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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1940

217 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 11

Bowral Greyhound Club Racing to Continue

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 2

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

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Bowls Bowral Ladies. Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of Bowral Ladies Bowls Club:— President.-Mrs. Bonnar…

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Junior Football Match at Mittagong on

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

Bowral Junior Football team will play Mittagong, at Mitttgong, on Sunday. The match should be a good one as both teams have produced good…

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Golf

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

On Lyndhurst Golf Links the other day it was noted that shortly after the men started playing the leaves on the trees near the fairways were…

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Bowral Bowls Club. Saturday's Games

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

Foley and Pope met Welsh and McLean in the Homann Trophy competition of Bowral Bowls Club on Saturday. Pope and partner were down…

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Junior Football. Mittagong Team Has Mi Good Record

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

Mittagong Junior football has recorded a victory in each of its last three matches and has developed into a fast combination playing great…

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Golf

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

Canadian mixed foursomes were played at both Moss Vale and Bowral on Saturday afternoon with the following results;…

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GOLF Bowral Club. Canadian Foursome

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

Close scoring was a feature of a Canadian mixed foursomes competition by cted by Bowral Golf Club last week-end. Only two points…

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Junior Football. James Cup Match

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

Bowral Junior football team will play Burrawang, at Bowral, on Sunday. The Bowral team will be selected from the following players:—…

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Bowls. Mittagong Club. Annual Report Shows Good Year

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 3

Mittagong Bowls Club has steadily progressed since its formation some twelve months ago, and the members had good reason to be proud of the…

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Bowls. Bowral Club. Saturday's Results

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

Bowral Bowls Club continued its competitions amongst members on Saturday. In the Boomerang Trophy Guy and Mein played Spice and…

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District Cricket Council Meets. Another Successful Year

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Southern District and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council was held at Wollongong on Saturday…

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District Cricket Council Meets Another Successful Year

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council was held at Wollongong on Saturday…

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Football Murphy Cup. Bowral Plays Bargo

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

Bowral Rugby League team will play Bargo, at Loseby Park, Bowral, on Sunday. The match should be an interesting one as both teams are…

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Curtailment of Dog Racing. Protest by District Clubs

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of delegates from Show Societies, Grey-hound Racing Clubs, and other sporting [?] from the South Coast and…

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Dog Racing for War Funds. Staff Makes Generous Offer

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

At a meeting of the committee of Bowral Horse Show Society on Monday night it was decided to conduct a greyhound racing meeting on…

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Curtailment of Dog Racing Protest by District Clubs

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of delegates from Show Societies, Greyhound Racing Clubs, and other sporting bodies from the South…

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Moss Vale Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of Moss Vale Cricket Club was held last week. Although only one team—the second grade A team in the knockout…

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Tennis Parliament Meets Tonight. Arrangements for Coming Season

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Berrima District Tennis Association will be held in Whatman's Cafe, Bowral, to-night (Tuesday). It may be…

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District Cricket Association Will Carry On Junior Players Will be Encouraged

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

Despite upsets in the personnel of teams last season through military duty, bush fires and in some cases the playing of unregistered players,…

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