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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1949

3,030 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 152

Bathurst Golf Notes

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 4

A tremendous amount of good was done by the 125 points of rain which fell on the course last week. This rain restored the greens and…

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Tennis Club Dance

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

BURNT YARDS—The meeting of the Burnt Yards’ Tennis Club was held during the week, and it was decided to…

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Visit by French Football Team

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

PARIS, Thursday: A French Rugby League team of 30 players will visit Australian in 1951 said Paul Ba[?] president of the FRL…

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Cricket Molong Meets Cumnock on

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

Molong will defend the Campbell cup for the second time this season when they meet Cumnock on Sunday…

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Western Racing Man Pays Record for Orange Gelding

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

Well known in Western racing circles, Mr. Jack Condon, of O'Connell, paid 775 guineas fox the brown gelding, Gay Double,…

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Orange Team Forfeits Two Sets First Tennis Defeat

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 8

Orange women’s tennis team lost their first match in the teams competition at the Country Week Carnival against Goulburn yesterday, at White City Courts, Sydney…

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Moorefield Races Septet Gets Chance In Flying Field

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 4

Although unreliable at the barrier the speedy SEPTET gets an outstanding winning chance in the six furlongs Flying…

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Wellington Races

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 4

On Friday and saturday next the Wellington Diggers are to conduct a race meeting. The entries are outstanding. There are 20 in the Maiden,…

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BOXING Stenhouse to Make Weight

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Tommy Stenhouse will have no trouble in getting down to his desired weight of about 9.7½ for the…

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Orange Races Today

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 4

At the IOOF race fixture at Orange today entries numbering 114 have been made Good gallopers engaged in Royal Fallow, God Mist Penwell,…

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Tennis Seedings Bromwich Heads List

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday: Seedings for the Australian tennis championships in January this (this month) Were announced at the headquarters…

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Orange Team Reaches Tennis Final

Central Western Daily · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 11

Orange women’s team will meet Newcastle in the final of the women’s doubles A division teams’ competition at White City courts, Sydney, today…

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Golf Club To Have Own Water Supply

Central Western Daily · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 1

A dam at present under construction at Duntryleague golf course will hold 500,000 gallons of water. It is the first move in a scheme to provide an independent water…

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Sporting Details Golf

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

Week-end results:-- Saturday: 18 holes stableford: A grade, W. McLennan 34, C. Rodham 30, J. Williamson 28, J. Burt 26; B grade, R…

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Bathurst Football League

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. Woolfe secretary, advises that the annual meeting of the Bathurst Football League will be held on February 7, and requests that all…

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Mt. Panorama Speed Racing

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

An appeal by the Auto Cycle Union of NSW. Ltd. against the police ban on motor cycle racing at Mt. Ranoratna next Easter is listed for hearing…

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Orange Junior Swimming Team Best in West

Central Western Daily · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 6

Orange junior swimming team in the past month has proved itself the best team in the western districts. The team will appear at the…

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Two Match Races To Evans

Central Western Daily · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 8

Orange cyclist Don Evans defeated Cowra rider Keith Webb in two match races at the…

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Country Week Tennis Orange Women Beaten in Final Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

In the final of the Men's A Grade Country Tennis Championships, Albury beat Wollongong. In the women's section Newcastle…

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N.Z. Swimming Team

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday—A New Zealand University swimming team—first student team from the Dominion…

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