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Sport, 1947

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Boxing Day Races at Megalong

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 3

The Megalong Valley Racing Club Boxing Day meeting was held in dull sultry weather, and only a small crowd was in attendance…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

December 22nd, 1946. The first remark made by most visitors to the Katoomba Bowling Green of late is in praise of the…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

Among the visitors welcomed at Katoomba this week were Messrs. H. Turner, President, Victoria Park Bowling Club, and F. T. Clarke,…

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Katoomba Tennis Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Katoomba tennis club was held at the club house on December 26th when the following officers were elected for 1947:…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 7

Katoomba has entered teams in the trophy competitions (similar to our S. R. Thompson Shield competition) which will be conducted this year by…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

On Saturday, in the absence of President Bert Lambert, who was away on a short business holiday, Jim Williams extended the Club's welcome to…

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Caledonians Form Football Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

The Younger Set of the Caledonians has decided to form a football club, to be known as 'The Caledonians," and by the enthusiasm shown by…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

Last Saturday Katoomba Club had a veritable field day in the Pennant competitions, the A grade, and both B grade teams recorded wins in all rinks…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

Katoomba Club again succeeded in winning all three of the Pennant matches in which its teams were engaged on Saturday, although we…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 7

At the 26th Annual General Meeting Of the Club, held on Thursday, 30th January, a large representation of club members received a very…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

In spite of poor playing conditions on Saturday, it was possible to complete the A grade Pennant game between Springwood and Katoomba, and…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

Last Saturday an 18 holes stable-ford competition was conducted, 12 members participating. The event was won by L. Egan with 34 points…

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Cricket Five Quarts of Beer for a Century

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

Mount Victoria Cricket Club scored a victory in its match against the Lithgow Railway Institute at Lithgow on Sunday 9 th February…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

If the success of a club depends upon the keenness of its executive officers, Katoomba Club has little to fear. Last Thursday, in spite of…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

No competition was conducted on Saturday last. On Sunday morning 11 players contested a 12 Holes Stableford Competition…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 7

Our representatives in the Country Week Bowling Carnival last week, after meeting with a fair degree of success in the earlier rounds, were all…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

Play was washed out last Saturday afternoon by the thunderstorm and heavy rain which swept the course for about half an hour…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Rain at the week-end again interfered with our plans and Pennant matches have been postponed for the B grade teams until next Saturday,…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Last week end with most of the club members playing in the Blue Mountains Championship at Black-heath and wet weather on Saturday…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 7

The splendid weather at the weekend, following the rain, brought bowlers out in large numbers, and the club resumed its normal air of…

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