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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Bowls Rink Championship Moss Vale Wins

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 2

The final match of the rinks championship of the Southern Tablelands Bowls Association was played on Moss Vale rink on Saturday and…

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Tennis Saturday's [?]Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

The final of the A-Grade Tennis Competition between Excel[?] (Bowral) and Bluebirds (Mittagong) will be played on Brighton Court Bowral…

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Cricket Burns Cup Winners

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

According to advice received from the executive committee of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council…

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Tennis Squabble. Information Withheld by Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

The sensational incidents in A-Grade tennis in the Berrima District this year which culminated in Eurobin I team being disqualified after…

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Preparing for Football Annual Meeting of Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

There was an encouraging attendance of young players at the annual meeting of Bowral Football Club held on Tuesday night, and although many…

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That Tennis "Squabble" The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

Sir.—In last issue of The Mail, a column of space is devoted to what is termed as "The Tennis Squabble" and it would appear that the…

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Rugby League. Robertson Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Burrawang-Robertson Football Club was an enthusiastic one, and with the in[?] of several new players…

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Tennis Saturday's Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 5

The final of toe A-Grade District Tennis Competition will be held on Brighton Court, Bowral, on Saturday afternoon between Bluebirds…

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Golf Club Road. Shire Not Interested

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

Bowral Council decided at its last meeting to inform Nattai Shire Council that its action in carrying out work on David Street, Bowral…

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GOLF Ferrier Breaks Another Record. Open Meeting at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

The Australian open golf champion, Mr. Jim Ferrier, played phenomenal golf under bad weather conditions at Moss Vale on Sunday to break the…

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GOLF Bowral Country Club Week-end Competitions

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 3

Stroke handicap and best gross score events were played amongst members of the Bowral Country Golf Club during the week-end. F…

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Tennis District Competition. A-grade Final

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

The final of the A-Grade District Tennis Competition between Excelsior and Bluebird was played on Brighton Court during the week-end…

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Rugby League. First Match of Season

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 3

The first Rugby League football match of the season in this district was played on Loseby Park, Bowral, on Sunday when Bowral and Hots Vale…

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Tennis Tourneys. Keen Competition

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

Two privately arranged tournaments for A-Crade players, organised by the Eurobin Club, were played at the week-end, and as many of the…

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GOLF Bowral Country Club. Mixed Foursome

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

A mixed foursome played during the week-end amongst members of Bowral Country Golf Club was won by J. Rae and Miss M. Venables…

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District Cricket. Bowral "A" Leads in Final

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 3

Bowrml "A" Second Grade cricket team had established a first innings lead over Bowral "B" in the final of the first fours Second Grade when…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

The first Rugby League football match of the season in this district was played on Loseby Park, Bowral, and Sunday when Bowral and Moss…

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Greyhound Racing

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the greyhound races at Bowral on Saturday night— Maiden, 350 yards.—All Nonsense…

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Bowral Bowls. Practise Games

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

The following members of Bowral Bowling Club, who will participate in the pennant finals in Sydney at an early date, are requested to practice…

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Rugby League. Bowral Plays Robertson

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Keen interest is being taken in the Rugby League trial match between Barrawang-Robertson and Bowral, at Loseby Park, Bowral, on Sunday…

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