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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1937

3,796 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 190

Fathers and Sons in Unique Cricket Match

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Two men and their nine sons, named Longbottom, took the field at Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, and defeated a strong Teachers' cricket team by 93…

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Cricket. the Man of the Hour. Sievers’ Career

Leader · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Australia has a new cricket hero in Maurice Slavers, the man who skittled England’s batsmen in that sensational first in…

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Great Games The Fascination of Cricket Famous Fights Reviewed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 7

THE breakdown of the Australian batting in the first test match of the present series in Brisbane, and the second test in Sydney has…

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Cricket Resume Gorrie's Hurricane Batting Happy Days' Outright Win

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

SPECTATORS were treated to some hurricane hitting on Saturday, when "Dooley" Gorrie gave a demonstration…

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Bright Cricket Langlands Cup Contest Lithgow Defeats Blue Mountains

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Lithgow recorded a meritorious win over Blue Mountains to retain the Langlands Cup yesterday. The match, which was played on the L.V.C…

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Big Tennis Perry Again Beats Vines a Marathon Set New York

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

In the second match of their tour at Cleveland last night. Fred Perry again defeated Ellsworth Vines. The score was 13-11, 6-3…

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Bathurst Cricket Orton Park's Bad Start Methodists In Good Position METHODISTS v. Orton Park

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

With turf wickets unplayable, the only first grade fixture on Saturday was between Methodists and Orton Park…

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Indian Cricket English Tour Committee's Report Player Amarnath to Apologise to Board New Delhi

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

The Cricket Board of Control to-day discussed the report of the Chief Justice's (Sir John Beaumont) committee of three which was appointed…

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Dubbo Swimming Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

To-day's point score of the Dubbo Swimming Club resulted as follows:—Junior 50 metres: M. Rose 1; Miss R. Maiming 2; B. McDonald and G…

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Diggers' Night Tennis Division I.

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

Idealea (names first) defeated Te Whore (handicap 18) games by 47 games to 44 games. B. and R. Lloyd v J. Johnston…

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Greyhound Racing

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

Mr. Reg Henderson of the Bathurst ambulance was called and coned vice-chairman of committees of the newly formed Racing Control…

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Cricket. Test Cricket Humor

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 6

The arrna trapdoor 10 enable bats men who made ducks in Tests—as [?] in the first innings at Milliner —to make [?] exits was…

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Diggers' Races

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

Preparations are to hand for the Bathurst Diggers' race meeting will be held in the Diggers' clubrooms tonight to discuss further…

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Bowls. at It Again. Orange Against Bathurst

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 6

Orange howlers were [?] appointed [?] week-end wish ain wak found too wet for Kat[?] to maker the trip. [?] it[?] that…

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Track Cycle Racing Australian Champion's Diet

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

Since the last of a series of exclusive track racing and training hints appeared in this journal the author Len Rogers (N.S.W. all-round…

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Mrs. Noon's Death Fractured Spine & Heart Failure Fall at Swimming Baths Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

Despite the fact that Mrs Theresa Mary Noon, 47, of Lithgow, and well-known in Bathurst, fracturd her spine on December 30, a post mortem…

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Lithgow Golf Monthly Medal Teams Fail in Coote Shield Competition

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

Although the Lithgow course was in perfect order, the players in the monthly competition found it hard to keep up with par owing to the soft…

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Sofala News Sofala, Tuesday. Diggers' Night Tennis Competition Division I.

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 3

A very enjoyable serial cricket match between the town boys, and Queenslander employees was played on Saturday resulting in a great victory for…

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Oberon News Meeting of Committee Trotting Meeting Instead of Races Oberon

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Oberon A.H. and P. Association was held in the show pavilion on Saturday afternoon, twenty four…

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