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Sport, 1946

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Swimming at Blackheath

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Blackheath Swimming Club next Sunday morning draws attention to the fact that, despite the chilly weather…

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golf news

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

The rain spoilt the fixtures at the week-end, and very few players braved the elements. A few members visited Lithgow for…

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Cricket Jackson Shield Competition Draw for First Half of Competition Matches

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

FIRST ROUND, October 5th & 12th Council v. School of Arts, at the Reserve. Leura v. North Katoomba, at Leura…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 7

The inaugural meeting of the Blue Mountains District Bowling Association will be held at Katoomba Club-house at 10 a.m. on Sunday, October…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 7

The visit of Bathurst players this coming week end is eagerly looked forward to by local members. Members who wish to play in the match…

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Megalong Races Monday, November 4 Local Six Hour Day

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 6

A regular bus service from Katoomba and Blackheath for local patrons of the Megalong Races to be run on the local holiday, Monday…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 2

On Sunday, October 20th, a meeting of the Blue Mountains District Bowling Association was held at Katoomba. Delegates from…

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Golf news Katoomba Regains Lumley Cup

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 2

Our old friends from the City of the Plains visited Katoomba on Sunday, and what a day was had by all. The match was won easly by…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 7

By an almost superhuman effort, Bert Lambert and his assistants managed to complete the alterations to the Club House in time for Opening…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 7

The Captain's trophy was won by new member, Frederick Longley, in his first competition as a club member, with a total of 37 stableford…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 3

Good weather last week-end brought good fields for the club's competitions on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the par event was won…

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New Golf Course Entrance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 2

The new white stone gateway to Katoomba Golf Links, opposite a blaze of photinia hedge plants, presents an attractive entrance to the grounds…

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Replacement of Cricket Wickets

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 7

M.A.N. cricket wickets are not yet obtainable in Australia for the replacement of the worn wickets at the Leura Cricket Ground and the…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 7

The arrangement for the 1946-47 series of matches for the S.R. Thompson Sheild are as follows for the next few weeks:—…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 7

The wet weather on Saturday forced players to play a different game to that of last week-end. Softened fairways and damp greens took the run…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

As in most sports, bowling activity has been curtailed considerably this week by the rain. The enforced rest, however, will…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

On Saturday last the inclemency of the weather kept even the hardened golfers at home. Sunday morning, however, saw 11…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 2

On Saturday, in glorious weather, we had both greens in operation and the first two games of the Club Pairs Handicap were played…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

No Club Competition was conducted on Saturday last. On Sunday morning 23 players hit off into a dense mist to compete for the 18 Hole Flag…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 7

During the week a start has been made in the Club Singles Championship. P. Galwey, 31, defeated S. Moore, 24, and C. Rose, 31, defeated…

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