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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Football Competition

Robertson Advocate · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the union committee wm held at Moss Va[?] on Tuesday night to deal with the protest lodged by Robertson against the semifinal being awarded to…

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Bowral Cricket Club

Robertson Advocate · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

The above club held is annual meeting in the Town Hall, Bowral, on Monday evening last. Mr. A. Stoph[?] occupied the chair, and there was a fairly…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 2

To-day (Saturday) the final of the 1911 competition will be played at Moss Vole between Mittagong and Wilde's Meadow, the last-named club…

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Challenging the Channel. Some Wonderful Swimming Feats

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 4

More than 30 years have elapsed since Captain Webb accomplished the unique feat of swimming the Channel. It was on August 24th, 1877 that this bold…

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Laws Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

A match between teams representing the Bowral Kis Ora and Mittagong, Austral clubs will be played on the former's court to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, commencing…

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Football Competition. Mittagong Again Premiers

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

The certain was rang down on the local football competition on Saturday. when the goal between Mittagong and Wilde's Mo[?]dow was played at Mess Vale, is the…

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Football Final

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 2

The competition in connection with B.D. union was brought to a close on Saturday afternoon last, the teams engaged being Mittagong (last year's…

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Boxing Potatoes. Practical Instructions

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

Lately potato growers in the United Kingdom have adopted What is described as the "boxing" system of dealing with seed potatoes-a system which…

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Cricket

Robertson Advocate · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

The cricket season at Bowral will be opened to-morrow afternoon with a match on the Glebe wicket between Milton Park and Retford Park. The following teams…

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Mittagong Football Club

Robertson Advocate · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the above club was held on Tuesday evening last at the Commercial Hotel. Mr. W. E. Gould occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of…

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Sutton Forest Cricket Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel, Sutton Forest, on Saturday night last, when there was a good roll up…

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Good Athletic Performances

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

E. R. Cox, son of Mr. E. E. Cox, manager of the Commercial Bank, Robertson, won the following events at Soots' College sports on 8th September…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 2

The recent tournament of the Moss Vale club, which took place during June and July, was brought to an end most successfully. The…

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Football Bull at Bowral

Robertson Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

The annual Ball in connection with the local Football Club was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Bowral, on Friday night last. The weather was most…

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Ki[?] Ora Lawn Tennis Club

Robertson Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

A [?]cial meeting of members of the above club was held at the the Lown Hall, Bowral, on Wednesday [?]ing, for the [?] of [?] had been received…

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

An enjoyable match was played on the Moss Vale club's courts on Right Hour—Day between the Idlers' Club (Rowral) and the Moss Vale club, rea[?]ting in a win for the…

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Bownd Tennis and Crequst Club

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the Idlers' Lawn Tennis Club was held at the Town Hall, Bowral, on Thursday afternoon last. Mr. R. H. Nots occupied the chair…

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The Idlers' Lawn Tennis Club. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

SIR,—It is with the profoundest regret that I see in our lo[?] paper that the Idlers' Lawn Tennis Club is now a thing of the past. A club got up solely by Miss C. S. Read…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 2

Sutton Forest and Exeter opened the season with a pleasant game on the latter's wicket last Saturday, Sutton Forest winning by 47 runs…

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Moss Vale Golf Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 2

The annual report and balance sheet of the Moss Vale Golf Club, Ltd., discloses that owing to the golf club having expended £70 in…

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