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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1946

3,006 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 151

BOWLS Opening of Parker Trophy Series

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

During the Xmas holiday period, a fair proportion of our members have been away enjoying the game in other centres, and during their…

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GOLF Tom Hill Retains Good Form

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 3

Despite the unfavorable conditions prevailing over the holidays, when the weather was hot enough to keep even the most enthusiastic golfers…

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Brilliant Play in Seaside Tennis Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

Brilliant play by J. Gilchrest and H. Linde delighted spectators at the seaside tennis tournament today when they defeated J. may…

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Broadcaster Learned Describing Gutter Match Races

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 3

Mr. Bobby Gun, who gave a running description of Orange Jockey Club’s New Year meeting, got the idea of broadcasting, when, at a boy, he described match races on a water drain, to his pats…

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Lester Fell Star of Orange Races; Rides Five Winners

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

Feature of the two-day Orange Jockey Club’s meeting which concluded yesterday was the excellent riding of 22-year-old, ex-paratrooper, Letter Fell, who on Monday rode five out of six winners…

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Orange Races Big Crowd, Small Fields Handicap to Silent Toi

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

ORANGE, Tuesday: The Orange New Year meeting concluded today. The gate receipts were about £100 more than on the…

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Tired, But Happy Orange Goes Back to Work After Holidays Gay New Year Parties; Big Crowds at Races and Dances

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 1

Tret but happy, Orange aid district today returns to normality, after of its merriest, carefree Christmas-New Year holiday breaks, which was blessed with delightful weather. This was the first peacetime festive…

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Swimming Lessons

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. H. V. Messner of the Department of Education, yesterday commenced swimming lessons at Bathurst baths. He and a woman instructor…

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Coursing Draw for

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

Although there will be only eight races, strong fields have been nominated for the Lithgow Hospital Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on…

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Rylstone Races

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 15

Racing enthusiasts will be pleased to hear that the Rylstone Kockey Club has been re-formed and that a meeting is being arranged for…

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Bowls News Play Within a Month

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

The[?] to report from the [?]ling front As a result of showers received recently in the town compled with the…

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Dog Races Abandoned. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

The greyhound coursing meetings, scheduled for Harold Park and Wyong, have been aband[?]…

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Queensland Fails in Big Cricket Sydney

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

Queensland batsmen crashed again today, and were dismissed by New South Wales for 280 runt, giving South Wales for…

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Wesern Racing Background To “The Mad Bookmaker” Of 1912

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 4

At the races on New Year’s Day Mr. Wally Musgrave showed me a copy of the Orange Leader, dated 6, 1912, containing an advertisement captioned, “The Mad Bookmaker,” and showing the picture of a…

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Australian Athletic Records well below World's Best

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

Australian athletic records, many held by overseas visitors, are well below the World's best. In this article a comparision is made between Australian athletes and those of other countries…

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Athletics Week-end Trial Runs

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

Members of the Lithgow Athletic Club conducted a short programme of training runs at the showgrund on Sunday afternoon…

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Famous Old Faces Bob Up at Orange New Year Races Percy Weston, Jack Kenna, Dr. C. Howse and Others Discuss Sport Of Kings

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

Racing fixtures at Orange, especially the New Year and Cup meetings, for many years have been an outstanding rendezvous for old an prominent followers of the Sport of Kings . They meet in an atmosphere they enjoy, and even…

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Coursing Form and Selections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

The "business as usual" sign' will be again hung out at the Hospital' Greyhound Racing Club's ground tomorrow. Although there has been a…

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Swimming And Its Value

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 10

The motive in teaching the public, and in particular the younger generation to swim, lies far deeper than instruction in the elementary…

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