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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1930

2,824 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 142

Children's Swimming Classes an 80 Per Cent. Pass

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

The annual vacational swimming classes concluded yesterday, when the children were given a general run through by the teachers. The course…

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Cricket. Borenore v. High School

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 10

Playing in the second grade competition, [?]ore was successful in de[?]e[?]ing the High School on the [?] [?] by [?] ru[?]. The High School…

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Swimming Carnival Visitors From Balmain. Big Day at the Weir

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

The Mud gee Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club is holding another big carnival on Saturday, January 25 afternoon and night. Programme…

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Tennis Carnival the Individual Championships Sydney Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

A strong southerly wind which swept the ground made conditions difficult at the New South Wales Lawn Tennis grounds to-day when the country…

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Portland Tennis Champions Are Eliminated From Country Games

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

The Portland tennis players were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the championship and open events at the Country Week carnival at Rushcutter…

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Football the Fourth Test Match. a Win for England. LONDON

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 10

England defeated the Australian Rugby League team In the fourth Teat match, by 3 points to nil. Later…

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Cricket Hotels at Cricket

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 5

A cricket match between Edinboro' Castle and Occidental Hotels to be played at Gaol wicket, commencing at 11 a.m. Proceeds in aid of…

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Boxing. Australian Title

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

Who fought a drawn bout for the welterweight title of Australia, at Leichhardt, on Friday next, Fairhall giving the champion a close contest…

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Bowls Championship Games

National Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

In the Bathurst Bowling Club's A Grade bowls championship R. S. Fraser beat F. J. Tonkin, 31.27; In the final of the B. Grade championship,…

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Bowls. Orange v. LITHGOW

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

On Monday, January 27, the Anniversary holiday, the Lithgow Bowling Club will send two rinks to Orange to play in the A and B grade…

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Tennis. Country Week Finals. Sydney

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

Yesterday’s finals were m[?]ed through G. R. Williams being re called to his home, owing to sick[?]s in his family; then Mrs. Martin…

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Coursing Mechanical Hare Still Popular Good Crowd at Opening Trials

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

That the mechanical hare is still popular was demonstrated on Saturday afternoon when the local association staged what might be termed…

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Tennis Carnival Bathurst Ladies Beaten Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

A series of misfortunes deprived the final day's play of the Country Tennis Championships of much of its interest at the White City yesterday…

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Kensington Races. Naraling's Cup. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

There was a large attendance at [?], yesterday, when the club's Cup was decided. The weather was fine…

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Football Kangaroos Abroad. Defeat Wales. LONDON

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

The Australian Rugby League team defeated Wales, at Wembley, to-day, 26 points to 10. The score was five all at half-time…

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Binnaway Races a Wonderful Success. Large and Representative Fields. Enthusiastic Band of Officials

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Officials.—Patron, Mr. S. A. Marfarlane; president, Mr. E. M. Shechan; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Howie and P.P. Reld committee, Messrs. [?]…

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Athletics. Girl’s Great Feat. Sydney

Leader · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

Clarice Kennedy established a new world’s record when she ran 80 metres hurdles in 12 1-5 seconds at her second attempt, to-day She had…

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Bathurst Boxing

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Mr. "Dowder" Waddell has returned to Bathurst after a short visit to Sydney, where he has been convalescing from a slight attack of…

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General News Booth Licenses for Races

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

At the Bathurst Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. Alan Bata, [?]nsee of the Royal Hotel, was granted a publican's booth license for the Bathurst races…

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Swimming Carnival Off

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 13

Owing to the low state of the river, the Mudgee Swimming Club has been reluctantly compelled to abandon the carnival fixed for…

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