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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1939

3,613 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 181

Stan. Sismey Local Boy For Shield Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 3

Stan. Sismey, a former Lithgow cricketer, has been chosen to represent N.S.W. as wicketkeeper in the Sheffield Shield match against South…

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May Regain Title. Women’s Tennis Challenge. Country Week Hatches

Leader · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 3

Orange has a good chance of regaining the provincial tennis championship for women’s teams. The 19[?] country week carnival…

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Bathurst Cricket Competition Resumes Good Performances in First Grade

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 3

Under heat wave conditions Bathurst cricketers took the field on Saturday to resume the local competition after a break of three…

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Cricket Resume Two Surprises Railway Just Win Individual Efforts

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

ON Saturday occurred two of the biggets upsets in the cricket competition of the season. Colts on the previous…

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Many Changes In State Cricket Team Selectors Getting Desperate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 6

ONCE upon a time the State cricket team picked itself, as it were, but gone are those glorious days. Now the selectors…

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Lithgow Cricket the Teams Reviewed After First Half Is Over

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 4

The Lithgow Cricket Competition, with a little less than half the matches concluded, has reached an interesting stage…

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Dog Races Abandoned. At Bathars[?]. Because of Excessive Heat. BATHURST

Leader · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 3

Rain us[?]lly causes the po[?]ment of dog racing at Bathur[?]t, but yesterday the dog racing programme…

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Dog Ow[?] [?]Ove. Wi[?] R[?]f[?] to N[?]te. [?] T[?]m-Dog Races

Leader · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 3

C[?]g [?] W[?]de Park track [?] to [?] [?] -dog [?] the Orange Grey[?]d Owners…

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Dubbo Accidents To Injured at Swimming DUBBO

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 5

While swimming in the Macquarie River on Friday night Douglas Paix, 23, of Bourke Street, trod on a piece of broken glass which severely lacerated…

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Big Golf Australian's Success MANILLA

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

The Australian golfer, Norman von Nida, won the 2000 dollar Phillipines Open Championship with an aggregate of 292…

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Bowls. After Laurels Lost. And Bathurat's Scalp

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

On Saturday next at Bathur[?]t Orange B grade players will endeador to regain their lost laurets when they will meet the unbeaten Bethur[?]t…

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Tennis. Country Week Carnival Yesterday's Results. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 3

Country tennis carival scores -MEN'S A GRADE. Round 3. divi[?] 1- Orange bye. Round 3 - Newcastle [?]…

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Country Tennis Coaching of Juniors Plan for Professionals Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Following suggestions at the annual conference between the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association delegates and representatives of the Country…

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New Cricket Coach Job for Country Player SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 5

M. Hinman, who plays for the Hunter River in the recent Country Cricket Carnival has so impressed the official coach of the N.S.W…

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Coolah Swimming Baths

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 6

Large crowds have congregated at the shire swimming baths during the day and night sessions, and the swimming pool has proved the most…

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To-night's Bowls

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

FOLLOWING is the draw for the pairs competition to be played to-night: W. Smith and B. Lord v. W. Wood and T. Collier, jnr.; F…

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Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 10

We told our readers early in the piece that there would be some big scoring in the shield games this season as the bowling strength…

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Annual Golf Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 9

The secretary of the Dunedoo Golf Club (Mr. Alan W. Gorringe) advises that the annual meeting will be held on Monday, February…

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BROKEN Half-mile Swimming Record

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

THE [?] Sydney Olympic [?]…

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Capertee Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

The Capertee cricket team were to have played the Wanderers (premiers) team on the local wicket on the 8th, but for some…

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