Exciting Fight For Championship Cricket Honors
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2
Principal interest in Saturday's competition cricket centred on the first grade clash between Lithgow Valley and Rovers, who are the main contenders for premiership honors. At stumps the position was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls. Molong Lasted Too Long for Orange “B”-graders
Central Western Daily · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 3
Orange bowlers journeyed to Molong on Saturday to compete against the local [?] in the âBâ Grade Pennant competition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Ladies B Grade Minor Premiership to Hillview Ii
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 4
Semi-finals in the "B" grade ladies competition will be played on Wednesday. Congratulations are due to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coursing Fixtures
National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2
Bathurst coursing club will hold meetings at Kennerson Park on each of the three remaining Saturdays of the present month…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Visitors
National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2
Entries have been received from Wellington, Forbes, Orange, Parkes and Bronte (Sydney), for Bathurst swimming carnival next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →African Tennis Tour Abandoned
National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 4
MELBOURNE, Monday: The proposed tennis tour of South Africa has been cancelled. The decision was reached at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing Former Boxer's Death Sydney, Monday
National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3
The death occured at his residence this morning of Colin Bell, former Australian heavyweight boxing champion. Bell was born at Narrabri, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Heavyweight Boxing Champ. Dead SYDNEY
Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3
The death occurred at his Red home this morning of Colin Bell, former Australian heavy. weight having championship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Tom Sargent Makes Brilliant 136
Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3
Tommy Sargent, March Reserve Grade baisman, scored 136 net out against East Orange in a competition match on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Tour of South Africa Cancelled Melbourne
Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3
The imposed to only tour of South Africa has been cancelled. This the Sian was reached at a special meeting of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rugby League Orange Rejects "Brazil Plan"
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2
Monday night's annual general meeting of Orange Rugby League turned down the proposed "Brazil Plan" for interclub interdistrict…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis O'connell Beats Local Champion
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 3
Lithgow's singles champion, Frank Webber, proved no match for M. ("Boysie") O'Connell in the final of the Carillon City's singles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls Bathurst "B" Beat Blayne in Close Finish
The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2
Down seven, with only five ends to go, Bathurst B graders made a splendid recovery to beat Blayney by six points in the pennant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf Notes Two Trophy Events Decided At Week-end
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4
Golfers turned out in force last week-end, for the year's first two big events-- the Frank Newham Memorial trophy on Saturday, and the W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CRICKET Paddington Too Strong For District Team
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4
Lithgow district team travelled to Sydney at the week-end and met Paddington at Trumper Park on Sunday. Although the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-champ (“Boxing for 18 Years”) Has Had Enough to Retire Sydney
Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5
Hockey Benneli, who was take[?]d by Tommy Burns in the fourth round of the welterweight championship of Australia title…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miller Shows England How Jolly Hard Cricket is For Them
Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5
The fourth Test match at Adelaide gives every indication of ending in a draw for there are only two days of play remaining, with both England and Australia yet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming Carnival
National Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2
A meeting of the committee of Bathurst Swimming Club last night appointed the following officials to conduct the events at the club's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Tennis
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6
The postponed match in the "A" grade competition, Wentworth Park v. Cullen Bullen, which was deferred due to rain, was played off on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Comp. Bowls Interesting Rink Games
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3
The link competition on the Mudgee bowling green on Saturday afternoon was responsible for a good roll-up of…
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