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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1949

3,030 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 152

Tennis Washed Out by Rain

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 6

The heavy thunderstorm experienced on Saturday afternoon wiped out some matches to nave been played in the Hardcourt Tennis…

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Cricket New Wicketkeeper in District Team

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 6

Eddie Keay, of Rovers Club, who was selected as wicketkeeper for the district team to meet Bathurst, has been obliged, on medical advice, to…

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Cricket Junior Match on Grass to Save Wicket

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

Although batting off the wicket because of rain in the match Rovers, v Wanderers, in the junior competition on Saturday,…

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Weekend Sport Brighter Cricket on Sunday Boundaries Frequent in Cup Match

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

Cumnock Cricket Club retained the Barnes Cup on Sunday in the match against Molong when the match was drawn. At the close…

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Three Orange Athletic Teams

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 12

The three teams to represent Orange Athletic Club at the country championship in Sydney on January 29 and 31 were selected yesterday. Two sub-junior and one…

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Portland Golf Notes

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

Very little golf has been played at the Portland Club during the past six weeks, but with the festive season behind us we expect to throw…

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Bowls Singles and Rink Championships

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 17

Play in the Gulgong Bowling Club's rink championship event was abandoned half way through the games when a…

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Huge Win in Football Pool

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: A Bristol man, married, with five children, has won £73,795 in a football pool. Kenneth Herbert', of Ashley Down,…

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Easter Tennis Tourney Big Entry Likely

Central Western Daily · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 8

Many of the leading Sydney tennis players have signified their intention of taking part in the City of Orange championships at Easter time…

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Tennis Criticism of Davis Cup Players

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday Australia will have no chance of winning the Davis Cup if Bromwich, Brown and Sidwell are included in the team…

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Coolah Defeats Leadville at Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 19

The match between Coolah and Leadville played on Sunday last, resulted in a comfortable victory for the local eleven by 91 runs…

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Nine Duck Eggs in District Cricket Game

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 17

Three successive ducks were included in six recorded by the Gulgong Railway cricket team in its match against Uarbry at that…

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Picnic Cricket Loco Drivers v. Loco Colts

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

Picnic cricket at its best was seen in a match between Lithgow Loco Drivers and Loco Colts, or should it be Drivers v. Slaves, on…

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Boxing Sands Seats Smith

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Geo. Bands 10.7 beat Al Smith 10.8 on a tko. early in the tenth round at Lelchhardt Stadium tonight. A few seconds…

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Bowls Molong Meets Orange Tomorrow

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

Rounds in the B Grade pennant matches will continue tomorrow, when Molong will meet Orange on the local green…

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BOWlS Pennant Games Tomorrow

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

Bathurst Bowling Club will be represented in two pennat matches in the B grade sectin tomorrow one at Bathurst and the other at…

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COURSING Classy Dolmac Likely Doctors Stake Winner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 6

Graded in and scratched from top class at Wentworth Park on Wednesday night, DOLMAC, although opposed…

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Challenge Cricket Match

Central Western Daily · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Orange Motor Traders cricket club and a team from the Occidental Hotel will meet in a challenge match at…

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Women's Cricket Notes

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

Eglinton forged their way further ahead, in the women's cricket competition last Saturday by, scoring an outright win over Boomerangs, who…

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Bathurst Golf Notes (By "Tosser")

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

All members of the Golf Club are reminded that the annual meeting is set down for Thursday February 3 at 8 p.m. at the Golf House…

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