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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Bowls Holiday Tourney

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 7

On Thursday last (Boxing Day) a carnival was held on Bowral bowling green. The winning trio were Sutton, Dr. Newman and Harris, and the…

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District Cricket RAILWAY v BOWRAL

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 6

The match between Moss Vale Railway and Bowral was commenced at Moss Vale last Saturday. Winning the to s. Railway elected to bat,…

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District Cricket COLTS v Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

A good stand by C. Corby, who went in first Wicket down for Moss i Vale and was £3 not out at stumps, I spoilt Bowral Colts' chances of…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

On Bowral green last week-end, in the elimination singles (31 up) for the State championship, Pope defeated Brenchley 31 to 21 and Welsh…

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District Cricket BOWBAL v S.P.C.

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 7

In the first-grade match between Bowral and S.P.C., played at Berrima, the Bowral team batted all the afternoon for 390 runs…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

At mid-week, in the elimination singles (31 up) for the State championship, Bird defeated Bunter 31-13. At the week-end, in the elimination…

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District Cricket COLTS v RAILWAY

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

Bowral Colts met Moss Vale Railway at Bowral on Saturday afternoon in the semi-final match of the first fours, first-grade. The match…

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Bowls S.T.B.A. QUARTER-FINALS

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 9

In the quarter-finals of the Southern Tablelands singles championship on Saturday, F. Lamsley (Moss Vale) defeated J. Collins (Mittattong) on…

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District Cricket BOWRAL 2 v the Forest

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

Bowral second-grade team defeated Sutton Forest by 27 runs on the first innings. Sutton Forest made 208 (F. Sarginson 55, W. Ramsay…

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Football Club at Mittagong Coach to Be Appointed

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

Mittagong holds pride of place in Group 6 Rugby League football because of its central position in the group, excellent transport facilities…

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District Cricket Wingello Beats Bowral in Semi-final

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

Wingello easily defeated Bowral in the first semi-final of the district cricket competition by an innings and 108 runs…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

Owing to a number of competitors being away, attending Country Week games, there were no finals for the State championships played on…

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District Tennis Championship Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

After a lapse of six years owing to, the war, the Berrima district tennis championships are to be played this year. Play will start on Good Friday…

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Cricket Colts Enter Final

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 5

Bowral Colts first-grade, by defeating Moss Vale Railway on Saturday, have entered the final of the first fours of the district competition…

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Bowral Football Club Marked Enthusiasm at Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 5

The president (Mr. V. Foley) occupied the chair at the annual meeting of Bowral Football Club in the Town Hall on Thursday night of…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 4

There was no play on the Bowral bowling green last week-end owing to weather conditions. On Moss Vale green Branch and Taylor defeated…

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District Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

Bowral Colts first-grade team commenced well in its match against Wingello in the final of the first four competition. McKinlay was in…

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Bowls Rain Interrupts Fours Semi-fnal

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

On Saturday last Honour, Platt, Mein and Whatman, of Bowral, met Shepherd, South, Mack and Lansley, of Most Vale, in the semi-final of the…

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GOLF Summer Cup Women Golfers at Local Links

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 6

The open summer cup competitions of the N.S.W. Ladies' Golf Union were played on Bowral and Moss Vale coif links on Thursday and…

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Bowls Championship Finals

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 4

On Saturday week last the semi-final of the Southern Tablelands Bowls Association southern division fours, between Bowral and Moss…

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