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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1952

2,819 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 141

Bathurst Tennis Team for Oberon

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 2

The Bathurst Town Courts tennis team to play Oberon at Oberon on Sunday is as follows: F. Gorman, P. Bruce, M. O'Connell, H. Howe, W…

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Test Cricket Calcutta Match

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 4

CALCUTTA, Friday: A draw is likely between England and India in the Third Test, which ends today—the same result as in the earlier Tests…

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Big Crowd Expected Today's Races

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 12

Many of the horses Which raced at the O.J.C. New Year meeting have remained in Orange for today’s annual fixture of the I.O.O.F. Race Club, and…

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TENNIS Amended Teams For Country Week

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 12

Four Orange teams —two men’s and two women’s — will compete in the Country Week tennis carnival…

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Seventh Round Today In Minor Cricket

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 12

Santa has not quite finished his festive tinkerings with Cricketers. The seventh round games in B grade commence today, but at a later hour quite a few of the captains were rushing around after elusive players…

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Tennis

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

Final Women's Midweek Competition. Fintona I beat Fintona II, handicap 15 games, by 46 to 38…

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Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 7

The local cricketers were at home to Sofala on December 30. The weather was very hot, but a most…

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Bathurst Bowls Saturday's Games

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

Bathurst bowls contests on Saturday resulted:— "A" Grade Championship Singles: G. Bartholomew 31 beat w. Robinson…

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Rain Postpones Country Tennis

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Heavy overnight rain caused the postponement of the first round of the Country Week…

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Blind Soldiers at Cricket

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A team of blind soldiers, played a cricket match against an RSL team this afternoon. The ball was made of came with a…

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Latest Local News Night Tennis Draw

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

Following is the A grade night tennis draw for Saturday: Happy Days v. East End (Gudgeon's 1);…

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Orange Races Handicap to Ted Gala

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

Orange I.O.O.F. Race Club's meeting on Saturday was quite successful, with a good crowd and splendid fields contesting the…

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Good batting figures in A. Cricket

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 8

Batsmen were on top in the eighth serious of matches in Saturdays Orange A grade cricket competition…

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Greyhound Racing Classy Doctors' Stake Win To Mighty Ky

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

Clearing out to a 6 lengths win in the principal distance event of the meeting, Mighty Ky recorded the local hat…

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Sporting Details Bowls

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

Results of Saturday's matches:-- Club championship singles semi-finals: C. Tucker, 31, defeated R. Lowe, 28: G. Fittler, 32, defeated…

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Threw Football 71 Yards

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

In a professional football game between the Hollywood Bears and the Los Angeles Bulldogs in…

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Orange Lad Joins Cricket Class

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

Two Western District juniors have juniors the New South Wales cricket coaching classes being held at…

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Football Match In Free-for-all

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

SIERRE, Switzland.—The football teams of Salgesch and Chateauneuf are to be brought into court because their recent match…

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First Day Of Country Week Tennis Postponed

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Monday. — Heavy rain this afternoon caused a postponement of the first day’s teams’ matches in the Country Week Tennis Carnival at White City…

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Bathurst Bowls

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

It can truthfully be said that many there are who succeed in the first instance in bowls, but fall In the great execution. Execution is the…

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