order, plus a rental of 10/- per week, was accepted by Katoomba Alderman last week…

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Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 1

The annual swimming carnival of the above School was held at Blackheath Swimming Pool in ideal weather This year the carnival was larger…

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Municipal Tennis Courts Application to Council

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

A letter was received from the principal of St. Bernards College requesting the free use of the tennis courts for the pupils on 'Wednesday…

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Golf Jottings Katoomba Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

The Bell-Davison Shield (36 holes Par handicap) will be played this week-end. It will be necessary to change partners in the afternoon…

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Golf Club's Receipts

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

Mr. R. J. Paterson (Golf Links Superintendent) reported that the receipts for the first three months of the present year totalled £312/16/9…

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Football on

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

Soccer football will be revived on the Sports Ground next Sunday afternoon, when Blackheath and Mount Victoria will clash…

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Football Accident

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Bruce Ramon is in the Anzac Memorial Hospital nursing a broken leg sustained while playing football with St. Bernard's College team at the…

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Football Club at Blackheath

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 4

Following on "pick-up" matches over the past few weeks, a Rugby Football Club was formed at a meeting held last week…

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Football

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 4

The football match played last Sunday resulted in a win for Blackheath. The match was against Mt. Victoria on the Blackheath ground, and the[?]…

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Football at Blackheath Mt. Victoria Defeated 12—0

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 4

The outstanding player in the Blackheath—Mount Victoria game last Sunday afternoon was the home team's youthful scrum-half, Doug Broughton…

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Golf Club Committee Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 1

At the last monthly meeting of the above, Messrs. T. E. Porter, F. Herford and R. Meek were elected to vancancies caused by the resignations of…

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