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Sport, 1944

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Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 4

A swimming carnival will be held at the famous Blackheath Pool next Sunday afternoon in aid of the St. John Ambulance Association, which patrols…

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Katoomba Golf Club's 23rd Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

The 23rd annual meeting of the Katoomba Golf Club was held at The Niagara on Monday evening last…

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Swimming Lessons

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Swimming Club Secretary, H. Haworth, informs us that he is still waiting on details regarding the swimming lessons to be given by an instructor…

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Blue Mountains Cricket Association

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Cricketers will be pleased to learn that the Blue Mountains Cricket Association, after a lapse of some time, is calling a meeting at the School of Arts,…

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Swimming Carnival at Blackheath. £20 for First Aid Men

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

As a result of the spontaneous response by spectators at the Swimming Carnival at the Blackheath Pool last Sunday afternoon, a little over £20…

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Swimming Lessons

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

Approximately 150 children from Blackheath and Mount Victoria schools enrolled in the free swimming lessons conducted at Blackheath during this…

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Katoomba High School Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 1

On Wednesday, 23rd February, Katoomba High School held its annual swimming carnival at Leura Pool. Despite the disadvantage of the short…

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Combined Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

On Wednesday, 1st March, the Blue Mountains Schools and Colleges Sports Association conducted a combined swimming carnival at the Blackheath…

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Combined Athletic Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

Permission was given to the Blue Mountains Schools and Colleges Sports Association at last meeting of Katoomba Council, to use the…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

On Sunday, 2nd April, the North Katoomba Cricket Club will play its final match of the season, when they meet Bren 1 S.A.F., Lithgow, at the…

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BOWLS. Katoomba Club wins Two Championships

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

In the Western District Championship games played at Bathurst last week Katoomba Fours, W. Edgar, A. Wilkinson, A. Fowler and R. Laycock,…

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Proposal to Relieve Ratepayers of Financial Loss on the Golf Links

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

The Katoomba Golf Links are indisputably one of the best assets owned by the municipality. Thus they are invariably referred to as a "draw card"…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 2

Easter proved very quiet for the golf members, though we have been told that the links were full. On Sunday the Bell-Davidson Shield over 36 holes…

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Municipal Golf Shield Now At Katoomba Town Hall

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 2

During 1938, whilst Alderman L. A. White and Alderman J. Bourke occupied the office of Mayor of Katoomba and Randwick respectively, they donated a handsome Golf Challenge Shield for competition…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

On Sunday last the Bell-Davidson Shield was won by our Lawson champion, Father J. Grace. After the first 18 holes had been played, it was…

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Golf Notes. the Spellacy Cup

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

One of the club's newer members and a long marker, but keen and enthusiastic golfer, H. Peacock, won the Spellacy Cup on Sunday with a…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 8

Although our golf reporter has been on the blink for the past few weeks (owing to pressure of work, bless him) it is not as though things have not…

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Cricket Season Commencing on the Mountains

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 7

"We are on the right track now," said Alderman Hodgson at the last meeting of Katoomba Council. "Cricketers are keen to get a move…

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Cricket Season Opening Jackson Shield Will Go To This Year's Premiers Blue Mountains Cricket Association Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 8

The annual meeting of the B. M. Cricket Association was held on the 28th August at the School of Arts, Katoomba. There was a good response…

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Repairs to Cricket Wickets

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 6

On a recent visit to Sydney, stated the Mayor (Ald. Freelander) at last meeting of Council, "I interviewed Messrs. J. Wildridge and Sinclair Pty…

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