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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1950

3,156 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 158

Top Secret Racing Car In Britain (By a Reuter Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 15

LONDON.—Britain’s ‘top secret’ racing car— the BRM—on which more than 150 leading designers and…

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Boxing and Wrestling

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY. Sunday: Ted Christie (233lbs) beat Pat Meehan (2301bs) two falls to one in the main wrestling match at Leichhardt Stadium last…

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League Football

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Clubs should have their annual meetings before the League holds its meeting, Mr. J. T. Woolfe, secretary of Bathurst Rugby League said last night…

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Coursing Whisky Gem Lame After Flying Run

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

Favorite at 54 on, the Gosford and Wentworth Park record holder Whisky Gem could only finish third in the 310 yards…

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Bathurst Championship Tennis Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Officials of the Bathurst Town Courts have received a record number of entries for the Carillon City Championships which will be played…

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Speedway Racing Australia Beats England

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

BRISBANE. Sunday: Australia, last night easily won the third speedway test against England at the Exhibition Ground by 75 points to 39 points…

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Railway Football Club Annual Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the Railway Institute yesterday morning, when the Railway Football Club held its annual meeting. During the…

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Liquor Licence For Bowls Club (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

MOLONG, Sunday. — Molong Bowling Club was granted a liquor licence at a special sitting of Molong…

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Golf Notes Good Scores in Monthly Medal Series

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

Forty players participated in Saturday afternoon's competition, a stroke event for the club's monthly medals in "A,"…

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Cricket Competition

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

It is pointed out tthat the match between Loco and Experiment Farm, played on Loco Oval on Sunday last was a Country Association competition…

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Boxing Beaton Beats McLEAN

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Charlie Beaton (10 10) beat Billy McLean (10 6[?]) on a tko in the ninth round of a scheduled 12 round contest at…

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Charlestons Football Club

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

The annual meeting of Charlestons Football Club will be held at the club rooms next Sunday commencing at 10 a.m. All players and…

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BOXING Billy Boyce Retires From Ring

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

Billy Boyce, Lithgow's Olympian boxer, has retired from the ring according to his own statement that he is "getting out while the body is fit and in one piece." Actually .Boyce retires undefeated as amateur welterweight champion of Australia…

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Inter-Town T. Tennis Matches

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 12

Orange representative table tennis teams will participate in their first intertown matches on Saturday…

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Bowlers in Command in Competition Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

In direct contrast to the previous Saturday, when batsmen held sway, bowlers were in command during Saturday's competition cricket, a series of collapses being attributed to the determined, accurate attack and…

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Australia Faces First Post-war Cricket Defeat

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

DURBAN, Tuesday.--As the third Test drama at Kingsmead moves swiftly to a climax, Australia appears doomed to their first post-war cricket defeat, unless saved by rain or some amazing stands…

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Tennis Tourney for Juniors at Golf Club

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 12

An American mixed doubles tennis tournament will be held ` at Duntryleague tomorrow, open to children of members…

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New Boxing Champion

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--Freddie Mills lost the world light-heavy-weight championship last night when he was knocked out by…

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Bowls Match Postponed

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 12

The B. Pennant bowls match between Orange 2B and Blayney, set down for Saturday has been postponed indefinitely…

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Over 400 Entries Carillon City Tennis Tournament

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

The tournament secretary of the Bathurst Town Courts, Mr. M. W. O'Connell said last night that over 400 entries had been received for the…

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