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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Week End Golf at Henbury

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 19

Seventy golfers participated on Sunday, when the president's and secretary's teams met at the Henbury…

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Cricket Teams for

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 5

Warriors: A. James, V. Whale (capt), J. Menchin, O. Pye, J. Bruce, A. Parsons, L. Carr, Col. Sharrock,…

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Draw for Cricket Comp

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 10

The draw for the second round of the Gulgong District Cricket Association's competition is as follows, the…

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Kramer’s Plan For Pro. Tennis

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 11

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—Jack Kramer hoped to bring order out of chaos in the professional tennis world when his playing days were over…

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District Cricket to Re-commence

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 12

Orange District Cricket selectors have included two new men in the Orange Firsts teal to meet Lithgow in a Western District Cricket Council competition at Wade Park on…

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GOLF Katoomba Beats Locals In Coote Shield Match

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

The Katoomba Coote Shield team were once again too good for our boys in the match played here on Sunday last,…

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Orange To Stage Motor Cycle And Car Racing

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

Spectators from all over N. S. W. and other States are planning to visit Orange on Australia Day week-end…

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Large Number of Players Taking Part in Competition Events at Mudgee Golf Links

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

Play on the Mudgee golf links has been maintained over the summer period, with a large number of players participating in the various competitions…

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Bowls and Bowlers

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

That gentle, seldom-win social section of good fellows who constantly remind us at afternoon tea that "winning is not everything," should…

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Tennis Rosewall Beats Seixas

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Ken Rosewall beat Vic Seixas, 6/3 3/6 7/6 6/4 in the Australian titres at Kooyong today…

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Rugby League Last Chance for Puig Aubert

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

NIMES, Thursday: The Australian Kangaroo touring Rugby League team will again have France's former champion Pulg Aubert opposing them at…

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Two Important Cricket Games

Central Western Daily · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 16

Two games in the A Grade cricket competition in Orange tomorrow may give clues as to the ultimate winner of the premiership. Five teams at present…

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Spotlight on Sport Tom Knox Wins Bowls Title After Hard Fight

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

Sharing the lead alternately with his opponent, Tom Knox last week-end won the Lithgow City Bowling Club singles championship when he defeated Jim Rennie 32-26, the match being one…

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Rees Withdraws From Golf Tourney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 15

Dia Rees, former British match play champion has advised the organisers that he will be unable to…

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Country Week Tennis Orange Pair Win Women's Doubles

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Mrs. Charles Walker, of Orange, who yesterday won the State singles title in the Country Week tennis…

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Swimming Classes

National Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

Free instruction in swimming will be given at Bathurst swimming pool by the proprietor (Mr. Don Da[?]). The new classes will begin today, and…

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Night Tennis

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

Night tennis competition matches played last week end resulted as follows: Gulgong beat Sports Depot 9 sets to 1,…

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Golf Play-off

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 12

A-grader M. Jarrett and junior member Colin George will play off for the January monthly medal of…

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Near Riot at Boxing in Cowra

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 12

A near riot developed during a fight at Cowra last Friday night between…

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Rescue Ships Racing To Crashed Planes

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.--A U.S. Navy Neptune patrol plane which crashed into the sea off the South China coast yesterday is reported to have been shot down by Communist anti-aicraft…

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