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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1931

3,165 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 159

Swimming the Nanima Cup

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

The Bathurst team selected after trials ta the Baths on Wednesday night will go to Wellington on Anniversary Day with high hopes. Their objective…

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Cricket Notes

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Country week concluded on Friday. last and South have been declared the winners of the Iredale Shield for the 193031 season. The Westerner's team…

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To-morrow's Coursing Good Programme Arranged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

A particularly attractive programme has been arranged by the Lithgow Electric Coursing Association for its meeting to-morrow night…

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Bathurst Races Tips for Tomorrow

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

The Bathurst Turf Club's Anniversary Electing opens tomorrow. The stage has been set and all that is required is fine weather to make the…

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Tennis Grading Crawford Heads List Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

The Committee of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association has graded the leading players in the following order…

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Bowls Tournament

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

In the Bathurst Bowling Club's nights carnival T. G. Loece and J. K. Middlemiss (3) beat G. Bedwell and W. Nixon (7) by 25 to 21…

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Coursing Club. Annual Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Molong District Coursing Club was held on Tuesday night, when the president (Mr. G. L. Burgess)…

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Swimming Baths. Aldermen Voice Their

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night Ald. Turley remarked that during the holidays children were being charged admission to…

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General News Tennis Tournament

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

The Hardcourts Tennis Association announce a tournament for Monday next Entrance is 3/6 per couple and may be made at Langan's, Walpole's…

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Bathurst Races Tips for To-day

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

The Bathurst Turf Club's Anniversary meeting opened to-day. The first race is at 2.15 p.m With a start the following horses should run well:…

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Cricket Archie Jackson Ill Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Archie Jackson, who was chosen as a member of the New South Wales team to oppose Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match which will commence…

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Football Fatality French Player Committed BORDEAUX

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Fernand Taillanton, who was charged with manslaughter following the death of Michael Pradon, a Rugby player, who, it was alleged, was tackled…

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Minnie Golf Dying Out

Leader · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Word comes from many centres of the decreasing popularity of miniature golf, especially in Sydney. Similar conditions are reported from…

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Boxing. Thornton Knocks Out Richards. Sydney

Leader · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

At the Sydney [?] last night [?] stopped Cyrill [?] in the eighth of a [?]…

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Marathon Swimming Legless Wonder Gives Up Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

The N.S.W. legless swimmer, Billy Morris, retired from the endurance swimming contest at Manly early this morning after 35 hours 40 minutes…

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Endurance Swimming The Manly Contest Some Early Casualties Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Three of the original entrants in the competitive endurance swim at Manly were still going strongly at a late hour to-night. They were…

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Big Cricket N.S.W. v. Victoria Home Team's Poor Score SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

VICTORIA, performed sensationally yesterday to dismiss the powerful array of New South Wales batsmen on a good Wicket for a…

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Tennis Cummings Defeated Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

A feature of the opening round of the New South Wales lawn tennis championship which commenced at Rushcutters' Bay to-day was the…

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Rough Football French Plater Killed Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

A player named Roumezi was killed at St. Marcel while playing football. The inquiry opened strengthens the campaign against French Rugby…

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Support for Players Queensland Cricket Squabble Brisbane

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

The dispute between the executive of the Queensland Cricket Club and the players who toured the southern States reached an interesting stage to-day…

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