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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Golf. Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 2

A Stapleford Par Competition was played daring the week-end and was won by J. Rae. This was his first entry in competition and he reduced…

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Cricket Woombeyan Caves v. RICHLANDS

The Southern Mail · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

Wombeyan Caves was defeated in the final of the Taraiga District Competition by Richlands by an innings and ten runs…

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Lived at the Forest. Remarkable Athletic Character

The Southern Mail · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

Somewhere about a century ago, there lived at Sutton Forest a young Englishman, who was destined to cut a remarkable figure in the sporting…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 2

The annual meeting pf Group Sis, which was held at Mittagong on Tuesday night, bad to be adjourned, only three clubs (Bowral, Burrawang and…

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Bowls

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

Moss Vale and Bowral bowlers took part in the Easter Bowls Carnival at Goulburn. They had a great time, but failed to get into the finals…

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Tennis. Goulburn Tourney

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

Several Berrima District tennis players competed with varying success at the Easter tournament organised by the Goulburn District…

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Track Racing. Mittagong Cycle Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

The cycling track at Mittagong Sports Ground was tested for the first time on Saturday when the Mittagong Cycle Club conducted a race…

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Bowls

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 2

Moss Vale and Bowral bowlers took part in the Easter Bowls Carnival at Goulburn. They had a great time, but failed to get into the finals…

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Horse-racing in Ireland. Everybody Bets

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 1

Everybody bets on horse-racing in Ireland, all classes, including some of the priests, the farmers, the laborers, the grooms, and the indoor domestic…

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Football v. Dog Racing. Horse Show Society's Request Turned Down

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council' on Thursday night, a letter was received from Bowral Horse Show Society stating that the removal of…

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Greyhound Racing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 2

There are many reasons for not telling other people all about your own business. The very fact of them asking such…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 2

In the first grade final Moss Vale scored 380 in their first innings against Moss Vale Colts' 337. W. Parmenter made 171, and R. Tickner was not…

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Bowls

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 3

A movement is a-foot to form a District Bowls Association centred in Goulburn. The suggestion is that two sections should be formed one…

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Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 5

The final of the second four second grade district cricket competition between Glenquarry and Sutton Forest was continued at Bowral on…

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Cricket. First Grade Finals

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 3

A brilliant tenth wicket partnership between N. Parmemer and R. Tickner resulted in Moss Vale first grade cricket team establishing a…

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Exhibition Tennis

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Exhibition tennis matches win De staged at Mr. Pickles's Court, at Bowral, on Sunday. Miss Join Hartigan, Mice Thelma Rice. Mr. John Bromich…

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Football Meeting

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Bowral Football Club will nom a general meeting in Springett's Hall on Thursday night when important business including the appointment and as soon as matters are finalised I with one of the clubs with which the Bowral Club is negotiating, the game will be advertised…

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Tennis Association Championships. Three Grades Finalised

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

The singles championships of the Berrima District Tennis Association were advanced a further stage on Saturday. The final of the A Grade…

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Children's Bets on Greyhound Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 4

ThE Inspector of Schools at Young, Mr. G. A Morrow, in addressing the Church of England Diocesan Synod at…

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Tennis Association Championships Three Grades Finalised

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 3

The singles championships of the Berrima. District Tennis Association were advanced a further stage on Saturday. The final of the A Grade…

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