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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1929

3,377 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 169

Cricket Stories. Hobbs' Big Hit: "Struddy's" Reminiscences

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

One summer evening about 35 years ago, the choir boys of Mitcham parish church were at cricket practice when one of the smallest…

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Forbes Races

Leader · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

Entries are already good for the mid-summer meeting of the Forbes Jockey Club, on January 16 and 17, for which £220 prize money [?]…

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Orange I.o.o.f. Races

Leader · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 1

The annual meeting of the I.O.O.F Race Club was held this afternoon, in fine, hot weather. There was a fair attendance, some good racing being…

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Football. the Game in America. An Australian’s Impressions

Leader · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 1

From Miss Marjorie Millear, in America, comes an amusing account [?] her impressions at a football match between Harvard and…

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Dogs Win Pony Racing Outed Coursing Growing in Favor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 15

Coursing meetings are still more attractive than pony races in the Lithgow district, according to the experience of the newly-formed…

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Tennis

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 8

The Mudgee Tennis Club's tournament was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, when the A Grade doubles resulted in a victory for A…

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Boxing Stadium Reopened

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

The Kandos Stadium has reopened under new management, Les, Price and Jim Talbot, who intend giving fight followers some real…

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Forbes Races

Leader · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

Entries are already good for the mid-summer meeting of the Forbes Jockey Club, on January 16 and 17, for which £220 prize money is…

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Cricket Competition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 8

Kelletts, Waratahs, and Withetre secured eight point wins on Saturday over Railway, Colts, and High School respectively. Full…

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Cricket. Curious Coincidence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 16

During the holidays Cassllis second grade visited Uarbry and played the local second grade team. The result was a win for Uarbry by an…

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Boxing Payne Defeats Doman New York

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

"Tiger" Payne, who fought with great success in Australia, defeated Dijo Doman the Los Angeles heavyweight this evening by a technical…

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Swimming. “Boy” Bennett. Albury Lad’s Great Swim. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

Swimming 440 yards in 6 mins, 60 1-6 secs., at the Domain Baths, yesterday, Jack Bennett, a 14-year-old Albury boy, achieved a time that has…

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Orange I.o.o.f. Races

Leader · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

The annual meeting of the I.O.O.F. Race Club was held on Saturday last. The weather was hot and sultry, but despite this fact there was a fair…

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Cricket. the Bridge V. Coolah Creek

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 30

The Bridge cricketers were at home to Coolah Creek team on December 23. Leo. Burgess was in fine form with the bat, scoring 72 not out…

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Cook Knocked Out. Boxing at Buenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 9

Victorio Campolo knocked out George Cook, the Australian, in the ninth round…

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Golf Links Tragedy Suspected Case of Suicide SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

While playing golf on the Roseville links this morning a man discovered the body of S. H. Parry, about 45, of Chatswood lying some distance…

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Lue Races Record Crowd Attends. Watts in Winning Vein

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

The Boxing Day meeting of the Lue Race Club was held in fine weather. The crowd was a record and the racing was of good order…

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Mudgee Trots New Year's Cup Meeting Two Days' Good Racing Circus Out for Three Months

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 1

The Cup meeting of the Mudgee Trotting Club, on New Year's Day, was an unqualified success. The attendance on the first day could have…

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Athletic Women Strain Too Great Protest Against Olympic Team New York

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

"The outrageous attempt to make women pseudomen" was attacked here by the Women's Division of the National Amateur Athletic…

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Booth at Diggers' Races

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

The application of Mr. L. Benness licensee of the Royal Hotel, for a publican's booth license for the Diggers' ace meeting on Friday and Saturday…

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