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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1934

4,033 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 202

Rosebery Races Chrystal Tin's Handicap (Official Starting Prices) SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

Neglected in the batting Gold Honor, starting at 20 to 1 won the 14.1 Handicap at the Rosebery races to-day. At the start of the same race Queen…

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Hargraves Races Heavy Rain Interferes With Sport Good Crowd in Attendance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

THE Hargraves Race Club was decidedly unfortunate in striking such moist weather for its annual meeting on Saturday…

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Dont Wear Shorts Edict by Lawn Tennis Association Will it be Defeated? SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

Contending that shorts the latest ennis fashion are not a suitable at[?]ire. the management committee of he Australian Lawn Tennis…

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Grandmotherly Attitude Eileen Bennett's [?]Rictures on Banning of Shorts in Tennis Championships London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

Eileen Bennett, better known in tennis circles as Mrs. Whittingstall, referring to the report that shorts had been banned at the forthcoming…

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On a Wet Wicket Jupiter Pluvius a "Nark" Cricket in the Mud First Graders a Little Rain Shy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 15

RAIN again interfered with cricket on Saturday. There was no play in two of the first grade fixtures, while…

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Swimming Classes

Leader · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Mr. Leer, of the [?] Public School, who is conducting the vocational swimming classes at the Orange [?] has informed us that…

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Tennis Players

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

How is your racquet going. Does it need an overhaul? If so bring it to A. T. SMITH'S Sports Depot, Howick Street. Repairs of all kinds by a…

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Swimming. Joyce Cooper at Wellington

Leader · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

Miss Joyce Cooper, the English and Olympic swimming champion, made her first public appearance In Australia Bt the Wellington swimming…

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Golf Bogey Competition To-morbow

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

The club professional, Mr. F Scobie, has the Bathurst Golf Links in splendid order for a bogey competition to be conducted to-morrow…

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The Orange Golf Club, Ltd

Leader · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

An advertisement which appears in this Issue asks members of the club to meet at the club house on Monday, 12nd Inst., at S p.m., when a…

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Tilden Beats Vines Professional Tennis Success New York

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Before a record breaking crowd of 16,000 at the Madison Square Garden to-night, "Big Bill" Tilden defeated Ellsworth Vines in straight sets in the…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Team. McGrath, Quist and Crawford. MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The president of the Australia Lawn Tennis Association, Mr. N man Brookes, said to-day that [?] Davis Cup team would comprise [?]…

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Tennis Test Surprise for McGrath Waited a Rest Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

The non inclusion of Vivian McGrath in the Australian team to meet England in the fourth tennis Test at Adelaide, caused considerable surprise…

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Bowls

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Molong players to meet Bathurst on the local green to-day: E. Burgess, Almeida, Brooks, Prideaux, Harris, Myors, Testor, C. Kinna…

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Cricket

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

Forbes Colts visited here on Sunday in quest of the Brown Cup, but were unsuccessful and were defeated by 14 runs…

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Cricket

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Team chosen to represent Molong against Pinnacle Road this Saturday at Molong: Coogan (captain), Carmichael, Prideaux, van Epen, Deasey…

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Isabella Races

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 1

A race meeting organised by the [?]sabella queen; competition committee, was held on Mr J. J. Leahy's property at Porter's Retreat. It…

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Country Tennis Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 2

The Country Tennis Carnival entered upon its final stages to-day when a number of individual championships were decided. W. B. Walker…

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Swimming Carnival

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 8

THE swimming carnival on New Year's Day was very enjoyable and resulted as follows:—Girls under 12: Pat Ryan 1, S. Murphy 2…

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