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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1939

3,613 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 181

Cricket—long Creek Pyramul

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 9

The Pyramid boys journeyed to Long Creek on Monday to play a friendly match with the local cricketers and had the pleasure of…

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Power of Stipes a Racing Problem

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 6

BECAUSE, they claimed, the practice could in some cases lead in victimisation (and worse), the Cowra Jockey Club…

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Mudgee Tennis Tournament O'Connell Wins Singles

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 9

"THE new year tournament just concluded produced in Mudgee some of the best tennis seen on the local courts for quite a while…

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Horses Poisoned English Racing Sensation LONDON, December 17

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

Veterinary experts are investigating a theory of poison in the mystery deaths of two racehorses and the illness of a third in the stables here of…

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Racing Sensation Lead Bag Missing Captain Gore Disqualified

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 7

THERE was a mild sensation after the last race, the Tantallon Welter, at the opening clay of the Orange Jockey Club's…

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Milantheon Barred Incident at Ascot Races SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

The Ascot Handicap, at the Ascot races this afternoon was started white S. Davidson was in the act of mounting Milantheon. who was…

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Sofala Races Dispute With Committee Billy Boy's Success

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 7

AT the Sofala Race Club meeting, held on the Wattle Flat racecourse on Monday, a dispute arose between the…

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Holiday Cricket Concord Comes to Town Entertaining Play

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 15

THE Concord cricketers came to town on Monday and engaged the local boys in a game which never lacked…

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Big Tennis Budge Beats Vines a Record Crowd New York

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 3

Donald Budge easily defeated Ellsworth Vines 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the first match of the Conner's professional career, before a record crowd of…

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Dunedoo District News Craboon's Big Day Races and Sports Many Events

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

CRABOON celebrated New Year's Day on Monday by staging yet another excellent programme of sporting events. Including several…

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Lithgow Coursing Draw For To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

The first coursing meeting in 1939 of Lithgow Hospital Greyhound Racing Club will take place to-morrow, when eight events will be…

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Golf Farewell to Popular Club Player

Leader · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

Members of the Orange Coif Club Will [?]d farewell this afternoon to Mr. M. J. Ryan, one of the most enthusiastic playing members that…

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Orange Races on the Air

Leader · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

[?]cing at Orange revived a great [?] thin week when pra[?]lly the whole [?] the Orange Jockey [?] New Ye[?] meeting [?]…

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General News Bathurst Diggers' Races

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. Wagga Tighe, the well-known Bathurst bookmaker, has received £2/2 from Mr. Les Williams of Alloway Bank towards the Graziers' Handicap,…

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Tennis. Good Gut Means Good Play

Leader · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

Only the best grades of tennis rac[?]el [?]ut [?]locked by Pa[?]rson’s: “K[?]p” “Pa[?]” “Marathon”—restrings from 12/6 to 25/- at Patter…

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Bathurst Dog Races Off To-morrow

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Owing to the short time allowed for reconditioning the track, the muchneeded opportunity fir which was given by the rainstorms, the executive of…

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Dog Racing Is Orange Track Safe? Dog Owners Alarmed

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

The death of a Sydney dog. M[?] Key. which crashed into a post opposite the judge's box at the Orange Diggers' Mechanical Coursing…

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Coursing Clash Seven Owners and Dogs Barred Harold Park and Wollongong SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

The first major development following the dash or the greyhound meetings at wollongong and Harold Park last Saturday…

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Cricket. Gate Receipts Dropped. When Star-Men Absent. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

An illustration of how the absence of “star” cricketers from the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team adversely affects gate takings [?]…

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Races at Orange. Good Fields Tomorrow. I. O. O. F. Handicaps

Leader · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

The weights for the I. O. O. F. Race Club annual meeting, to [?] hel [?] the Orange racecourse to-[?]ow, [?] published on page…

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