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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1951

2,662 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 134

Swimming Dutch Girl Fails in Record Attempt

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Dutch swimming champion, Irma Schumacher, failed in her attempt to break the world's 100 yards freestyle record at…

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Country Week Tennis Finals

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Country tennis champion Jack Matthews will contest two finals in the Country Week championships at White City…

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Open Golf Win for Lloyd Mangrum

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 14

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday. — Lloyd Mangrum won the Los Angeles Open yesterday returning a four under par 67 for the…

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Oberon Tennis

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

Although I do not take a competitive part in the Oberon night tennis comp., I have followed it with keen Interest…

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Mt. Panorama Racing

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

The Australian Autocycle Union wrote to last night's meeting of Bathurst Council seeking permission for the use of Mt. Panorama circuit…

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Bathurst Cricket

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 7

Lagoon v. Perthville, at Lagoon on Sunday: A; Butler, D. Humphries, N. Humphries, J. Daymond, M. Mutton. R. McPhillamy, K. Knight, J…

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Bathurst Tennis Notes

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 8

The handicapping and draw for the Town Courts mixed night competition will be finalised at the monthly committee meeting tonight at the [?]…

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Bathurst Races Saturday Week

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

The next meeting of Bathurst Turf Club will be held on Saturday week. At a meeting of the committee last night it was decided to stage a…

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Week End Bowls on the Dunedoo Green

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 20

The bowls pairs' competition played on New Year's Day drew a good field. Altogether fourteen pairs entered and competition was very…

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Knockout Comp on Saturday Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

Six teams have nominated for the all-day knockout competition to be conducted on Saturday by the Lithgow Cricket Association and all…

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'Wang Lad to Receive Special Cricket Tuition

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

Youthful Don Pinkerton, Banks' slow bowler, has been notified of his selection as a Western District Cricket Council nominee for the…

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North Sydney To Defend Tennis Cup Diggers’ Sorts Week-end

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 12

Two tennis teams from North Sydney will be in Orange on Australia Day January 29, to defend the Raffin tennis cup which they won from Orange last year. The Raffin Cup is presented…

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Big Cricket U.K. Bowlers Here Next Tuesday Tattersall, Statham

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 7

LONDON Wednesday: English bowlers Tattersall and Statham who are to reinforce the MCC team in Australia, will reach Sydney by air…

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Swimming Baths Prove Popular

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 7

The swimming pool situated in, Boree Creek, at Cudal, is proving very popular amongst the younger…

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Bathurst Fields for To-morrow Coursing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Fields for the Bathurst Coursing Club's meeting' tomorrow are as follows:- Maiden Stake, 550 yards Crystal…

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Bowls Club Championships Close Tomorrow

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

The nominations for the Molong Bowling Club Championships will close tomorrow and the draw for the first…

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Oberon Cricket Notes

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

Cricket was resumed heer after the holidays break. Rovers beat Hazelgrove 195 to 64 (K. Foulcher 107 retired; v. Moase 5/26) were best…

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Final Day of Country Tennis

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Thursday—Sixteen-year-old Australian born Chinese, Henry Fong, and his club mate, R. King, of Inverell, won the under 17 junior boys’ doubles in the final day of the Country Week tennis carnival at White City…

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Women's Cricket Social Match

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 8

A social match will be played between the 2BS Women's Cricket Club and husband and friends at Ordnance Grounds. The women are asked to…

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Larry Montes to Play in Golf Tourney

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 15

Larry Montes, Philippines' professional golfer, has cabled the sponsors of McWilliams’s Wines tournament that he will…

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