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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1947

3,222 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 162

Cricket Council Downs Banks Combination

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

Playing on the L.V.C. wicket on Sunday a Council team defeated a combined Banks combination by 49 rams on the first innings…

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Bathurst Coursing Club Appointment Returned Soldier Raises Objection Official Query Received

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 2

At a committe meeting of the Bathurst Mechanical Coursing Club a letter to the President from the officer in charge of the Attorney Generals…

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Mayer Racing Interests May be Sold New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

Louis B. Mayer is negotiating the sale of his thoroughbred racing interests to an eastern syndicate. Mayer found he was spending so…

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Parkes Wants W.D.R.A. To Grant Mid-Week Racing Date

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 5

Parkes Jockey Club is the only Western racing body to make application to the WDRA to have a Saturday meeting transferred to a Wednesday or mid-week date…

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Swimming Carnival

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 2

Arrangements for the second swimming carnival of the current season will be discussed at a meeting of Bathurst Swimming Club a the bath…

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Sunday Tennis

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 16

A "g[?]ing-your-partner" men's handicap doubles will be conducted on the Gulgong Tennis Courts next Sunday. A ladies' double will…

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BOWLS Gulgong Defeats Coolah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 16

Gulgong defeated Coolah on Sunday in the second round of the pennant competition, and play was of the best and closest,…

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Women's Cricket

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 5

BOOMERANGS team to play N.C.C.M. on Saturday at Carrington Park at [?]p.m. J. Sitch, J. Smeaton M.Schofield, S. Schofield, P.Gough…

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BOXING Cochrane Patrick Bout Off

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Vic. Patrick today declined to fight former world welter champion, Freddie (Red) Cockrane at more that 9.9…

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TENNIS Bathurst Women's Tournament

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 5

A women's doubles tennis tournament was held at Bathurst town courts yesterday. Scratch pair, Miss V. Ovens and Mrs. Mayo won the…

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BOWLS Bathurst Rinks for Pennant Play

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

The following rinks have been selected to represent Bathurst Bowing Club in the "B"' grade pennant competition at Molong on Saturday:—…

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COURSING. Attorney-General Queries Appointment Of Bathurst Secretary

Central Western Daily · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

The committee of the Bathurst Mechanical Courting Club has received a letter addressed to the president…

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Tennis Us Players in Action

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: American tennis stars played in exhibition matches at Illawarra Hardcourt Association's courts at Rockdale…

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Cycling Local Racing Suspended Until March

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

At a well attended meeting of the Cycle Club held on Monday night, it was decided to suspend racing until the first Saturday in March. This…

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Night Bowls Semi-Final Stages Some Terrific Finishes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 11

The finishes of some of the rink competitors on the Mudgee bowling green on Tuesday night were exciting enough for…

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BOWLS Kandos Defeat Lithgow B-Grade Pennant Game

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 18

Lithgow I. travelled to Kandos to play Kandos on Sunday last. The game was played in a very unruly boisterous wind, and…

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Bathurst Cricket Week-end Matches

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

The final day of round 7 of the Bathurst Cricket Association's first grade competition will be concluded on Saturday…

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Pennant Bowls Mudgee Beats Coonabarabran Received With Open Arms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

Members of the Coonabarabran Bawling Club, the baby of the Association, gave the Mudgee boys a warm-hearted…

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Tennis Proposal for Formation of Western Association

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

Bathurst Tennis Association has decided to hack the Orange proposal for a Western Districts Tennis Association…

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Big Cricket Centuries to Compton and Hardstaff

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday: Compton and Hardsta[?] have added 252 in an unfinished Partnership in a match a against Launceston, which begun…

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