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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1938

3,669 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 184

Big Tennis a Win for Huxley SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 1

Arthur Huxley defeated H. Leto, 6/4, 6/1, to-day, and won the County of Cumberland men's singles title. In the doubles. Huxley and W. Sidwell…

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Orange Races New Year's Gift to Cantaloupe Search Wins Flying

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

The Orange Jockey Club's New Year meeting was concluded yesterday in beautiful weather and before a large attendance. The racing throughout…

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T.T. RACES Big Day At Hartley by Western Suburbs Club

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

A crowd estimated at 2000 saw some thrilling races over the Hartley Vale circuit yesterday, when Western Suburbs (Sydney) Motor Cycle Club…

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Carillon City Tennis "Boysie" O'Connell Wins Singles Bathurst Pair Beaten in Doubles

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

Particularly keen competition at the Bathurst Tennis Courts yesterday, in which the local players more than held their own against a fine team of…

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Warwick Farm Races Handicap to Tucker Box Flying to Misnomer Finch Suspended Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

At the Warwick Farm races today [?] prominent lightweight jockey, J. [?] was suspended for two months by the stewards at Warwick Farm…

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Tennis Captains, Note [?]

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

Captain of teams are invited to [?] complete results of me[?] as soon as possible after play, to [?] their publication…

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Tennis. Orange Methodists Win

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

Orange Methodist Tennis Club again proved superior to Bathurst Methodist Club when a full day match was played at Bathurst on Saturday…

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Swimming Stevens Western District Champion Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

DUBBO Swimming Club held its annual Now Year swimming carnival Ra the Dubbo swimming pool to-day and to-night in ideal weather, Well over…

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Bathurst Cricket Next Year's Fixtures

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

The Fixtures Committee of the Bathurst Cricket Association has drawn up a programme of fixtures in the local competitions from January…

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Cricket Clanmire Heats Cow Flat

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 6

A match between Ccw, Fiat and Glanmire resulted in a win for Glanmire on the first innings. Cow Flat in the first innings stcoled 97 (C, Chew 27…

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Dubbo Swelters 106 Degrees Again Swimming Pool Popular DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

Dubbo sweltered agan over the New weekend, and the three popular , seats to locals and visitors alike were the baths, the park or the river…

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Swimming Carnival

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 13

The Coolah Swimming Club's carnival, which was held on Monday, 27th December, was well conducted in every way, and apart…

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Cricket Teams

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

THE following players will represent Methodists v. Lawson's Creek on Saturday next at Victoria Park; N. Barnes, L. Barnes, J…

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Cricket Match Abandoned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

CRICKET supporters of the district will be disappointed to learn that the tour of the Sydney Church of England Grammar…

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Colts' Cricket Team

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

THE following team will represent the Colts in their match against Railway on the Showground on Saturday: H. McGrath (capt.), V…

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Borambil Picnic Races and Sports

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

On New Year's Day Mr and Mrs Ira Nevell, of "Claralar," Turill, entertained about 100 guests at a basket picnic, races and gymkhana…

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Bathurst Cricket Next Year's Fixtures

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

The Fixtures Committee of the Bathurst Cricket Association has drawn up a programme of fixtures in the local competitions from January…

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Racing Men Adrift in Launch Rescued By Pilot Steamer SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Two well-known Sydney racing Identities. W. J. Smith the racehome owner of Hurstville, and Bob Mead, a miner, of Kogarah, were at sea for over four…

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Against Racing

Leader · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 6

“Racting is a cu[?]. It must be stopped. but here to Australia we want to know what is our best coure[?]…

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Children Prohibited. Ones an Coursing Club

Leader · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

From to-morrow night all persons under the age of 16 years will be probihited from attending greyhound racing at wads Park…

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