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Sport, 1931

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Golf Club Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 8

Fine weather favored the Gosford Golf Club on its opening day, Saturday last. The popularity of the game was shown by the attendance of some 35…

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Cricket Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 9

Despite repeated appeals to cricketers to attend the entertainments in aid of their Club's funds, only six members of the Ourimbah Cricket Club…

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Tennis Topics Tuggerah Lakes District Tennis Association. Draw for May 16th

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 6

North Division:--Wyong v. Lisarow C, at Lisarow; Tuggerah v. The Entrance, at The Entrance; Long Jetty v. Ourimbah, at Long Jetty; Jilliby…

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Correspondents' Opinions Unpunctual Football (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 6

The executive of our Football Club, if they wish to preserve the popularity of the game and secure public support, should endeavor to have the various…

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Terrigal Sports Grou[?] Shire Council Does Not Approve Golf Links Proposal--"Too Dang[?]ous"--But Sports Oval is to be P[?]vided

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 4

Following upon the deputation fr[?] Terrigal regarding the proposed spo[?] ground adjoining the Skillion, the Sh[?] Engineer (Mr. A. Colin Morris)…

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Next Saturday's Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 11

The following teams have been selected to represent Ourimbah in their matches against Wyong, at Wyong, this Saturday:--…

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Cricket Chronicles "The Hat Trick."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

Mr. E. S. Wilkinson, Hon. Secretary of the Erina Cricket Club, writes:-- Be Woy Woy Cricket Secretary's report of Jack Murphy 's achievement…

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Correspondents' Opinions Unpunctual Football . (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

Sir,--In last issue of the "Times" a letter appeared under the above heading in which "Spectator" complained of the late hour that…

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Firemen at Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 12

When the Darlinghurst Fire Brigade Football Club made arrangements for a match with the Woy Woy Club they did not anticipate that they would be…

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New Cricket Ground

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 11

Several Lisarow cricket enthusiasts have been working for the past three week-ends preparing a new cricket oval on the estate of the late A. S…

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"Gospel of Protection" With Apologies to the Author of "The Gospel According to Cricket."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 12

Hear ye the gospel according to Protection and murmur not against it, for by protection do ye protect yourselves against all the good things that the…

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Tennis

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 11

The Ourimbah Sportsground Tennis Club was defeated in its competition fixture against Wyong, at Wyong, on Saturday last. Wyong won after an…

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Tennis Tuggerah [?] Tennis As[?]

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 6

Draw for Next [?] North Division [?] Jetty, at Long Jet[?] to Ourimbah; Lisar[?]…

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Willing Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 11

Last Saturday's first-grade competition football fixture between Ourimbah and Dora Creek, played on the Ourimbah Sportsground, resulted in a…

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Good Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 11

With one exception, last Saturday's competition matches, both first and second grade were even and exciting from a spectator's point of view. The…

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A Football Coincidence

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 11

Four matches out of six played by Ourimbah Clubs this season have concluded with the same scores--7 to 3. Of the four games, Ourimbah has won…

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Football Notes Platers Disciplined

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 9

The Appeals and Protest Board of the Erina Shire Rugby League dealt with the following players who were sent off the field last Saturday:--…

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Gosford Bicycle Club Last Saturday's Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 14

Junior and senior races were run on Saturday last, and some good finishes were witnessed. The senior race of 12 miles was run in fast time, this race…

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"Willing Football.''

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 9

Mr. Don Robinson, of Dora Creek, writes:-- Please allow me space to contradict a report headed "Willing Football"…

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Terrigal Topics Football Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 4

Saturday's match at Terrigal provided some exciting moments. Terrigal fought well in a losing match, the scores being 12 to 3, and whilst the…

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