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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 5

What is the position in the following incident "On a semi-table top green "A" whose ball was close to the pin, at the…

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High School Sport First Match of Rugby Union First Xv

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 8

On Wednesday, 27th May, Bowral High played its first game of RUgby Union, defeating Chevalier College 12 to nil…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 4

There are quite a lot of the new rules that are important to the players, and should be known. One of the most…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

Last week-end the major and minor championships were further advanced and have now come to an interesting stage. A…

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Rugby League Results of Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

Results of matches played in the first grade rugby league competition of Group 6 on Sunday were as follow:—…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 5

It is as well to remember that a ball cannot be moved away from an "out of bounds" post or anything marking out…

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Rugby League Mittagong Beats Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 7

On Sunday last the Bowral Rugby League teams travelled over the hill to play the green and golds on their home ground…

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High School Sport Rugby Union

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 6

Last Saturday St. [?] College, Goulburn, visited Bowral to play the High School Rugby Union. The main [?] between the High School 1st grade and St. Patrick', second…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 1

I have been asked to clarify Rule 33 regarding the procedure in taking stance in a sand trap. Must a player when he…

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High School Sport Rugby Union

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 6

On Wednesday, 7th June, at Loseby Park, Hurlstone Agricultural High School broke Bowral's succession of wins…

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Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 1

City member O. R. Taylor, of Country Club displayed sound form to return a card of 66 nett in the 18 holes stroke…

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Rugby League Mittagong Wins Close Game

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 7

Despite the bitter wind a large crowd was present at Burrawang on Sunday last to witness a match which kept them…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 6

Queer Inventions: All kinds of queer looking clubs, new ideas in golf balls, practice devices, tees, slicing and hooking…

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High School Sport Rugby League

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 6

After four Matches of Rugby Union Bowral High School returned on Wednesday to League, beating Nowra…

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Rugby League Mittagong Defeat Campbelltown

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 7

The Mittagong firsts win 12 to nil; Seconds downed 13 to 5. Rugby League in this district…

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Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 4

The 18 holes stableford competition contested on Saturday resulted in a win for Cecil Bunter (14) who, playing well,…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

Over the past twenty-five years I don't suppose the characters of any game has changed as much as the game of golf…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Bowral Bowling Club held on Tuesday night last the following officers were elected:…

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Golf Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

A competition against par played at Bowral Golf Club on Saturday was won by H. Murdoch with the fine score of 5…

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Rugby League Bargo Defeats Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 7

On Sunday last at Loseby Park Bowral met Bargo in their competition game before a good crowd. The game was…

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