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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1931

3,165 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 159

Hardcourts Tennis

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 2

The Bathurst Hardcourts mixed doubles tournament set down for to-day has been postponed until Anniversary Day…

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Railway Receipts Boxing Day Figures Less Than Last Year

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 11

Railway revenue showed a falling off on Boxing Day compared with last year. Official receipts showed £3478, or £1191 less than…

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Amateur Racing Suggested Abandonme[?] Position in Upper Hunter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter Amateur Race club, held at Muswell-brook, the following resolution was…

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Tilden in Talkies Retires From Amateur Tennis New York

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 2

w. Tilden has announced his retirement to become effective Immediately from the ranks of amateur tennis players. He hopes to take up cinema work,…

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Seven Straight Races To-morrow Night's Coursing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 3

Lithgow Electric Coursing Association announces that owing to a lack of nominations the committee has decided to run seven straight races, as…

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Swimming Carnival Portland's Great Day

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

The swimming carnival held at Piper's Flat dam yesterday (New Year's Day) was one of the most successful and enjoyable day's outing,…

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Cricket Notes

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

Perhaps one of the worst exhibitions of cricket seen in Bathurst for many days was the match played an the Sports Ground on Boxing Day, when…

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Picnic Cricket a Decisive Victory

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 3

Teams representing Lithgow Co-operative Society board of directors and the employees mot at the Pottery wicket yesterday…

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Racing Smash Two Jockeys Injured Three Horses Fall Hill End

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

When three horses came down in the tost race at the Hill End New Year meeting to-day, George Toohey (35), rider of Hopaway,…

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Racing Officials Retrenched

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

The Western District Racing Association is the latest body to embark upon a retrenchment policy and Mr. Sheehy (racecourse detective) and Mr…

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Inter-district Bowls Bathurst Beats Forbes

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 3

Bathurst bowlers journeyed to Orange yesterday to take part in the match between teams representing the Western and Southern districts…

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Orange Races Postponed Till To-day

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Owing to heavy rain the second day of the Orange Jockey Club's New Year meeting was postponed from yesterday until to-day. Big fields are assured…

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Duchess's Racing Deal Owner's £24,000 Action Millionaire's Daughter Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Keen interest is being taken in a law suit involving £24,000, in which the defendants are the Due and Duchesse de Talleyrand, and the plaintiff is M…

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Sheffield Shield Victoria Batting 6 Fox 243 Slow Cricket MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Slow scoring marked the luncheon score to the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and South Australia which was resumed at the…

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Tennis

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

At the Country Week tennis carnival which begins in Sydney to-morrow, Lithgow will he represented by a men's and womens' team. Hickey…

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Lithgow Golf

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

W. Downie proved the winner of the nine sealed holes competition conducted by the Lithgow Golf Club on Saturday afternoon. E. J. Figtree…

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Boxing. Bernasconi Defeated. Sydney

Leader · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 4

Emilo Bernasconi (Italy) proved no match for Herman Bundren (America) at the Stadium, last night, and he was in the ring for only 1 min. 24…

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Millthorpe News. Tennis Tournament

Leader · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

The local tennis tournament has been postponed, on account of rain and Country Week [?] until January 26…

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Collaroy S.s. Races. Best Meeting for Good Attendance Excellent Racing Owner, Horse and Jockey Disqualified

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

The races at the Collaroy Soldiers' Settlement on Saturday, January 3, proved one of the best meetings held in the district for years…

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SWIMMING. McCURE’S New Record. Sydney

Leader · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 4

F. McCure. the champion Australian breast-stroke swimmer, covered [?] yards in 6 mins. 4 secs. at the Rose Bay baths, yesterday, putting…

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