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Sport, 1945

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

The President of the N.S.W. Bowling Association. (Mr. A. Jones) paid a visit to the Katoomba Club on New Year's Day, and was welcomed by the Mayor…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 1

Pennant matches in connection with the W.D.B. Association are being keenly contested this season. In the A. Grade, Katoomba, by defeating…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

Despite the unsettled weather conditions of the week-end competitions were held at the Katoomba Links. On Saturday the stroke competition was…

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Big Cricket at the Katoomba Falls Oval Local Patriotic Organisations Benefit

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

A cricket match in aid of local patriotic organisations, which will be of unusual interest owing to the visit of well-known international players, and which is expected to draw a large attendance of spectators, will be held on…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

Result of the A. Pennant game between Katoomba and Lithgow on Saturday. February 17th was a win for Lithgow, after a very interesting…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

The usual Wednesday afternoon stableford put Arthur Gailey back in the winning list. His total of 31 points was two points better than his nearest…

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Cricket

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

The match, for which all Katoomba had been eagerly waiting, was played at the Katoomba Palls Reserve on Sunday, 18th February last…

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Benefit Cricket Match

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 7

Katoomba cricketers are busily engaged organising a benefit cricket match, to be held on the 2nd April, on behalf of the widow of the late J…

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Katoomba Council and Golf Club Co-operate On Problems of Golf Representative Advisory Committee Formed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 8

The Mayor (Alderman Freelander) with Aldermen H. S. Gordon and L. Mackenzie, were appointed at the last meeting of the Katoomba Council as…

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Golf News Tom Brown Wins Bell-davidson Shield

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 7

A big field contested the Bell-Davidson Shield—one of the club's major events—last Sunday. The winner was Tom Brown who has…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

The championship games of the Western District Bowling Association will be played, on the Katoomba green on Friday and Saturday, the 16th and…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

On Wednesday last R. (Curley) Meek made his annual comeback and won the stableford event. Although missing a few holes, his…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

The result of the singles championship of the club resulted in a win for R. Douglas, who defeated G. Strahan after a very good, game…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

Last Wednesday saw "Silent John" Ramon come to light and share first place with Arthur Gailey with a total of 34 Stableford points…

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Races at Megalong Good Programme on Easter

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

There will be an excellent program of racing at Megalong Valley on Easter Saturday, when the Megalong Gymkhana Club will conduct a…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 1

The Western District Championship were played at Katoomba on March 16 and 17, when a record number of entries had been received…

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golf news C. Hamey and M. Dawson Tie in Spellacy Cup

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 1

The Spellacy Cup provided the best finish to a major event for some considerable time. At one stage six players looked…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 1

The feature of the week's golf was the brilliant win of our Leura member C. Wells, who spreadeagled last Wednesday's field and ran out an easy…

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Big Benefit Cricket Match Easter

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 1

The Blue Mountains Cricket Association has finalised arrangements for the benefit match, which will be in aid of the widow and family of the…

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Fine Programme for Races at Megalong on Easter

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

There will be a revival of racing on the picturesque Valley Farm Racecourse, Megalong Valley, on Easter Saturday, when the Megalong Gymkhana Club will conduct a meeting in aid of local charities…

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