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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1951

2,662 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 134

Big Entry For Athletic Carnival

Central Western Daily · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 16

Entry of a team of athletes from Parkes will increase the number visiting competitors in the Orange Carnival at Wade…

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Bathurst Bowls

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

A Singles Championship, second round: G. Bedwell 31 beat C. Edwards 22. B. Singles Championship, third…

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Bowls Social Games

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 11

For[?] Delaney, McNany and Rodder 25 beat Chellas. Joseph, Machin and Gilbert 23. Marsh, Eyles, Hooper and…

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Swimming Aust. Record Broken

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: Dutch champion swimmer, Irma Schumacker broke the Australian women's 230 yds freestyle record by two seconds at…

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Wollongong Won Tennis Title

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Sunday.— For the first time Wollongong won the men’s championship of the Country Week tennis at the…

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Tennis Country Week Results

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: For the first time Wollongong has won the men's championship of Country Week tennis…

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Test Cricket. Watch on Weather

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: English cricketers whooped with delight when a sharp thunderstorm hit Sydney. "Send her down, you beaut." they…

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Praise For Orange Women—WON Country Week Tennis Title

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 10

Officials of Orange District Tennis Association yesterday praised Orange women’s tennis team which won the women’s A division final at White City courts on Saturday…

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Cricket Victory for Vale Old Boys by Four Runs

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

In a match played on the Vale of Clwydd wicket on Sunday Vale Old Boys narrowly defeated the powerful Blackheath…

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Bathurst Athletic Club Success at Orange Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

Members of the Btahurst Amateur Athletic Club attended a meeting organised by the Orange Athletic Club at Wade Park, Orange,…

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Rugby League Was Success

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--(Members of the English Rugby league team which toured Australia and New Zealand last year received a bonus…

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Tennis Team Returns

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

Members of the Bathurst Country Week Womens team arrived back in Bathurst yesterday after a week in Sydney. Although beaten towards the…

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BOWLS Motion on Expenses Defeated

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY. Monday: Nearly 200 metropolitan suburban and country representatives of the State's 30,000 bowlers tonight unanimously defeated…

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Special Cricket, Forecast

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 4

Mainly fine, cloudy at times, with very isolated showers on the coast…

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First Class Cricket Fixtures

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 4

January 13-16: M.C.C. v. Tasmania, Hobart. January 19-22: M.C.C. v. Combined XI., Launceston…

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Five Courts for Rsl Tennis Tourney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 11

Orange District Tennis Association will make available five courts at Wade Park for the annual Diggers’ sports weekend which commences on January 27. Tennis will be one of four…

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BOXING Hassen-Bailey Bout

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Trainers Hassen and Bailey each say that his fighter will win by a knockout on Monday night…

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Bonus for Touring Rugby Team

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 14

LONDON, Tuesday.—Members of the English Rugby League team which toured Australia and New Zealand last year received…

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Cricket Broadcasts

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

Patrons of the Western Stores this week have been able to keep up with the latest Test scores. The description of play has been broadcast over…

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