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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Brief Mention Tennis Competitions

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

Owing to the Shows, the district tennis competition matches have been postponed [?] Saturday,21st March. A SURPLUS…

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Berrima Swimming Carnival a Popular Pool

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the Berrima swimming cernival on Saturday afternoon, and everything passed off satisfactorily, despite the cold snap…

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Cricket BOWRAL v. WINGELLO

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

The match between Bowral and Wingello was concluded at Bowral on Saturday. Bowral won on the first innings by 132 runs and has…

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Swimming Picnic AYLMERTON C.W.A. Makes New Departure

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

The swimming fever has extended to Aylmerton. The progressive branch of the C.W.A. at that centre has decided to hold a Shimming…

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Mittagong Golf Good Prospects for the Coming Season

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

The attendances on Mittagong Golf Links during the weekend, in spite of counter attractions, indicated that the present golf season in…

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Golf Social Mittagong Associates Make Big Success

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

The Associate members of Mittagong Golf dub were highly pleased with their first social evening at the Clubhouse on Tuesday night. Over…

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Bowls

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 4

To provide practice for the Pennant finals to be played in the course of a week or two, "The Knuts" Trophy will be played between Moss…

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Cricket To-day's Matches

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

Following is the draw for the semi finals of the District Competitions; all matches played to a finish on the stated grounds:—…

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Bowls

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

Five rinks of Moss Vale bowlers visited Bowral on Saturday last. Three rinks to engage Bowral players in the Knuts' Trophy contest and two…

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Tennis Semi-finals

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 2

The Shows being over, the semi-final; of Berrima District Tennis Competition will be played at Evans's Courts. Mittagong, on Saturday next…

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Cricket Moss Vale v. BOWRAL A.

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 5

The match between Moss Vale and Bowral A was commenced on Saturday last, the home team winning the toss and deciding to bat…

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Golf in the Rain Bad Weather for Opening Competition

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 3

The opening of the season for competitions at Mittagong Golf Links on Saturday proved a washout. Rain come down in torrents…

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Tales of the Old Days and Other Australianities a Cricket Calamity

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 3

There's a great ado Among the bats, The old, the cracked, the new; The country bats…

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Tennis

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

Owing to the inclement weather on Saturday afternoon the B-grade semi-finals pf the Berrima District Tennis Association which were to…

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Mittagong Golf

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

The second Saturday of the season's competition was again marred by awful weather, the cold high winds being responsible for…

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Swimming Picnic Something Different at Alpine

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

Few of those who pass along the main road to Sydney are aware that, hidden away in a broad, deep gully near the Alpine Post Office, there…

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Cricket ROVERS v. BUNDANOON

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 3

In the match Bowral , Rovers v. Bundanoon, Rovers won on forfeit It appears that two carload, of cricketers left Bondanoon but only…

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Bowls Important to Bowlers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Australian Bowling Council, it was decided to enforce the clause in rule 18 requiring that each bowl shall have…

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Bowls [?]Nona Wins Rink Championship

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 3

Bowral representatives jour[?] Wollongong on Saturday but [?] by 31 to 19 by the [?] rink, whose four players…

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