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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,151 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 58

Mid-week Racing Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

Requi[?]tions banning mid-week being were gazetted by the N.S.W. Government today. Special permission in been given to the Victoria…

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Rosehill Races Alteration of Course Mooted Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

Unless rain falls before January 17. Rosehill Race Club's fixture set down for that date may be transferred to another course. Owing to…

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Mid-week Racing Ascot Not Likely to Be Held Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) today grained approval for Victoria Park races to be held tomorrow and Harold Park trotting…

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Sporting. Turf Over 200 Nominations for Racing Carnival Helping the Russians. Sydney Horses in Fields

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

Two hundred and five nominations have been received for the first day of the Racing for Russia carnival at Orange,…

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Local and General News C.W.A. to Make Catering Plans for Racing for Russia

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of the Orange member or the C.W.A. at [?] Robertson Park rest room at 2.30 this afternoon, plans will be [?] for…

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Turf. Victoria Park Races to Beheld. Harold Park Trots on Monday SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

The Chief Secretary of (Mr. Baddeley) to-day granted approval for Victoria Park races to be held to-morrow, and the Harold…

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Road Racing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

THE two Mudgee Bicycle Clubs will run off a couple of road races on Saturday afternoon next, with Mr. Sam Arnold's Paragon Hotel…

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District Tennis Association Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Bathurst District Tennis Association will be held at Heath's Cafe on Wednesday next at 8.30. It is hoped that…

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Mid-week Racing SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

Referring today to the [?] of midweek racing the Chief Secretary ( Mr. J. M. Ba[?]y) said that applications for [?]emption…

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Ascot Races Off SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 12

THE State Government has refused to grant permission for the holding of Ascot races next Wednesday…

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Diggers' Night Tennis Harlequins Win Final

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

Harlequins having one game handicap beat Rustlers in the final of the Diggers night tennis competition by 41 games to 40…

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Transport to Races Statement by Minister Canberra

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Transport (Mr. G. Lawson) announced today that [?]able transport to Saturday race meetings would be provided…

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Tennis Racquets

Leader · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Just landed, [?] model Five Star Blue Moon Alexander Tennis Racquet 75/ Call and see it at Patterson’s…

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Famous Cricket Barracker Dead

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

"Yabba," (Stephen Harold Gascoigne), famous cricket barracker at the Sydney Cricket Ground, died yesterday at the age of 64 years…

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Associate Golf Farewell to Mrs. Harper

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

The Bathurst Go[?] Associates are giving a farewell function to Mrs. C. Harper at the Club House, on Saturday week, January 17, at 4.30…

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Are Shows and Racing Necessary? Correspondence. (To the Editor)

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 1

There are thousands of people who would like to see the British Fleet here to protect them while they continue with their dog and horse racing…

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Bowls Didn’t Need Producer Gas Units to Win. Two '“Certainties” Beaten

Leader · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Ted Allan and Ewin Cameron caused a big surprise in the A grade [?] competition, when they defeated last year’s winner:, Ernie Fenn…

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Rosehill Races. May be Held at Randwick. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

Owing to the [?] stated of the Rosehill course the [?] of the club to-day [?] in seek [?] to hold its meeting set down for…

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C.W.A. Plan to Help Racing for Russia. No Far West Children Going to Manly Holiday Camp

Leader · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

Following the success of their stall at the New Year’s Eve carnival for Patriotic and Russian Aid Funds, the C.W.A…

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CRICKET. O.D.C.A. Point Score Is Difficult to Forecast. —Possibility of Three Eight-Point Victories

Leader · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Railways is in the best position to score an eight-pointer, but there is a possibility of three outright wins. Still, it…

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