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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

The youngest to ever hole in one is an Australian, Master Peter Toogood, the son of A. H. Toogood, professional at…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 6

President Don Pope took the opportunity at afternoon tea on Saturday to congratulate the Bowral pair (T. Beattie and W…

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Rugby League Trial Matches

The Southern Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

On Sunday last at Loseby Park the second trial matches were held when Bowral played The Oaks in 2nd Grade and…

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Rugby League Notes From Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

In the trials last Sunday against Picton, Mittagong had a win, and deservedly so, in the Second Grade. The young…

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District Tennis Upset in Mixed Doub­les Championship

The Southern Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 7

The A Grade mixed doubles events played on Bluebirds Courts (Mittagong) last week­end provided another major…

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Rugby League

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

In the final trials Bowral played Mittagong at Loseby Park in first and second grades. The second grade produced…

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Golf Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

A most successful Easter Tournament was held at the Bowral Golf Club during the holidays, well over a hundred…

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Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Glorious weather prevailed for the Bowral Country Club Easter Cup tournament contested on the 4th, 6th and 6th…

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Bowls Bowral Ladies Win Final

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

Bowral ladies had a meritor­ious win against Picton ladies in the final of the Southern Tablelands Women's Bowling…

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Rugby Union New Code for District

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Mr. J. Carrell representntive of the Country Rugby Union has been in the Berrima district for some weeks and has…

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District Tennis Draw for Finals

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Following is the draw for the finals of the Berrima Dis­trict Tennis Championships to be played on Bowral and…

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High School Sport House Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

The final round of the first half of the Ant year House cricket competition of Bowral High School was completed on…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Last week-end the Bill Henson trophy was played when the green was full to capacity. Each member of the rink…

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Rugby League First Grade

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

The Bowral first grade side took the field still short of sever top players who we understand will be turning out in the…

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Golf Pennant Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 8

In pennant matches on Sunday Bowral Country Club defeated Moss Vale by 4 matches to 3 and Bowral Golf Club…

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Rugby Union Schools Will See Films

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

Union headquarters have arranged for all school in the Berrima District to show several films. These include several…

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District Tennis Championships Concluded

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

The tennis championships conducted by the Berrima District Tennis Association were brought to a close last week-end…

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Golf Notes (By "All Square")

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 8

Some players do not, realise the importance of being on time for an important game, and many players have been…

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Cricket Final Three Runs Difference

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

The final of the first tirade District Cricket competition between Moss Vale and Mittagong was concluded recently…

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Annual Athletic Carnival

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 8

The annual athletic carnival of the Bowral High School will be held at Loseby Park, commencing at 9.30 a.m. on…

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