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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Bowls a Pennant Final

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 2

Bowral Bowls Club was defeated by Canberra City in the final of the A pennant competition of the Federal District Bowls Association, at…

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Sunday Football Referendum "Yes" Vote for Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 2

The referendum taken by the Bowral Council on Saturday on the question of playing football in Loseby Park on Sunday afternoons resulted:…

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Football Group Six. Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 3

The annual meeting of Group Six Rugby Football League was held at Bargo recently. Bargo, Bowral, Camden, Mittagong, Picton and…

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Bowls A-Pennant Final Bowral Beaten by Four Points

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 3

The final of the A-pennant competition of the Federal District Bowls Association played at Goulburn on Saturday between Bowral and…

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Tennis

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

Although the Berrima District Tennis Association decided that, owing to the absence of several players, no championship matches would be…

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League Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 2

The following is the draw for the first round of the competition:— Saturday, 30th April Moss Vale v Mittagong…

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Rugby League

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

The Berrima District Rugby League will commence its competition on Saturday, 30th April. Four teams, Bowral, Mittagong, Moss Vale, and…

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Tennis Eurobin Tournament

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

Eurobin Tennis Club recently conducted a whirlwind tennis tournament in aid of its funds on its court at Bowral. Mr. J. Grieves, of…

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No Neutrality. Football Rugby League Season Opens. Newcomers Show Great Promise

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 1

THERE is a great deal of what our American cousins call " hooey " in the neutrality talk of the nations. Neutrality is Two football matches were played at Loseby Park, Bowral, on Monday afternoon for the purpose of selecting a team to represent the Berrima…

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Tennis The Championships

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

The B-grade mixed doubles championship reached the final stages on Saturday. Mrs. Prior and…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

Two football matches were played at Loseby Park, Bowral, on Monday afternoon for the purpose of selecting a team to represent the Berrima…

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Tennis The Championships

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 3

Matches in the championships of the Berrima District Tennis Association were continued on Saturday. The B-grade mixed doublet was won by…

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Football Bowral Starts Well Game Opened Up

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 3

Bowral met Burrawang-Robertson in the first round of the Berrima District Rugby League competition on Saturday afternoon, at Loseby Park…

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Sunday Football. No Power to Charge on Sundays

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, Bowral Rugby League Football Club wrote asking permission to close Loseby Park on Saturdays and…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 2

Bowral defeated Burrawang Robertson at Bowral on Saturday by 35 points, to nil in the first match of the Rugby League competition…

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Football Rugby League. District Competition

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

The Berrima District Rugby League competition will be continued on Saturday when Mittagong will play Bowral, at Mittagong, and Robert…

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Golf. Mittagong Park Links. Improvements Being Made

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

The lessee of the Mittagong Park Golf Links (Mr. G. Langham) has already effected several improvements and is working on others. The…

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Football Flickers. They Tell The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

That Miller played a great game for Robertaon-Burrawang. That Wivvy will be " wiv-'em " on Saturday…

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Cricket. Knock-out Final Two Centuries Scored

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

The knock-oat final of the first trade district competition between S.P.C. and Mittagong was advanced a further stage on Saturday and was…

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Football. Rough Play Spoils Rugby Game Control Must Be Tightened Up Mittagong Defeats Bowral 6-5

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

If Rugby League is to hold its former popularity with the public of the Berrima District, steps must be taken by officials to see that matches…

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