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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1953

194 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 10

Golf Bowral Country Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 5

Junior member J. Donn (14) with 32 points, won the stableford event at Bowral Country Club on Saturday last on…

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Bowral Cricket Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

A practice match between intending players will be played at Loseby Park on Saturday, 26th September, 1953…

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High School Sport House Competitions Rugby League

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 5

The final round of House rugby games of Bowral High School played on Wedneaday, 16th September, resulted as…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 8

Some remarkable shots have been played at golf. Johnny Farrell, U.S.A., in the Ryder Cup match at Moortown in…

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Bowls In Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

On Saturday September 19, [?] from Picton Club [?] for a social [?] fortunately rain…

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High School Sport Rugby League Semi-finals

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 5

The semi-finals of the house rugby league competition of Bowral High School were played last week. The finalists…

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District Tennis Several Matches Deferred

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 2

Showery weather over the early part of the weekend caused the postponement of many matches in the opening…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 4

Captain Bader, the famous War Ace in the B.A.F. fought on after both his legs were amputated. In 1945, after the…

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Golf Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 4

Winner of the stroke competition held at Bowral Golf Club on Saturday was A.W. Aberline (20) 62 on the count back…

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High School Sport Gibraltar Wins Rugby Final

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 9

On Wednesday, 30th Septem-ber, Gibraltar won the senior House rugby preliminary final against Belmore. The first…

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District Tennis All Results Not in

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 6

Owing to the Six Hour holiday many results of matches in the district tennis association competition did not arrive in…

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Athletics

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 9

On Wednesday:. 30th September, seven athletes repre-sented Bowrai in the annual combined High Schools'…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

On golf courses in Kenya, South Africa, one of the hazards of the game are lions. In India all kinds of wild…

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Bowls in Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 6

On Monday (Six Hour Day) a progressive tournament was held on the Bowral green, eight fours competing. W. Dobson's…

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District Cricket Bowral Three Men Short

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 6

Bowral No. 2 team played, Wingello at Wingello on Saturday last. Losing the toss, Bowral were sent in to bat…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 6

The Ampol has come and tone and the winner, O. Pick-worth, well deserves his win. Here is shown what experience…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 9

The past week has been a busy one for Bowral bowlers with pennant panics for 1953-54 commencing…

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District Tennis Country Carnival

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 9

The N.S.W.L.T.A. advises that Country Week will commence on Monday, February 15 and terminate on Saturday…

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District Cricket Bowral No. 2 DEFEATED

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 9

Bowral No. 2 cricket team was beaten by Wingello or Saturday last Wingello carried on and took their score…

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High School Sport Athletics Match with Chevalier

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 7

The second annual athletics match between Chevalier College and Bowral High School was held on the College oval…

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