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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1939

3,613 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 181

Bowls. Good B Grade Win. Country Week Plans

Leader · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

Orange B grade bowlers defeated Bathurst, at the Bathurst green, on Saturday, by a margin of 29 points. This was rather unexpected in local…

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Tailon Equals 1868 Cricket Record

Leader · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

Don Tallon, of Queensland, who in the second innings of the reseal Sheffield shiald match between Queensland and New South…

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Cricket. Operation on Finger. S.A. Wicketkeeper. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

Charlie Walker, South Australian wicket-keeper, is to undergo an operation to his Injured finger. To-morrow Walker will enter a…

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Cricket. a Cricketer’s Lament. Or Striking the Purple Patch

Leader · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

In a report of a recent Important cricket match it was stated that a certain bowler struck n purple patch)…

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Lucky Escape Sydney Racing Identities Car Leaves Road in Storm Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Sydney racing identities were involved in a motor accident near To AWnutu during a heavy stormy lst night…

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Sporting Fixtures Washed Out Country Tennis May Be Abandoned Can Bradman Equal Record? Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Rain caused a further postponement of sporting fixtures to-day. The Gosford races were postponed indefinitely, while the Sheffield Shield…

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Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

The critics are again wondering what has become of the good bowlers. All we know is that they are missing, and the…

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Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 13

In a cricket association fixture Gulgong compiled 310 (Reg Croome 161) against Gulgong Wanderers' 209 (K. Byers 45)…

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Swimming Baths What of Gulgong?

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 13

AT last meeting of the Advance Gulgong Association Mr Trevor Menchin raised the question of swimming baths for…

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Coonabarabran Races

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

EXCELLENT entries have been received for the Coonabarabran races, to be run to-morrow, and the sport should be real good…

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Cricket Off

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 16

All cricket and sporting arrangements for the week-end were cancelled owing to the heat…

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District Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

Ballimore met Elong at Elong in a return cricket match, Elong winning by 82 runs making 162 runs against Ballimore's 80. Elong"s top…

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Rugby League Reconsideration of Season's Programme

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Lithgow Rugby League at a special meeting on Monday night adopted a motion to provide that the matter of having one first-grade team in the…

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Local Cricket Deferred

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

Because of the heat and because a number of leading players are absent, it has boon decided that future matches of the Dunedoo 1st…

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Mudgee District Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 15

January 28 and February 4. Methodists v. Limestone, at Limestone. Lawson's Creek v. Wilbetree, at…

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Boxing Booth At Rylstone-Kandos Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 16

MR. J. C. McLaren, the local boxing promoter, has been successful in securing a stand at the forthcoming show, and already has…

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BOXING Sabatino's Eye Injury SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

[?] Sabatino is still suffering [?] the effect of the injury to his eye [?] he sustained in the fight with [?] Stewart at the stadium on…

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CRICKET Married v. Single

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

A MATCH between married and single players was played on the local park on the 15th instant, and it resulted in a win for the…

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Cricket Competition Revised Draw

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 15

AT a special meeting of the Mudgee District Cricket Association it was decided once again to alter the dates of the…

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Good Entries for Diggers' Races

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

A record meeting is indicated for the Bathurst Diggers races on January 28 and 30 When entries closed last night over 70 horses had been…

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