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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1927

2,774 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 139

Town Band At-the Races

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

The Orange Town Band Is deserving of unstinted praise for the splendid programme of popular music which they discoursed at the New…

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I.o.o.f. Races

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

The above races, which take place on the Orange racecourse on Saturday next, promise to be one of the best meeting yet held by this club. The…

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Bowls. New Year Carnival. West v. South West

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 6

Ideal weather favored the signal success of the Orange Bowling Club’s Annual New Year Carnival, held on Saturday, when five rinks…

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Big Cricket. Victoria Again Piling Up Runs

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

The Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and South Australia was continued at Melbourne yesterday. In their second innings the Victorians…

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Lawn Tennis The N.S.W. Team SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

The New South Wales lawn tennis selectors to-day picked the following players to officially represent the State at the Australasian Tennis…

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Boxing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 32

Billie Grime had little difficulty in settling Eddie Butcher's hold on the welterweight championship at the Sydney stadium on…

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Bowls Singles Championship

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

The second match in the singles championship 25 up, arranged for members of the Bathurst Bowling Club, was played on the local green…

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Cricket. Win for Neilrex

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 30

Neilrex defeated Dunedoo Rovers at Neilrex last Sunday by 36 runs…

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Cricket a Combined Team

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

Turondale plays a combined team on Turondale wicket on Monday. Mulla Murra, Wattle Flat, Sofala and Crudine. This…

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Cricket. COBBORA V. MUDGEE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 11

A team consisting of members of the Cobbora Club visited Mudgee on Boxing Day to try conclusions with a strong team representing the…

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Binnaway news Cricket a Slack Time

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

There has been no cricket for the last couple of Sundays for the local team, on account of so many of the players being away on holidays, and…

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Inter-state Cricket Vic-n.s.w. Match Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 16

Unless the Sheffield match being played in Melbourne finishes to-day it will be impossible to commence the match between Vic…

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Tennis Champions Tom Kennedy and Miss Luckie. Exciting Play on Mudgee Courts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 15

The Mudgee Tennis Club's championship tournament was played on the Victoria Park courts on Saturday and Monday last and attracted…

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Bowls

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

In the Bathurst Bowling Club's championship, J. Carpenter beat W. Pope 25—23, and P. A. Hurwood beat J. Carpenter 25—18…

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Boxing Notes

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

Great interest is being taken in the boxing contests to be held iu the Masonic Hall. The boys are all in hard training, and local fans should witness…

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"Mystery" Racing Car

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

At the Robin Hood Engineering Works, Kingston Vale (England). Hie "mystery" racing car which Mr. Joseph Maina has designed for Captain…

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Interstate Cricket

Orange Star · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 7

It has not yet been decided whether the She[?]ld Shield match between South Australia and N.S.W. will start in…

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Cricket Notes

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

To-morrow the competition for the Edgley Challenge Cups will be resumed. Macquarie, the leading team in the first grade competition, will meet…

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To-morrow's Races

Leader · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 10

The members of the local branch of the I.O.O.F. have reason to congratulate themselves on the splendid nomination which has been received…

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Electric Hares Thrill of New Coursing Popular in England

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

Greyhound racing with an electric hare dummy, made to look and run like a hare is popular in England. Run in batches of eight, each dog starts…

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