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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Bowls Bowral Club. Match at Wollongong

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

The Bowral Bowling Club has been invited to take three rinks to Wollongong on Saturday. Members wishing to go are requested to get in touch…

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Greyhound Races for War Effort. Large Crowd Present

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 4

As briefly reported in last issue of The Mail the sum of £76 was raised for war funds when Bowral Greyhound Racing Club conducted a…

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Golf Associate Matches

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 2

Following are the results of matches played by the Moss Vale 3olf Club Associates :- First round, Marshall Cup, four-jail knock-out: Mrs. Rossaud Mrs Broad beat Miss Cosh and Miss…

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Tennis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 2

The Berrima District Tennis Association commenced on Saturday last, when matches in the A, A reserve and B grade divisions…

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A.I.F. Men Visit Famous Racing Stable Derby Winners Live in Luxury

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 2

Th love of Australians for a good horse is traditional. No doubt Mr. J. V. Rank, English flour millionaire, had this in…

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Breyhound Racing

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

[?] for the greyhound race [?] Bowral on Saturday night [?] follows:—[?] maiden.—Half sunny…

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Bowls. Bowral Club. Visit to Picton Lakes

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 2

Three rinks from Bowral Bowling Club are invited to the T.B. Settle-ment at Picton Lakes on Sunday. Members intending to make the…

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Dirtrict Cricket. Eleven Teams Entered

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 4

Six first grade teams will take part in the forthcoming competition of Moss Vale and Southern District Cric-ket Association. Five teams will take…

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District Cricket Eleven Teams Entered

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 2

Six first grade, teams will take part in the forthcoming competition of Moss Vale and Southern District Cricket Association. Five teams…

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Table Tennis. Match at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

A table tennis team has been form-ed at Bowral and has already played several matches. Its most recent one was against a team from…

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Tennis Matches Unfinished. Rain Stops Play

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

Rain interfered with all matches in the Berrima District Tennis Associa-tion competition on Saturday. Al-though some teams had played six…

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District Cricket Team for

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

The following team has been se-lected to represent Bowral second, grade against S.P.C., at Bradman Oval, Bowral, on Saturday:—S…

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Tennis Tourney for Red Cross. District Association in Control

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

The Berrima District Tennis Association will hold a monster whirlwind tennis tourney on Monday, 7th Octo-ber (Eight-Hours' Day) in aid of Red…

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Cricket Trophies Presented. Dance at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 2

The annual presenation dance of the Hose Vale and Southern Districts Cricket Association was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Rooms at Moss…

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A.I.F. Plays Football in Britain All Ranks Levelled in Mud Novel Australian Rules

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

Australian soldiers in Britain played their first football game of the season yesterday on a typical village green near…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Green Re-opened for Play

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Bowral bowling green will be re-opened for play this week-end. On Saturday the Homann Trophy com-petition will be continued when Wadie…

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Tennis Dance Was Great Success. Presentation of Trophies

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

The annual Presentation Dance of the Berrima District Tennis Association, held in the School of Arts, Bowral on Tuesday night, was one of the…

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Tennis Tourney for Red Cross. Large Number of Entries

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 5

A large number of entries has been received for the tennis tournament to be held on Monday under the auspices of the Berrima District…

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District Cricket BOWRAL v. S[.p.c. on Fellow Makes 107

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

[?] last Saturday in weatred in Borwal, last year's [?] runners-up at [?] batted first, after…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Opening of Season

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 2

Bowral Bowling green which had been closed after top-dressing for a few weeks, was officially opened on Saturday by Mr. P. Pidgeon,…

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