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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1939

3,613 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 181

Tallon Equals 1868 Cricket Record

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

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

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Championship Tennis Portland Association Date of Fixtures Altered

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

Fearing that the visit to Lithgow of Bromwich, Huxley, Bennett and Pails would seriously affect the entry for the association's championship…

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Country Tennis The Championships Forbes Player's Success SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

Adopting safety tactics and appear[?] troubled by the heavy court J. Rodeers, of Grafton holder of the Country Men's Singles…

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Taking Them Down Races That Never Came Off

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

MANY years ago in Sydney some starting-price bookmakers were trapped ever bets made on a race meeting which…

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Kensington Races Handicap to Woodsman Well-backed Winners Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

The Kensington races were held to-day in threatening weather. The Bathurst Womblebank was a starter in the Progressive…

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Golf

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

On Saturday next a par competition will be staged With the prospect of mild weather conditions players will no doubt turn up in force with…

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Cricket Notes Bright Play in Grade

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

The three first grade matches which concluded last week end reveled some of the best cricket seen here for a while and all were won…

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Glen Davis Development Work Cricket Ground Prepared

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

Headway is being made in regard to the oil shale undertaking here. There has been an acceleration of operations at 1M.P. tunnel, several…

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Big Tennis Win for N.S.W. Juniors MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

The N.S.W. Junior tennis team won the Linton Cup to-day defeating South Australia, in the final match of the series at Kooyong. It was N.S.W.'s…

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Country Week Tennis Junior Champion Scores Orange Woman's Struggle Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

There were no surprises in the Country Week tennis individual championships, which continued at Rushcutters' Bay Stadium to-day…

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Tennis. Gallery on Toes. When Orange Players in Action. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

Th[?] galleries at the Rush[?]ter’[?] Bay courts were on their toss with excitement when Orange players went Into action…

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Cricket Association Match at Coniston First-grade Competition on January 30

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

At a meeting of Lithgow District Cricket Association on Monday night it was decided to play Coniston at Wollongong on January 30. A…

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Good Coursing Programme

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

The canteen of cutlery donated by Mr. J. Kissellhoff, a former resident of Bathurst. will be competed for at Kennerson Park to-day, and should…

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Molong Swimming Club

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 14

Two meetings of the Molong Swimming Club were held at the baths office during the week, one at ten o'clock on Sunday morning, and the…

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Tennis Next Week's Big Tournament

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. Nell Turvey, of Sydney, will heart the Metropolitan visitors for the Carillon City tennis championships, which are to commence on…

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Cricket Boomey v. RAMBLERS

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 13

Boomey cricketers visited Molong on Sunday last and engaged the Ramblers in a competition match, and ran out easy winners by 124 runs on the…

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Cricket Molong v. Pinnacle Road

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 6

Despite last Saturday's sizzling heat Molong journeyed to Pinnacle Road and with only seven men, compiled the quite respectable score of…

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Country Tennis Rain Interferes a Player Faints Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 5

For the third time this wick [?] interfered with the country week tennis carnival which is being held at Ru[?]tiers' Bay. Play was [?]…

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Valuable Swimming Trophies

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

THE value of the cups and other trophies to be competed for at the Wellington swimming carnival on Anniversary Day is £65. And the…

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Bathurst Swimming Yesterday's Results

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 5

Yesterday's point [?] races at the Bathurst swimming baths attracted a large number of swimmers. J. Cole won the junior event easily…

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