During 1936, Invitation/challenge Matches were played between teams from Echunga, Longwood, Summertown and Carey's Gully. |
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A copy of a newspaper article from 18 May 1937, |
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TABLE TENNIS |
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Hills Association- A meeting of clubs interested in table tennis was held at Stirling to form an association. |
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Delegates were present from six clubs, Summertown, Carey's Gully, Longwood, Mylor, Echunga and Macclesfield. |
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The association's officials are- President Mr W. Collins of Summertown, Secretary and Treasurer, Mr A. Bowen of Longwood. |
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The first round of matches will be played on May 26. |
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1937 Season Teams were: Mylor, Summertown, Longwood, Carey's Gully and Echunga. |
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Macclesfield never played in the competition, opting to play in a nearby association. |
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HILLS TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION - 9 September 1937 |
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Longwood wins Grand Final. |
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The Grand Final between Longwood and Carey's Gully was played in the Mylor Institute on August 25 and resulted in a victory for |
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Longwood, the final scores being:- Longwood, 20 sets; Carey's Gully,10 sets.Indivdual scores:- |
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Women's Singles- |
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Mrs Hughes (L) d Miss I.Hart (CG) 21-12, 21-16. M.Porteous d Mrs Badenock 21-14,17-21. G.Bowen d C.Jarrett 21-18, 21-6. |
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Mrs Wright d J.Badenock 21-12, 20-21. Mrs Riches d E.Rann 21-16, 21-20. D.Dowling d J.Rann 21-14, 21-8. |
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Women's Doubles- |
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Mrs Hughes/G.Bowen lost to Mrs Badenock/I.Hart 23-31. M.Porteous/Mrs Wright d J.Badenock/C.Jarrett 31-27. |
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Mrs Riches/D.Dowling d J.Rann/E.Rann 31-15. |
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Men's Singles- |
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A.Bowen d R.Jarrett 21-9, 21-17. W.Hughes lost to L.Badenock 12-21, 15-21. H.Wright d K.Jarrett 21-18, 20-21. |
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C.Saltmarsh lost to A.Jarrett 11-21, 12-21. E.Bowen lost to A.Badenock 21-14, 10-21. A.Dowling d B.Badenock 21-18, 21-14. |
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Men's Doubles- |
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A.Bowen/W.Hughes d A.Badenock/H.Badenock 31-21. H.Wright/C.Saltmarsh lost to R.Jarrett/K.Jarrett 29-31. |
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A.Dowling/E.Bowen d A.Jarrett/B.Badenock 31-23. |
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A Victory Ball was held in Longwood Hall to celebrate winning the Hills Table Tennis Association Grand Final. |
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1938 Season Teams were- Mylor, Summertown, Longwood, Carey's Gully and Verdun. |
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Longwood was undefeated throughout the season but the Grand Final was won by Mylor 14-4. |
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1939 Season Teams were- Mylor, Summertown, Longwood, Verdun and new clubs Scott's Creek and Upper Sturt. |
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Longwood won the Grand Final against Mylor 10-8 |
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1940 Season Teams were- Mylor, Summertown, Longwood, Verdun, Scott's Creek and Upper Sturt. |
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Longwood dominated the minor round again but Mylor won the Grand Final by a narrow margin. |
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So after 4 seasons Longwood and Mylor were the stand out teams, each winning 2 Grand Finals. |
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1941- 1949 The Association was suspended due to World War 2 |
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The following appeared in Mt Barker Courier on 18 April 1946: |
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HILLS TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION |
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A meeting will be held in the Mylor Hall on Wednesday April 24th at 8pm |
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to re-form the Association- D. Roebuck, Mylor |
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However, the Hills Table Tennis Association would not form again until 1950 |
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1950 Season Teams were- Summertown, Upper Sturt, Mylor, Scott's Creek with new teams Bridgewater, Aldgate and Stirling. |
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More to come |
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