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Sport, 1946

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Next Sunday the boys will battle hard for the honour of winning the President's trophies, first and second. The going will be over 36 holes and…

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Golf news. H. Bursill Lands the Double

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 2

'Twas a great week-end for the Skipper when he won the stroke event on Saturday and backed up on Sunday to add the President's…

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golf News. S. Campton Holes in One

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 7

Sidney Clive (B.H.) Campton achieved the perfect fluke and put a 7 iron shot into the pot at the 125 yards seventeenth. Times have changed, and…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

The long awaited visit to the City of the Plains eventuated last week-end, and the only persons who did not seem to enjoy themselves were C. Roy Halls…

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Lawson Tennis Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

The two courts in Honour Avenue, Lawson are now being repaired and play will commence in August. A meeting of the club was held…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 3

S. Compton, who recently holed in one, again hit the highlights on Sunday, when he won the Medal with a brilliant 79 from the bat for a nett 62…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 2

Some brilliant golf was seen at the local links over the week-end. On Saturday C. Roy Halls turned in a good round of 78 off the stick for 37…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 7

The weather man turned on a shocking day for the visit of Katoomba members to Lithgow; but from comments heard everyone had a…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

The glorious weather at the week-end enticed a good crowd to the links and excellent scoring resulted. On Saturday, the stroke resulted in…

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Tennis Tournament Merrymakers Versus Caledonians

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 7

Last Saturday, a tennis tournament between the Merrymakers and the Caledonians was held at the Municipal Tennis Courts…

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Blue Mountains Cricket Association

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 6

A record attendance of cricket enthusiast was present at the annual meeting of the Blue Mountains Cricket Association, held at the…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

On September 15th will be played the first semi-final of the popular S. R. Thompson Shield matches, which have attracted to Katoomba so many…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 11

The week before last we entertained a rink from Wentworth Falls to a game which at least sounded to be very enjoyable…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 2

Among the visitors to the club this week were Messrs. Watkins (The Entrance), Moore (Newcastle South), Matheson (Hamilton), Miller…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 5

The championships have reached the stage where the chaff has been separated from the wheat and only the finalists remain…

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Boxing at Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 5

Friday, 11th October, will see the commencement of boxing in Katoomba City Hall, conducted by the local sub-branch of the Legion of…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 7

On Saturday, in the absence of Bert Lambert, who was at Bathurst attending a meeting of the executive of the Western District Bowling…

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golf news A. Ball Wins Third Successive Championship

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 3

For the first time in the history of the club ,the championship has been won three times in succession, Albert Ball being the perpetrator. He has…

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CRICKET B.M. Councils v School of Arts

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 3

The following players have been chosen to represent Blue Mountains Councils in their match with School of Arts at the Reserve, on 5/10/46…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 2

At the meeting of the executive of the Western District Bowling Association held at Bathurst on Saturday, 28th September, formal permission…

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