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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1948

3,374 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 169

Bowls

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 6

G. Spring and J. Lawrenson met in a B-grade championship game on the local green on Tuesday afternoon, and Garry, who played…

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Latest Local News Country Week Bowls

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 3

Mudgee bowlers are laying plans for an invasion of Sydney early next year, when the country week carnival will be the attraction…

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Some Exciting Bowls "Dark Horses" Give Champions a Fright Some Sensational Ends

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 10

The games on the bowling green on Saturday afternoon were among the most exciting of the series, and former champions C. and A. Pack had to go for their lives to hold off a pair of "dark horses", J. Underwood and G. Spring…

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Dubbo Swimming Carnival

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

DUBBO, Thursday: At the Western Districts Swimming Carnival at Dubbo today. H. Boyle Dubbo won the 440 yards senior championship…

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Bathurst Golf [?]Ew[?]

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

Describe the heavy down[?] yesterday [?] Bathurst [?] defied [?] and conducted their first competitions of the year…

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Orange Races [?]

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

Heavy rain in orange [?] caused the postpon[?] of the [?]ange races. The dogs at [?] also [?]…

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Mentone Races Tips by "Poitrel"

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

Sturt: Damon, Carbon Copy, San Christabel Clarendon: The Gaffer, Bold John, Sandy Bay…

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Big Tennis Bromwich Heads Seedings List

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: John Brom which has been given pride of place in the seedings for the Australian Lawn Tennis Championships, to be…

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Bathurst Cricket Only Two First Grade Matches Tomorrow

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

Only two matches will be played in the Bathurst Cricket Association's first grade competition tomorrow. The matches will be Loco v King's…

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Randwick Races Judge Uses Magnifying Glass On Cup Photo Bobber Beats Crusader by Nose Sydney, Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

So close was the finish of the Tatt's Cup between skip Bomber and Crusader today that the judge before announcing the verdict in favor of the former by a nose, used a magnifying glass on the photo of…

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Vacation Swimming Schools

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Vacation swimming [?] for [?] children started [?] in Sydney On Monday [?] schools will…

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BOXING Patrick-Tollis Clash

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Vic. Patrick commences road work next Tuesday as part of his training for his title fight with Micky Tollis in Melbourne…

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Novel Bowls at Duntryleague

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 3

The “Old Heads-Beginners” bowls tournament being played by members of Orange Golf Club on the new…

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Women's Cricket

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 4

2BS team to play Rockley on Sunday, 4th January Carrington Park, 2 p.m.; E. Seaman, H. Flanagan, R. Edwards, D. Everingham, P. Ross, G…

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Bowls Pennant Match at Blayney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 3

The following teams have been selected to represent Orange Bowling club against Blayney in the A grade pennant teams…

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Orange Races Abandoned

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 4

Officials of the Orange Jockey Club inspected the track yesterday morning and formed the opinion that it would be unsafe to conduct races. It…

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Golf Balls Lost a Record

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 5

Orange Golf Club will commence 1948 season with an [?]hole stroke composition this afternoon…

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Wet Wickets for Resumption of Grade Cricket

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 3

After a break of three weeks, the Orange “A” grade cricket competition resumes today, and it appears certain the wickets will be affected by rain. The round commenced on…

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Limited Play in Shield Cricket Rain Fell All Day

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Rain again stopped piny in the Sheffield Shield match between N.S.W. and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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