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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Bowls Fours at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 7

Members of Bowral and Mittagong Bowls Clubs joined with Moss Vale players in a fours game at Moss Vale preen on Saturday afternoon…

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Women's Bowls Game at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 4

Bowral and Moss Vale women bowlers combined in games on Moss Vale preen on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Ropers, champion woman bowler…

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Bowral Produces Good Football Mittagong Beaten 17-5

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 6

Piling up a lead of 17 points to nil by half-time m its match against Mittagong at Mittagong on Sunday, Bowral first grade team faced more…

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Improvements Are Needed in District Football Spectators Should Be Considered

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 2

If district football teams arc to maintain their following and also attract more spectators they should concentrate on two much-needed…

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Crowd Thrilled by Good Bouts Boxing at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 5

Bowral School of Arts was again packed to capacity last Friday night for the program of fights offered by promoter Col Graham, who, it was…

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Football Bowral Wins Again BURRAWANG - Robertson Strives Hard in the Second Half

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 6

Bowral gained its third victory in the district Rugby League football competition on Sunday by defeating Burrawang-Robertson at Loseby…

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Rugby League Bowral to Meet Bargo

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5

A special bus for players and spectators will leave Bowral on Sunday for Bargo, where the Bowral first and second trade teams will meet the…

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The Football

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 2

Men from H.M.S. Glory proved too good for a Berrima district, team in the soccer match. Honors were even for some time, but lack of condition…

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Mr. Bate at Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 1

Over sixty members and visitors were present at Bowral bowls clubhouse at afternoon tea provided by the women…

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Bowls Bowral Club Green Reopened

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 7

On Victory Day the Bowral bowling green was reopened after having been closed for six weeks after topdressing. A half-day tourney was…

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Bowral Lads Still Unbeaten League Football

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 8

Bowra! first and reserve grade football teams continued their unbeaten record in the district competition on Saturday, when they each…

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Large Crowd at Boxing Ritchie Wins Welterweight on Forfeit

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 3

There was again a first-class attendance at the boxing events promoted by Col Graham at Bowral School of Arts last Friday, and there…

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Bowls Bowral Club Week-end Competitions

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 7

Last week-end, in the Hennessey Trophy pairs handicap on Bowral green, Fussell and Donoghue (10 on) defeated Whatman and Gallagher…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 6

There was no play last, weekend owing to weather conditions. In the Berge Trophy singles handicap ([?] up), the draw f[?] to-morrow…

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Bowral Boxing Some Good Bouts

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

There was a good audience at the fights staged by promoter Col Graham at Bowral School of Arts last Friday night, and fans were…

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Bowls Green at Mittagong Club Selects a New Site

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

Representatives of Mittapong Bowls Club met Nattai Shire councillors on Saturday afternoon to select a new site for a bowline preen. The present…

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League Football Four Tries to J. McLEAN

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

A team comprising Bowral first and reserve grade players met Kensington United at Loseby Park, Bow[?]el, on Sunday afternoon in the…

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What Is Wrong with Bowral Football? The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

Sir,—As a supporter of the local football team and football generally, 1 tay the paying public are getting a raw deal from the responsible…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 5

There was no play last week-end owing to weather conditions. To-morrow (Saturday), in the Hennessey Trophy pairs handicap, 21…

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Football Secretary Replies to Supporter The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 6

Sir,—May I, as secretary of the Bowral R.L.F.C, claim a little of your space to reply to "Supportcr's" letter in your last issue?…

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