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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Bowls Morton Trophy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

Moss Vale B team struck, tip-top form on Saturday afternoon when they defeated Bowral on the local green by almost a two-to-one majority…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

Moss Vale Selects B grade played St. Jude's, Bowral, on Saturday last on the former's courts and defeated them by 8 sets 60 games to 1 set 44…

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Endurance Swimming Mercedes Gleitze's Success

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

The endurance contests at the Manly Swimming Baths came to an end at 7.15 on Monday morning, when Mercedes Gleitze (England)…

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Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

Moss Vale Seconds, with a bye last Saturday, engaged Sutton Forest in a friendly match, winning by 61 runs. C. Casburn (26), E. Miller (25), H…

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Cricket Noble Tries Concrete Wicket

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

Mr. M. A. Noble, the famous ex-international cricketer, paid a visit to Collector to inspect the special concrete wicket there. The wicket…

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Bowral Wins Again District Championship in Bowls Pairs. Will Now Meet City Players

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

For the first time, Bowls Bowls Club has won the District Pain Championship. Mr. Westbrook has won the Singles several times, but…

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Bowls

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

The Moss Vale bowlers will journey to Campbelltown to play their last match in this year's pennants to-day Saturday. The…

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The Golf Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

We hear there is to be a very select dance in aid of the Moss Vale Golf Club very shortly It seems to be always in debt—…

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Bowls Albert Trophy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 3

On a fast, even-drawing green on Saturday, several important games were played at Bowral. Bent and Hewish having defeated…

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Mavor Worner Opens Mittagong Baths Carnival of Swimming and Diving in Brilliant Sunlight. Gay Times Under Electric Light at Night

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

Mayor Worner officially opened the Municipal Baths at Mittagong on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large assemblage…

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Lawn Tennis Cup Semi-finals

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 2

The semi-finals of the district tennis competition will be played at Mittagong this (Saturday) afternoon. Moss Vale Karingal meets…

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Tennis District Competition Postponed

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 2

Owing to the heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, the A-grade semifinals of the B.D. Tennis Association's competitions which were to have…

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Bowls Keen Contest for the Doherty Trophy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 2

At Bowral Bowline Green on Saturday keen interest centred in the final of the Doherty Trophy between Westbrook (scr.) and Homann…

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Earthquakes and How Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 2

Earthquakes are part of Nature's mechanism for readjusting the earth's surface to the requirements of racial evolution. The shocks…

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Bowls Country Week Carnival Country Ring Championship

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 3

The eight annual country week carnival of the New South Wales Association was inaugurated on Monday, Bowral and Moss Vale…

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Bowls Country Week

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

Bowral and Moss Vale bowlers did well in the Country Week games In the Singles, Stokes, Hay and Westbrook were still going strong at…

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Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

Considerable interest centres in the match Bowral v. Wingello, to be played at Wingello on Saturday. Upon the result depends the…

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Mittagong Golf Club Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

The General Committee meeting of Mittagong Golf Club held last week put through a large amount of business…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

The semi-finals of the A grade competition of the Berrima District Tennis Association were played on Evans courts, Mittagong, on Saturday…

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Bowls Country Week Carnival Singles Championship Wesbrook Wins the Final

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 3

The final, between P. C. West brook (Bowral) and S. G. Clift (East Maitland), was played before a large number of spectators, many country…

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