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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,095 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 55

Bowls. Championship Games

Leader · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 4

A grade pairs competition championship: F. Hansen, W. Martin 19, beat W. Goodfellow, W. West, 17. B grade pairs championship: C…

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Boxing Fitzgerald Wins on K O.

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — At the Sydney Stadium last night Les Fitzgerald 9.5 who a fortnight Ago was [?]cked out by Tommy Johns ga[?]…

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Buckley's Continued Form Saturday's Competition Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

Notwithstanding very line bowling by some of Lithgow's trundlers, many good scores were recorded. Battery made a very feeble stand…

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Bathurst Cricket Services Recover Against West Bathurst Loco Beat Eglinton

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 4

The eighth round of the Bathurst First Grade competition was concluded on Saturday in hot weather and under heat wave conditions. After…

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Cricket. Nashdale Receives Hiding. Cork Retires at 62. And Takes Brilliant Catch

Leader · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

The uncertainity of cricket was simply demonstrated on Saturday, when Mental Hospital after their poor showing…

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Wattle Flat Races Proceeds for Patriotic Funds

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 4

WATTLE FLAT, Monday: The Turon Service Men and Women's Association held races at Wattle Flat on Saturday last. Proceeds were for the…

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Dubbo Golf Club Appreciated

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Tuesday. — In appreciation of the hospitality extended to him by the Dubbo Bowling Club over three years. Mr. George…

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Cricket. Nashdale Ghost Laid. Chiefly by A. Cork

Leader · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

DELBOUS. O 7[?], R 48. W[?] S[?] O 9, M [?], R 28, W [?] And that is tact, not Action. Not dashing down a mythical howling…

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BOWLS New Singles Champion

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 16

In the bowls singles championship semi-final, Gossage defeated Locker by 31-18. By defeating Middlemiss 31-20 in…

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Recent Boxing Bouts a McQuillan Romance "Daily Telegraph" Again

National Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 4

The "Dally Telegraph" [?] keeping up is reputation for unreliability. In yesterday's issue, the journal published a statement from Ern McQuillan…

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Patriotic Races Another Great Day with Possible Record Results '

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 6

There was a large "gathering at the races .on Saturday at Piper's' Fiali Proceeds of the meeting are to be donated to the funds of the…

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Swimming Lessons at Dubbo

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

DUBBO, Thursday, M. J. U. Hill will conduct a learn to swim eam[?] Dubbo Olympic [?] this and extent [?] the 17th [?]…

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Cricket. Banks Get Bye

Leader · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

Since sending along my pie Saturday comments (writes “Silly Point”, I have [?] that Wotarof will not be in the games to-morrow. the…

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Cricket. Full Carp To-morrow, Nashdale or Railway?

Leader · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Though there was a[?] crash in [?] cricket last week-end, the [?] which received the severe Jolt [?] such [?] reserves…

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Rugby Union in England

Leader · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

In the [?] inter-domination Rugby Union Fixture played in Britain [?] the outbreak of war. New Zealand Combined Services defeated the…

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Serious Fire Averted At Ice Works Racing Motor Gives the Alarm

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

Awakened in time to go down into the shop and switch off the current, Mr. Shep. Sutton, of Suttons Butchery, during the early hours of…

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Cricket. Nashdale Again Defeated. Wheelers Six Wickets for Seven Runs. Pinnacle Easily Account for Mental

Leader · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

N[?] again had their noses rubbed in the dust of defeat on Saturday, for the third time for the season, and…

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Bathurst Cricket Services and Loco Lead Hectic Hitting by Rube Whitton Stannies Struggle Against Eglinton

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

The ninth round of the Bathurst First Grade cricket competition was opened on Saturday. Bright weather firm and fast wickets were the order…

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Boxing Johns to Be Paid

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: After studying a report prepared by the referee, the directors of Stadiums Ltd. today decided to pay Tommy Johns £110 due…

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