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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Junior Football. Six Teams in Group Six

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

Junior Rugby League football has been at a low ebb for a few years, but should provide football flolowers in Group Six with some bright…

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Football Carr and Massy Cups Competitions. Position Is Uncertain

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 2

A special general meeting of Group Eight Rugby League was held at Queanbeyan on Thursday night to discuss the future of the Carr and…

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Juniors Play Good FootbalL Drawn Game at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 2

Bowral Junior Rugby League team put up a good display against a heavier team from Robertson, at Loseby Park, Bowral, on Sunday, to hold it…

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Football. Gold Cup Match. Rugby League at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 5

Football followers in the Berrima District should witness one of the best matches of the season at Bowral on Sunday when Campbelltown…

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Greyhound Racing. Saturday's Entries

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 5

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

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Junior Football. Fortunes Vary in Mittagong Game

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 5

Mittagong Junior Football team defeated Bargo, at Mittagong, on Sunday, by 28 points to 11. A peculiar feature of the match…

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Bowral Bowls Club. Match on

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 4

Owing to the cold chance in the weather on "Saturday, only a few members of Bowral Bowls Club journeyed to Mittagong, but those who…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 2

In a match between Bowral and Campbelltown Rugby League football teams for the Campbelltown Gold Cup, played at Bowral o…

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Greyhound Racing. Entries for

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

Entries for the greyhound race meeting at Bowral on Saturday night are as follows:— 350 Yards Maiden.—Happy…

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Football Junior Footba[?] Bowral Too [?] CAMPBELL [?]

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 3

Bowral junior [?] leading Campbelltown [?] 6 at halftime, at [?] on Sunday, [?]…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Social Game at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

Last Saturday Bowral Bowls Club was represent in a social match at Moss Vale by 21 players. The afternoon was fine, and the standard of…

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Junior Football. Bowral Too Good for Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 3

Bowral Rugby League Junior footballers defeated Moss Vale by 14 pts. to nil on Sunday. The Bowral team showed superior combination to its…

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Brief Mention. Football Dance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 2

Bowral Football Club will hold a dance in the School of Arts on Saturday night. Music will be by Parry's: Orchestra and a special supper will be…

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Mittagong Swimming Club's Generous Act

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

At a special meeting of Mittagong Swimming Club held last week it was decided to len the Government £150 free of interest for the duration of…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Carnival for Patriotic Fund

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

On Saturday last sixteen players of the Bowral Bowls Club had their first roll up on the green after it had been top-dressed. The afternoon was…

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Golf Championship Abandoned For Duration of War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 2

The Golf Council has sent a request to all golf clubs that all championship names be abandoned until after the war. The Moss Vale…

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football BowraTs Great Fight for Massy Cup. Queanbeyan's Recovery in Second Half Decided Thrilling Game

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

Bowral Rugby League team saw the Many Cup slip from its hold in the second half of a match against Qneanbeyan, at Queanbeyan, on…

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Golf Bowral Associates

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 2

The finals of the associates chain pionship of Bowral Golf Club were played on Tuesday. The A-Grade title was won by Miss Metcalfe who…

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Whirlwind Tennis Tournament In Aid O W re Fund

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 2

Proceeds of the [?]lwind mixed [?]ubles tou[?] Selecta Courts, Moss Vale [?] Monday went to the Moss Vale Citizens…

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Bowls Club to Help Red Cross. Special Effort Next

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon the members of Bowral Bowls Club enjoyed themselves on the local green when social fours were played…

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