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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1931

3,165 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 159

Golf. the Orange Club. Subscription Not to be Increased

Leader · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

Mr. C. M. Hayes [?] Orange Golf Club [?] writes as [?]to the editor of the “Leader” For fear the g[?]…

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Lawn Tennis Win for Crawford and Hopman Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

The New South Wales Lawn Tennis championships were continued at the Rushcutters' Bay ground to-day, when the quarter-finals and semi-finals of…

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BOWLS. Visit From Orange Players

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 13

Anniversary Day marked the biggest day yet associated with Molong's recently formed Bowling Club. Three rinks came from…

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Tennis

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

Following are the teams for the ladies' Wednesday competition:-- Wattle A. v. Sunshine, on Wattle courts.-- Mesdames Cole, Patterson, Misses G. and…

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Jack Low Beaten Lithgow Bowls Championship

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

For the second year in succession, Jack Low, country single-handed champion, was beaten in Lithgow A grade championship, this time by…

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Indoor Bowls School of Arts Instals Unique Rink

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 4

A particularly interesting move has been made by the committee of the Hoskins Memorial Institute to provide a sporting attraction which is…

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Cricket Methodist Club V. Camboon

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 17

The match between Kandos Methodists and Camboon was won by Kandos after a very pleasant game, the scores being:—Kandos 153 (S…

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Swimming Endurance Test Mercedes Gleitze's 48 Hours Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

Mercedes Gleitze, the English endurance swimmer, won the £500 endurance swimming prize at Manly baths. She came out of the water…

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De Morpurgo Eclipsed Young Tennis Star's Success Berlin

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

An amazing tennis match was played at midnight before a large gallery. An unknown young German player, Schwenker, defeated the…

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Cricket Experiment Farm's Win

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

By 103 runs on the first innings, Experiment Farm defeated Killarney. Killarney was dismissed in the first innings for 50 runs (Hart 4 for [?])…

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Tennis Boy Champion a German Sensation Berlin

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

An amazing tennis match was played at midnight tonight before a large gallery. An unknown young German player named Schwenker defeated the…

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Championship Bowls Lithgow Strongly Represented

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

Lithgow will have a strong representation at Country Week bowls championship, which will begin in Sydney on February 16…

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Golf. the Orange Club

Leader · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

“An Ordinary Member” writes:— The controversy with regard to the [?] increase in the subscription and other matters in connection with…

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Boxing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 10

The contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night between Jimmy Pearce (Newcastle), who scaled 11.5 and Walter Libert…

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Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 10

Macartney is still one of the best bowlers in New South Wales. He has been performing with remarkable consistency in Sydney first…

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Golf Notes Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 16

The golf season will shortly [?] will again take up the game in earnest several have…

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T.t. Races

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 2

The T.T. Races under the auspicles of the Auto Cycle Union which were held at Cowes, Victoria, attracted about 2,000 people…

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Coursing a Gulgong Champion. Successful in Queensland

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 13

The well known coursing, dog, Regular Dawn, owned by Mr. R. Hasenkam, of Dunedoo (formerly of Gulgong), has had ten wins and…

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Tennis Competition Challenge Cup

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 8

A tennis competition has been arranged in Kandos to embrace the whole of the western district. The competition will be for [?]…

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Methodist Cricket Club

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 24

The Methodist Cricket Club tennis play at Running Stream and Kandos this week…

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