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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1940

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District Cricket. Bowral Wins. Match Against S.P.C.

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 2

Bowral won its first match of the season by 37 runs last Saturday, when the strong S.P.C. side was dis-missed for 213 runs…

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Tennis Dance Presentation of Trophies

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 2

The annual presentation dance of the Berima District Tennis Association was held at Bowral last week, and was a great success…

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Greyhound Racing. Saturday's Entries

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 3

The entries for the greyhound races at Bowral, on Saturday night, are as follows: 350 Maiden.—Unique Storm,…

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District Cricket Teams for

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

Glenquarry team to play Moss Vale "A" at Glequarry, has been selected as follows:—R. McPaul, I. Ford, L. Cook, M. Norman, W. Shipman, C…

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Dog Racing License Delayed. Minor Technical Breach

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 3

Bowral Greyhound Racing Club was unable to race on Saturday night as, its new license was not issued owing to a minor technical breach of…

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Tennis Tourney for Red Cross. Twenty-four Pounds Raised

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 3

Tennis players from all parks of the district took part in a whirlwind tennis tournament organised by the Berrima District Tennis Association in…

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Associate Golf

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 2

The final of the Marshall Cup was won by Miss de Mestre and Miss Metcalfe. On Tuesday and Wednesday of…

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Tennis Tournament for Red Cross

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 2

Tennis players from all parts of the district took part in a whirlwind tennis tournament organised by the Berrima District Tennis Association…

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 6

Dr. J. Catarinich, a Victorian bowling champion, declares:—"My own work brings me into close contact with nervous and mental derangements, and I sometimes see the evil…

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Associate Golf

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 2

An 18-hole bogey competition conducted by the Moss Vale Associates on Wednesday resulted in a win for Miss Skinner (A grade), and Miss…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 3

The holders of the Boomerang trophy of Bowra] Bowls Club, Holmes and Guy, were defeated by Brooker and Griffiths after a keen game on…

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Table Tennis. Match at Kangaloon

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 2

Teams from Kangaloon and Box Vale met recently in a table tennis match at Kangaloon Hall and the Kangaloon team won by 47 games,…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Visit From Picton Lakes

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 4

A party of eleven bowlers from the Picton Lakes Bowls Club visited Bowral on Wednesday and played a match against the local club. The…

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Tennis Tourney. Twenty-seven Players Take Part

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 5

A tennis tournament in which twenty-seven players took part, was conducted by the St. Thomas Club at Bowral on Sunday. It resulted in…

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Late Cricket. BOWRAL v. Moss Vale "B"

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 3

Bowral second grade team defeated Moss Vale "B" on the first innings the district cricket competition on Saturday. Bowral made 220…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Homann Trophy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 3

One of the best games to date in the Homann Trophy pairs competition of Bowral Bowls. Club was that when Foley and Pope met Holmes…

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Where Horse Racing Ousts the War. "Complacent Australia."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 2

Australians od the whole are distantly complacent" about the war. They congratulate themselves on having a record crowd at the…

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Table Tennis. Bowral Beats Kangaloon

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

Bowral table tennis team defeated Kangaloon in a match at Bowral last week by 28 sets 1,032 points to 9 sets 842 points. The teams were:—…

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Bowls Pennant Match. Bad Weather Stops Play

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

The C-Pennant bowls match between Moss Vale and Bowral Blues, at Moss Vale, on Saturday, was interrupted by rain and heavy wind and…

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District Cricket Position of Teams

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

The position of teams in the pointscore competition of the Moss Vale and Southern Districts Cricket Association, after three matches had been…

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