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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1930

329 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 17

Bowls

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 2

The Ratoomba Rinks Championship event was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last, when the final was aunefied by a team…

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Bundanoon Races Successful Re-union

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 2

Bundanoon Race Club held a rack meeting on Thursday last, which attracted a larger attendance than the Easter reunion. A successful…

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Bowls the Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

On New Year's Day on Bowral Green, rinks paly was engaged in by local bowlers with the following results:—…

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Mittagong Baths Swimming Club Takes Over

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

Spade work at Mittagong Baths having been completed, their management has been taken over by the newly-formed Mittagong Swimming…

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Brief Locals Tirranna Races

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

Society is preparing for the Tirranna Picnic Races to be held next week. The Bong Bong meeting follows a week later, with all the usual…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

On New Year's Day the karingal club journeyed to Nowra to play a match against the local representatives The visitors met formidable…

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Tennis

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 2

A match between teams representing Bowral Excelsior and Avoca, played at Avoca, resulted in a win for [?] [?] ten sets to four. Scores:—Baker and Wright (B.). v. Turn[?]…

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Bowls the Morton Trophy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 3

A dote and exciting contest was staged on Bowral Bowls Green on Saturday between Moss Vale and Bowral B players, the rinks…

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Cricket Don Makes World Record

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 3

The glorious uncertainty of cricket! In the first innings of the Sheffield Shield match Don Bradman was bowled for two runs. In the second…

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Bowls Doubles Championship

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Wednesday afternoon at Bowral Green was set apart for the playing off of doubles. Several players revealed improved form, and most of the…

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Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Mittagong against High Range:— Jack Beaumont, F. Savell, M. Green, Jarvis, O. Cunynghame, J. Chalker, J. Ryder. F. Walker, J. Neil, Jack…

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Mittagong Golf

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 3

During the holidays, quite a large number of visitors were on the links and spoke in high praise of the progress the Club is making…

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Danger to Traffic Cycle Races Along Main Street

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council, the Berrima District Cycle Club applied for permission to hold road races within the municipal area…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

The Moss Vale Railway Cricket Club journeyed to Sydney on the 5th inst, to play the return match against the Sydney Railway Telegraph staff. The visitor were…

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Bowls Campselltown and Bowral Play in the Rain

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

On Saturday Bowral bowlers made the trip to Campbelltown, but had to play practically the whole of the game in [?] rsir while at…

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Bong Races

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

Glorious sunshine favored the opening day of Bong Bong Picnic Races on Thursday. Entries were poor, but keen interest was taken in…

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Mittagong Golf Swimming Pool Popular After the Games

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

During the week many visitors paid ground fees on Mittagong Golf Links, and apart from playing golf also had a swim at the swimming pool, which…

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Bowls Championship Matches

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Chief interest on Bowral Greens centres on the series of games to determine who shall represent the Club in the South Coast and…

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Bong Races

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The second day of Bong Bone Picnic Races was as fine as the first and Society, with a capital S, voted it one of the best meeting in the…

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Tennis EXCELSIOR v. BERRIMA

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 4

In the A-grade tennis competition on Saturday afternoon Bowral Excelsior defeated Berrima by seven sets to two and retained their position at…

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