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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1948

3,374 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 169

BOXING Melbourne Bouts

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: At McEwan ([?]) [?] Bill Foley (9.9) in six rounds of a scheduled 12 round bout at Melbourne Stadium last night…

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New Swimming Record Queensland Girl's Performance

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: Sensational national swimming champion Denise Spencer of Queensland shattered the Australian and NSW 880 yards…

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Bowls "A" Pennant Win Over Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

Saturday saw the first "A" Pennant game of 1948, Bathurst arriving in Lithgow in force. Although the match had been…

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Ground Good for Shield Cricket

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. There every prospect that the [?] Shield match, NSW v Queensland will be resumed at Sydney…

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Rugby Union Test Wallabies Beat England, 11-Nil 65,000 People Attend Match

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: The Australian Rugby team conducted critics yesterday when they defeated England 11-0 in a Test game after leading 3-0 at half time…

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Les Morris Won Sprint Race Athletic Club’s Second Meeting

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

Les Morris, running off a handicap of five yards, won the 100 yards race at Orange Amateur Athletic Club’s…

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Dog Racing Dates

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 2

The Secretary of the Bathurst Coursing Club (Mr. Jack Lynne) stated last night that the club will not be racing on January 10. but will race…

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Cricket Delegates’ Meeting

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 3

A chan[?] of the change market [?] Associated will be [?] to the Legion [?] on Thursday night…

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Racing at Weekend Good Fields Likely

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

Nominations for Orange IOOF Race Club’s meeting on Saturday are the best ever received for a subsidiary…

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Wins for Orange Tennis Teams Country Carnival

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— In the Country Week tennis in Sydney today, Orange No. 1 team had…

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Country Week Bowls

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— A record entry has been received for the [?] week bowls carnival which [?] on February 16…

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Cricket

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 3

[?] on Saturday J. [?] W. [?] d. B[?] V. [?] M. Mot[?]on, [?]…

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Country Week Bowls Bathurst R[?]ks

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 3

The following Bathurst bowlers have been entered for the Country Week Bowls Carnival in Sydney next month:—…

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COURSING Owners And Trainers Again Impose Ban On Nominations

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

A decision to again impose a ban on nominations for races conducted by the Lithgow Hospital Greyhound Racing Club Was made at a…

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Social Cricket Butchers v. BANKS

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

Butcher's batsmen had a field day against Bank's, bowlers during a social, match on Sunday, Four retired during the innings, but despite…

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Bowls Biggest Attendance of Season At Molong Bowling Green

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

The good weather last weekend, enabled Molong bowlers to be very active, and the largest attendance for the reason was…

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Seaside Tennis Crawford Beaten In Straight Sets

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday —Jack Craw-ford was beaten In straight seta by Frank Bennett In the seaside tennis championship at Manly…

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Tennis Local Teams Do Well at Country Week

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

Lithgow arid Portland teams showed good form in the opening .mat flies of the Country Week .carnival in Sydney this week…

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Golf Notes Holidays No Bar To Continuance Of Activities

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

Some golfers never take a holiday, for while many of the local divot diggers have gone away and taken their golf sticks with them…

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Cricket Big Entry for K.o. Competition

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

Fifteen teams have nominated for the Lithgow District Cricket Association's knockout competition to staged on Sunday, January 18…

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