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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

On 29th December, in the elimination pairs games for the State championship, on Bowral bowling green, Newman and Rootes defeated R…

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Ladies' Night Bowls Club Function

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

On Thursday evening, 18th December, the president and members of Bowral Bowling Club entertained the women bowlers at an evening in…

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Bowral Boxing Good Bouts Thrill Crowd

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 6

Boxing fans were treated to good entertainment on 26th December when promoter Col Graham staged eight bouts at Bowral School of Arts…

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Swimming Notes (Issued by the Health Department)

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

Swimming is one of the finest and most refreshing forms of exercise, but unfortunately it is not without its dangers. The following rules are…

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Cricket BOWRAL 2 v BUNDANOON 2

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 6

Bowral 2 secured an outright win against BundaDoon 2 in the match which concluded at Loseby Park on Saturday. At the conclusion of the…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

There was no play on Bowral bowling green last week-end owing to rain. To-morrow (Saturday) the Bowral…

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District Cricket Robertson Are Premiers

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 6

Robertson first grade cricket learn has won the premiership for this season, by a margin of 2 points from Moss Vale Railway, with Bowral 3…

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Bowral Bowls Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

In the pennant matches last week-end, Bowral Reds, being unable to raise a team, forfeited to Blues, thus giving away two points…

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Bowral Boxing Main Bout Was a Thriller

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 6

So exciting was the main bout between Harry Callahan and Les Williams, of Philpot's Gymnasium, Sydney, at the fights at Bowral on…

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District Cricket ROBERTSON v RAILWAY

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

Robertson batted all Saturday afternoon in its match against Moss Vale Railway for the President's Cup. Railway made 28 runs on the…

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District Cricket ROBERTSON v RAILWAY

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

Robertson batted all Saturday afternoon in its match against Moss Vale Railway for the President's Cup. Railway made 28 runs on the…

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Development of Sporting Areas Public Tennis Courts Included

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council it was decided to take steps to improve the sporting facilities for residents and visitors…

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Football Meeting Moss Vale Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Mou Vale Football Club, the treasurer's statement showed a debit balance of £3. This amount will be liquidated…

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District Cricket Bowral Colts v BUNDANOON

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

Bowral Colts first-grade team defeated Bundanoon by 75 runs on the first innings in a semi-final of the First Fours competition, in a match…

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A Good Season Annual Meeting of Bowral Football Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

The annual meeting of Bowral Rugby League Football Club was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night in the absence of the president (Mr…

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Municipal Golf Links The Editor. The Mail,"

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

I read recently in "The Four Mails" that bulldo[?]ers were in action on the construction of municipal golf links, which when finished would…

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Rugby League Annual Meeting, Group Six

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 9

The annual meeting of Group Six Rugby League was held at Bargo on Monday night. The president (Mr. H. J. Moylan, of Moss Vale)…

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District Tennis Knockout Competition

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

The competitions in the A and B grade sections of the Berrima District Tennis Association have been finalised. Bluebirds won the A grade…

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Berrima District Tennis Association Championships

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 5

Entries close 22nd MArch, with Mr. F. Werner, championship secretary, 52 Merrigang Street, Bowral. All players must be registered with…

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Bowls Championship Games

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

In the semi-finals of the State championship frames for the southern end of the district, last week-end, Welsh (Bowral) met and defeated…

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