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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Swimming Club's Annual Ball. Novel and Effective Decorations. Presentation of Trophies

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 2

Long yellow and gold streamers suspended from the centre of the hall like a huge bell and interspersed with almost life-size figures of divers…

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GOLF Mittagong Park Club Four Ball v. PAR

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

The Mittagong Park Golf Club conducted a four ball v. par competition for members doting the weekend. The best card of 8 up was…

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Football Coastal Team Beaten. Bowral Gives Promising Display in Fast Match

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

In the first Sunday Rugby League I match of the season Bowral defeated Berry by 22 points to 10 after a very clean and rather interesting game…

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Football Fastest Rugby for Years. Bowral and St. George Provide Sparkling Football

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

There was a large crowd present at Loseby Park, Bowral, on Sunday, when Bowral first grade Rugby League team defeated St. George…

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Bowls

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

The Federal District representatives (J. Hay and R. Mallard) reached the third round of the final stages of the State pairs bowling…

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Tennis The Championships

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 2

Finals of several of the championships of the Berrima District Tennis Association were played on the new "Bona Vista" courts which had been…

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Football Rugby League. Sunday's Game. Star Team Coming

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 4

Football fans in this district will have the opportunity of seeing some exceptionally fine players in action on Sunday when the Mascot District…

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Bowls Clock Trophy. BOWRAL v. KENMORE

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 4

Bowral Bowling Club played Kenmore at Kenmore in the Clock Trophy Competition on Saturday. Three of the Bowral four registered wins…

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Football Flickers. They Tell The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 2

That Rusty Russell revels in rucks. That Les. Medland swerves and sidesteps with remarkable celerity. That the only way to get Tony's…

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Dangerous Hurdle. Football at Loseby Park

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 4

Steps should be taken to remove the eastern wing of a hurdle on the western side of the oval at Loseby Park before an accident occurs while…

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Cricket S.P.C. Wins Knockout Final

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 4

The knockout final of the first grade district cricket competition was concluded on Saturday and was won by S.P.C. by six wickets. The…

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Bowls

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 2

Members of the Bowral and Moos Vale Bowling Clubs took part in a jumble carnival on the Bowral green on Saturday…

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Golf

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

The competitions held on Mittagong Golf links on Saturday last remitted as follows:— Members 28-Hole Eclectic Stroke…

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Bowral Rugby Club. Team for

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 4

Bowral will meet Robertson, at Robertson, in the first grade district rugby league competition on Saturday afternoon, and will be…

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GOLF Mittagong Park Club President's Trophy

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 4

Members and Associates of the Mittagong Park Golf Club took part in a Stableford per competition last week-end for a handsome amber…

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Football Flickers. They Tell The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 4

That Berrima holds its unbeaten record in the round-ball game. That Nudger looked a footballer, and played like one on Sunday…

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Football. Bowral Has Easy Win Over Mascot Visitors. But the Game Was Interesting and Full of Movement

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 4

Bowral first grade Rugby League football team continued its winning way on Sunday when it defeated a strong team from Mascot District by…

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Football. Bowral Blues Win In Spite of Themselves. Crookwell Gives Great Display

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 3

Faulty handling by the backs and the failure of the forwards to effectively combat a brilliant Crookwell pack marred the play of the Bowral…

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GOLF Mittagong Park Club Entertains. Millions Club Praise the Links

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 2

On Sunday last Mittagong Park Golf Club entertained a visiting team from the Millions Club. The visitors upon arrival in the…

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Great Football in Competition Match. Bowral Defeats Mittagong After Strenuous Game

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 3

The first-grade Rugby League competition match between Bowral and Mittagong, at Bowral, on Saturday afternoon, attracted only a…

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