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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1950

3,156 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 158

Golf

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

Week-end programme:-- Saturday:- 18 holes stroke, 3 grades. Sunday morning: 18 holes four-ball bestball Stableford…

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Portland Golf Notes

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

On Sunday next the Portland Coote Shield team journeys to Lawson, where it will meet the Katoomba team. Our boys have never…

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Country Week Tennis Results

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

Lithgow teams won only one of their four matches on the opening day's play of the Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney yesterday…

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TENNIS Country Week Play

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Country Week tennis carnival which opened at White City courts today attracted nearly 700 players…

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Next Season's Cricket Tests

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

Test match dates for next season's M.C.C. tour in Australia are as follows:-- First Test at Brisbane, December…

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Gulgong District Cricket Comp

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 12

Play in the [?] Cricket Associations [?] was resumed on New [?] after a break for the [?]…

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Lucky Break for Britons in Football Pool

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—Three lucky Britons have each won more than £30,000 sterling recently for a 1/- stake in football…

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Storm Holds Up Cricket (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

MOLONG.—Because farmer-cricketers stayed at home to recoup some of the damage to crops caused by hail on…

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Football Pool Fortunes £30,000 for a "Bob"

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday: Three lucky-Britons have each won more than £30,000 sterling recently for a 1/- stake in football pools…

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Swimming

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

Sixty swimmers from Orange, Fair-bridge Farm, Gilgrandra, Manildra and Molong competed in the eight events at a swimming carnival at…

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Bowls

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

A most successful pairs competition was held on Boxing Day when six pairs participated, playing five rounds of eight ends each…

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Revised Bowls Programme

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 8

Bowlers are asked to note the following revisel programme over the weekend: Saturday…

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Whippet Racing

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 10

Whippet racing is enjoying a real boom in Victoria, and several NSW enthusiasts have ideas of introducing it in this State. Whippets do not…

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Bathurst Races

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bathurst Turf Club Committee last night, further arrangements were mode for the race meeting to be held at Eglinton on…

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Cricket Teams

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 12

ROVERS to play Methodists, at Wade Park; J. Lindfield, H. Gainsford, K. Duffy, Nev. Darley, Geo. Darley, P. Curtin, J…

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Cricket Teams

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 8

MARCH RESERVES to play Cyms at Bloomfield: A. Connolly, L. Brewer, W. Priest, M. Priest, E. Priest, W. Harris, T…

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Boomey Cricket Team

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent Boomey against Euchareena at Euchareena on Sunday. D. Coombs, R. Williamson,…

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Free Instruction On Swimming For Molong Children

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 9

Children, six years of age and over, are eligible to attend the learn to swim campaign, which will be conducted at Molong baths…

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Bathurst Golf Week End Matches

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 6

The competition tomorrow will take the form of a medal round in A and B grades for monthly spoons. On Sunday morning a four ball best…

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Further Wins for Tennis Players

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Orange tennis teams won further successes, gaining seven of their eight matches in today’ Country Week tennis carnival being staged at the White City courts…

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