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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

A match between teams representing the Kangaroo Valley and Reberton Park club will be played on the former's court on Saturday next. The following team has…

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Bat and Ball. Country-house Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 4

Some complaint is made nowadays that less interest in taken in cricket than formerly; cricket scores arc less eagerly scanned and thin "gates" strike…

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Moss Vala Tennis Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Moss Vale lawn tennis club was held last week, and the secretary (Mr. E. A. Hamilton) was able to give a very…

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Robertson Athletic Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the local School of, Arts on Saturday last. There was a good attendance of members, and…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

The Wingello boys gave the Button Foresters a "dressing down" on their own wicket on Saturday last. The local lads need a little more grit under…

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Change in Yacht Racing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 3

Although the Solent has for upwards of a century been regarded as the headquarters of yachting in this country (says the "Illustrated Sporting…

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Bowral Races

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 2

The November meeting of the Bowral Race Club will be held tomorrow (Saturday), aud with line weather the re-union should prove very successful…

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Bowral Golf Club

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the club bourn on Saturday last. Dr. Alsop presided Had there was a full full attendance of members…

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Bowral Golf Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the club house on Saturday last. Dr. Alsop presided, and there was a full attendance of…

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Bowral Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 2

The November meeting of the above race club was held on Saturday last, and passed off very successfully. The attendance was good, but no doubt the…

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

A match between the Bowral Kis Ora and Kangaloon Forest Ledge clubs will be played on the latter's court to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Cricket

Robertson Advocate · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 2

A match was played on Saturday last between Wing[?] and Marulan, and resulted in an easy win for Wingello, who scored 373 to their opponents' 126. Batting…

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Moss Vale Jockey Club. Races on Boxing Day Instead of New Year's Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 2

A meeting ol the committee of the above club was held at the Royal hotel, Moss Yale, on Tuesday night last to take into consideration the matter of…

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Cricket

Robertson Advocate · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 2

George Jeffery, the Wingalic batsman, who made 11[?] in the cricket match against Bowral last Saturday, is batting in fine style this season. His last three [?]…

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

The postponed match between Kangaloon and Bowral Kia Ora clubs will be played on the former's court to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, when Bowral will be represented…

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Golf

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 2

A keenly-contested competion was concluded on the Moss Vale links on Tuesday for the Rotherwood bowl, a trophy presented by…

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Moss Vale Races

Robertson Advocate · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the Moss Vale Jockey Club held at the Royal Hotel on Monday night it was decided to abandon the annual race…

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Antiquity of Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 3

It may not be generally known that cricket, or rather the crude bat and bull game from which modern cricket has evolved, was played by monks in…

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