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Sport, 1953

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 1

I wonder how the modern golfer would get on if he had to use the old feather ball. These were remarkably well…

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Bowls Bowral Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 4

In B Pennant bowls games played on Saturday last Bowral Blues registered a comfortable win from Bundanoon on…

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Tennis Doubles

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 5

A boys' doubles championship ran on a House competition basis is now being played during lunch hours at the High…

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Women's Bowls Bowral Wins Pennant

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 2

By defeating Picton No. 2 team on Tuesday, on the Bowral green. Bowral women bowlers have now win the…

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District Tennis Some Results Are Late

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 7

It will be noticed in the following results of matches in the Berrima District Tennis Association competition that…

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District Cricket Bowral Scores Well

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 7

On Saturday last Bowral No. 2 journeyed to Moss Vale to meet Railway at that centre. Bowral again lost the toss but…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 4

There are some new rules coming into force on January 1, 1954, which have been brought into effect by the Royal…

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Bowls Pennant Matches

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 9

In the S.T.B. Association B pennants Bowral Blues met Mittagong on the Bowral green and proved too strong for the…

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Women's Bowls Bowral Team Unbeaten

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 9

Bowral women bowlers defeated Moss Vale on the Moss Vale green on Wednesday, 4th November, by 17 points, in…

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Table Tennis Association Formed at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

The attention of all table tennis players is drawn to an advertisement in this issue inserted by the Mittagong Table…

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District Cricket BOWRAL 1 Defeats Wingello

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 9

The second round saw Bowral No. 1 playing Wingello at Bradman Oval, the result being a first innings win for Bowral…

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Women's Bowls

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

In the first elimination round of the State pairs competition being conducted by the Southern Tablelands Women's…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 7

A thing that one has to be careful about is the playing of a provisional ball. Take the following instance. In match…

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Bowls Pennant Match

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

The two Bowral Club B pennant teams met on the Bowral green on Saturday last and according to expectations the…

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Bowral Golf Club Annual Meeting of Associates

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of the associate members of Bowral Golf Club Ltd. was held in the clubhouse on Thursday…

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District Tennis Juniors Selected for City Match

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Two local juniors from Bowral have been selected to take part in the teams matches between Country Coaching…

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District Cricket Mittagong Has Good Score

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 9

A strong westerly made conditions most unpleasant for the first Saturday's play of the third round. Bowral won the…

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High School Sport Cricket Against Chevalier

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 6

A two-day cricket fixture between Bowral High School first grade and Chevalier College concluded on November…

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Golf Notes

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 10

In last week's notes I drew attention to the new rules to be adopted by the Royal Ancient. Repercussions of this…

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Bowls Pennant Games

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 9

On Saturday last both Bowral Club "B" pennant teams, the Blues and the Reds, suffered defeat in the fifth game of…

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