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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

Rain washed out all bowls during the week-end. Disappointment was expressed by a number of players who made…

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Rugby League COUNTRY v City Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

The Rugby League Country Week will follow similar lines to last season, as Country Divisional teams will meet City…

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District Tennis Competition Results

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

The following matches are to be played in the Berrima District tennis competition to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon:…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

It is common when walking through the 19th to hear golfers talking about their drives something after this style. "I hit a…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

Four rinks from Carss Park visited Bowral on Sunday last to play a social game against local players. They arrived…

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Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

In the 18 Holes Stableford event contested at Bowral Country Club on Saturday last A. H. Weeks (10) recorded 29…

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Fitzroy Falls New Tennis Club Formed

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

At Fitzroy Falls on Sunday, under blue skies and otherwise perfect conditions, about 40 local residents and visitors from…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 10

As I said last week in no game that I know of are the rules so ignored or liberally interpreted as in the game of golf, and with…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

Owing to the local green being closed for a "face lift" flowers have been visiting Mittagong and Moss Vale greens for…

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High School Sport Cricket Match

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

On March 4, a two day cricket match between Bowral High School and Chevalier, was completed, High School winning by…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 5

It sometimes happens that, two competitors playing together in a stroke round both play the wrong' ball and do not…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 2

After being closed for two weeks for top dressing and seeding the Bowral greens will be open again for play on…

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Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 5

In the 18 holes stroke event contented on Saturday last, Cecil Bunter (10) played roundly to return a nett 65 to…

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Rugby League Notes From Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 9

At the latt Bowral meeting of the club it was decided to have a named playing coach for this year and the coach is…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

Sometimes, quite by error, players play off the wrong handicap and it is as well to know the penalties, this is covered by…

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Bowls Lady Bowlers Win

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 7

Bowral lady bowlers are emulating the good performances of the men folk, and in the semifinal of the district fours…

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Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

City member R. H. Phillips (16) displayed (food form to return a 65 nett to win the 18 holes stroke event at Bowral…

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Rugby League Bowral Plays Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

On Sunday last Bowral played Moas Vale in the first trial of season 1963. There were two games, the first of which…

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Fitzroy Falls Tennis Club Is Popular

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

At a meeting of the Committee of the recently formed "Treelands" Tennis Club at Fitzroy Falls, it was decided,…

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District Tennis Ladies a Grade Doubles Concluded'

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

The Ladies doubles [?]pionship of the district was the cided at [?] Court (Mittagong) on Saturday last, the…

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