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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1947

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District Tennis First Round Draw

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 2

The Berrima District Tennis Association will commence its competition on Saturday, 20th September. The draw for the first round, in which…

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Bowral Wins Great Game Fast Football Provides Thrills

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 6

Bowral first-grade Rugby League team produced perhaps its best football this season on Sunday, when it defeated Port Kembla by 16 points to 10. The match was equally as good as that in the final of Group Six when Bowral defeated Campbelltown. The coastal team are the minor premiers…

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Agricultural Bureau Bowral Boxing Bowral and District Scottish Association Bowral Centenarian Honored Special Function for Miss S. G. LOSEBY

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 3

Amongst the many hundreds of messages received by Miss Sarah Gregg Loseby, of Bowral, on her 100th birthday, were one from the King and Queen, one from the Governor-General of Australia, and one from the Governor of New South Wales. To celebrate the occasion, Bowral Council…

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Bowls Pennant Draw

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 September 1947 · page 2

The pennant committee of the Southern Tablelands Bowling Association has fixed the following dates for the pendant competition in the…

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District Tennis First Round Draw

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 September 1947 · page 2

The Berrima District Tennis Association will commence its competition on Saturday, 20[?]h September. The draw for the first round, in which…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 7

Last week-end Bowral Bowline Club welcomed a friendly visit of three rinks from Mittagong and an enjoyable game was played…

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Bowls Bowral Club Competition Results

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 5

Last week-end, in the elimination games for the tingles championship, on Bowral green, Fuller defeated North 31 to 22 and Bunter defeated…

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Bowral Boxing Good Bouts Thrill Crowd

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 3

There was an excellent attendance of district fight fans at Bowral stadium last Friday night for they first-rate program of nine bouts…

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Bowls Bowral Club Busy Week-end

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 6

There was a large gathering of bowlers on the Bowral [?] on Saturday for the presentation winners of pennant to Bowral [?] winners of…

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District Cricket Bowral V Wingello

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 6

The first grade cricket match between Bowral and Wingelo was completed at Wingello on Saturday, Bowral winning outright by 10 wickets…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 4

Last mid-week, in the elimination pairs game, Perry and Whatman defeated Gallagher and Westhrook 32 to 15…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 2

Last mid-week, in the elimination pairs came, Perry and Whatman defeated Gallagher and Westbrook 32 to 15…

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Cycle Club Track Racing

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 8

This Saturday will see the Berrima District Amateur Cycle Club stage another carnival of amateur cycle racing, at the Mittagong…

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Heated Exchange in Council Discussion Over Golf Links

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council there were heated exchanges between the Mayor (Ald. Foley) and Aid. Venables during discussion on a…

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District Cricket BOWRAL v S.P.C.

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 2

Bowral journeyed to Berrima on Saturday to meet the S.P.C. team in the third round of the local competition. Bowral had first use of the…

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District Cricket BOWRAL v S.P.C.

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 4

Bowral journeyed to Berrima on Saturday to meet the S.P.C. team in the third round of the local competition. Bowral had first use of the…

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District Cricket BOWRAL v Bowral Colts

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 4

The match between Bowral and Bowral Colts, which has been keenly, awaited by Bowral cricket followers, commenced on Saturday. Bowral…

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Bowls Bowral club

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 2

There was no play in the pennants I last week owing to wet weather. To-morrow (Saturday) the Bowral Blues will meet Mittagang on…

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Bowral Boxing Some Good Bouts

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

There was a food attendance of district fight fans at the feast of boxing staged by promoter ColGraham at Bowral Stadium last…

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District Cricket Saturday's Teams Association Teams

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

Team to represent Bowral Colts against Bandanoon at Bandanoon: C. i Douglas, E. McKinlay, E. Waters, A.: McBeath, J. Regan, A. Goodsell, H…

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