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Sport, 1947

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Tennis

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

As usual, there will be tennis for members at the Palais Royale tennis court on Thursday nights when a good night of tennis is guaranteed…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

In perfect weather last week-end, competitions were conducted on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday the 18 Holes Par…

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Bowls

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

On Saturday we were pleased to welcome several visiting bowlers who had come to Katoomba for the Local Government Summer School held in…

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Golf News

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 3

Last Friday the Club was honoured by a visit from His Excellency the Governor of N.S.W., and sixty members of the summer school of the…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

During last week we were pleased to welcome a rink from Victoria Park Club. These players were making a brief tour of the mountains and spent…

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Golf News

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

Last week-end wet weather again prevented play on Saturday. Sunday, however, produced some excellent golfing weather and despite…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 8

During last week the eliminations for the B.M.D.B.A. championships were concluded. In the singles, Harry Hackett…

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Australian Golf Champions Compete

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 2

Entries have been received from all over Australia and two from New Zealand, for the "Ampol £1,000" Professional Golf Tournament to be held…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

The arrangements for an Easter Tournament suffered severely at the hands of the weather, and there was no play at Katoomba Club until…

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golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

The 18 Holes Stableford played on Saturday, 29th March, was won by P. S. Utz, from Leura Club, with 33 points. His fellow clubmate, J. C…

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Tennis Notes

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 6

Tennis enthusiasts of the Blue Mountains will be interested to hear that on 23rd March last a meeting was held at the Lawson Club House,…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Games were arranged during the afternoon on Anzac Day, and at the afternoon tea interval, to mark the occasion, the National Anthem was…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 7

The Blue Mountains County Council's Carnival Week, particularly in the bowls section, was an unqualified success, attracting bowlers from all…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 3

With the conclusion of The Blue Mountains Sports Week on Saturday, normal club activities were resumed with the Qualifying Round of the…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 8

On Saturday, in preparation for the trip to Sydney, three B grade rinks played three A grade rinks, and a well contested struggle resulted, which…

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Tennis Notes

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 8

The Blue Mountains Tennis Association has pleasure in advising mountain clubs that the winter competition will commence about the middle of…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Last Thursday, Katoomba, for the first time, sent a team to compete in the State No. 2 Pennant competition. Although they were unlucky enough…

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Golf news

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Last Saturday the 18 Holes Par event was won by H. Bursill (-1), while A. Ball (-2) was second. Other scores were H. Peacock (-4), S. Halls…

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Bright Football at the Katoomba Showground

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 7

The large crowd at the Katoomba Showground on Sunday last witnessed a close and exciting game of football, when two teams from Maroubra…

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Bowls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 7

Although the weather has been rather unfavourable during the week and closed play early on Saturday, we were fortunate enough to have…

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