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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1940

217 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 11

Presentation to Popular Cricket Captain

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 4

A pleasant evening was spent by the Bowral Cricket Club on Saturday evening last when members of the team met at the home of Mr. Les…

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Junior Football. Bargo Too Good for Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 3

Mittagong junior footballers played Bargo, at Bargo, on Sunday, and were beaten by twenty points to fifteen after a hard game. The visiting…

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Council Stops Dog Racing. No Further Lease of Bowral Ground

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night it was decided by four votes to two to refuse…

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Football Canberra Retains Carr Cup. Bowral Fights Valiantly, but Goes Down by Three Points

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

In a match for the Carr Cup at Goulburn on Sunday, Canberra was successful in defeating Bowral, the challenging team, by 12 points to 9…

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football Yass Produces Brilliant Football. Bowral Defeated by Superior Team

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 4

Bowral first grade Rugby League team was beaten by 22 points to 7 by Yass, at Loseby park, on Sunday. the visiting team gave the best…

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Bowls Carnival for Red Cross. Twenty-one Pounds Realised

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, Bowral Bowls Club held a most successful carnival in aid of the funds of the red Cross. the Weather was all that…

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Greyhound Racing. The Editor. The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 4

Sir,—Our civic fathers, at last meeting of the council, decided to ban greyhound racing in Bowral as a contribution to the nations' war…

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League Football Bowral Juniors Play Burrawang

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 2

Bowral Junior footballers will play Burrawang Robertson, at Loseby Park, on Sunday. The James Cup recently presented to Bowral Club…

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Prohibition of Dog Racing. Protest by Followers of Sport

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 4

Since the banning by Bowral Council of dog racing at Bowral as from 20th July, the Mail has been supplied from various sources with printed…

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Greyhound Racing The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

sir,—Many of us feel that it would be ungracious on our part if we did not express our appreciation of the courageous and decided action of the…

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Greyhound Racing. Saturday's Entries

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

Entires for the greyhound races at Bowral on Saturday night are as follows:— 350 Maiden.—Always Handy,…

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Life Members of Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Bowral Bowls Club on Monday night, life membership badges were presented to Mr. H. A. Homann and Mr. J…

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Bowls Bowral Club Had Good Year. Annual Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Bowral Bowls Club on Monday night the secretary submitted a comprehensive report from which we make the…

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Variety Concert. Football Club Helps Ambulance

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

A variety concert organised by Bowral Football Club in aid of the Berrima District Ambulance will be held in the School of Arts on Tuesday…

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Council Ban on Dog Racing at Bowral. Show Society Puts Its Case

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night a deputation from the Bowral and District Horse Show and Gymkhana Society was…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Trophy Matches

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3

Bowral Bowls Club resumed its club competitions on Saturday when Hill and Warren (challengers) defeated the holders of the Cock o' the Walk…

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Bowls Mittagong Club Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 3

Members of Mittagong Bowls Club are requested by the secretary (Mr. L. H. Stevenson) to make every effort to attend a carnival at Moss Vale…

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Bowls Moss Vale Carnival

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

Bowral Bowls Club took four rinks to Moss Vale on Saturday last to take part in a bowls carnival, organised by Moss Vale Club, in aid of the Lord…

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Football Club Aids Ambulance. Successful Concert at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

The School of Arts, Bowral, was well filled on Tuesday night for a concert organised by Bowral Football Club, in ald of Berrima Dirtrict…

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Greyhound Racing to Continue Three Aldermen Change Votes and Veto is Withdrawn

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 2

Some three weeks ago Bowral Council adopted a minute submitted by the Mayor (Ald. E. Boardrman) which recommended that Bowral…

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