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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Cycle Club Sprint Races

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 7

On Monday evening last, at Bowral School of Arts, Berrima District Amateur Cycle Club made final arrangements for the first sprint race…

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Football Final Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 7

The final of the first grade League competition of Group Six will be held on Moss Vale showground on, Sunday next, between Bowral and…

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District Cricket Council Headquarters at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 4

The headquarters of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council, which contiols association matches in the…

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Bowral Wins Semi-Final Great Football in Second Half

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 5

Bowral decisively won its semi-final of the Group Six ugby League competition at Mittagong on Sunday, when it [?] Camden by 17 points to 5. The scores Were 4 points 3 in favor of Bowral at half time, but in the second half…

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Rugby League Football Semi Finals First Grade

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

Bowral defeated Camden by 17 points to 5 Campbelltown defeated Robertson by 15 points to 5…

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District Cricket. Council Headquarters at Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

The headquarters of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council, which controls association matches in the…

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First-grade Football

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 7

In a fast, hard game, Bowral firstgrade team defeated Goulburn, by 6 points to nil. Tries were scored for Bowral by B. Grinter and B. Howard…

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FOOTBALL—8st. 7lb. Limit

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 7

Goulburn won the toss and decided to run from the south. Within a very few minutes Bowral was pressing strongly on the Goulburn line, and…

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District Cricket Bowral Holds Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 8

Bowral first-grade cricket team, in winning the competition last year, had its fourth consecutive win. This was stated in the annual report of…

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Rugby League Football Final Won by Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 August 1947 · page 2

Over 2000 people witnessed the final first grade football match on the Moss Vale Showground on Sunday afternoon last between teams repre[?]…

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Bowral Bowls Club Competition Games

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 2

In the State championship elimination games on Bowral green last week-end, Bunter, J. Madden, Honour and North defeated R. Madden…

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Rugby League Camden Beats Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 2

Bowral first grade Rugby League team was beaten by Camden in a match for the Loch Dawson Cup at Camden on Sunday, by 13 points to…

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Bowral Bowls Club Saturday's Competition

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 2

There was no play last [?] owing to weather conditions. To-morrow (Saturday), in State championship elimination games…

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Tennis Association Marked Enthusiasm at Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 3

An attendance of over 40 at the annual meeting of the Berrima District Tennis Association in the Town Halt, Bowral, augurs well for the…

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One Lap Too Far Trotting Races at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 2

The attendance at the meeting conducted by the Mittagong and Southern Highlands Trotting Club at Mittagong on Wednesday was…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

In the elimination games for the State championship, last week-end. Bunter, Honour. J. Madden and North were defeated by Newman…

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Cycle Club Sprint Races

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

Amidst glorious weather conditions, and with small groups of spectators lining the route, the Berrima District Amateur Cycle Club…

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Bowls Competition Games

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 5

Last week-end, in the elimination State championship pair games on Bowral green, Donoghue and North defeated Armstrong and A. Cupitt…

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Bowral Boxing OVER £60 for Legacy

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 7

A packed house attended the boxing bouts in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Friday night last, when an interesting program was presented…

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Car Racing Display of Trophies

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 4

A display of the trophies won by Mr. Les Burrows, of Bowral, during the past fifteen years in car races and reliability trials now appears in…

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