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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1901

189 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 10

Marsden Races

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

The newly formed Jockey Club at Marsden held a very successful meeting on the local racecourse on boxing Day. The day was very warm, yet a large number of…

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Wamboyne Picnic Races

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

The annual races of the Wamboyne district was held on the racecourse on New Year's Day, January 1, 1901; and from a visitor's point of view, was a pronounced…

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Country Race Meetings. Boxing Day, Dec. 28, 1900. Rankin's Springs

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

A MOST successful meeting, was held on Boxing Day, the day's amusement consisting of horse racing and sheep dog trials. The events were well contested…

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Oddfellows' Races

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

ON Tuesday, New Years Day, the local Society of Oddfellows celebrated their anniversary by a race meeting and ball. Athletic sports were the usual means of marking the day, but, as such…

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Mandurama Races

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Mandurama Jockey Club took plus on Boxing and was very successful. There was a large at enhance and the racing good. The…

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[?] Races. New Year’s Meeting

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 7

The usual New Year’s meeting in connection with this [?] Jockey Club was held on Tuesday on the new course at [?] and proved highly…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

The Now South Wales cricketers have six out for 723— Iredule, 118 Hapkins 27 Noble, 153; Gregory, 168; Duff, 119. South Australia, in the first innings, scored…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

Burrowa Racing Club, January 15 and 16 Binalong Jockey Club, January 23. Muttama Jockey Club, January 23. Yass Jockey Club, February 5 and 6…

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Cricket Chatter

Western Champion · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 9

During the holidays the Touble cricketers visited Parkes and played a couple of matches on the 1st and 2nd insts. The first match was…

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A Cricket Story

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

At a match between two country villages, where local rivalry ran high, the butcher of the village came in to bat, and before taking centre was seen to whisper to the umpire…

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Coradgery Races New Year's Day Meeting

Western Champion · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 14

Officers:—Patron, Mr J Cotton; president, Mr W M Nash; vice-president, Mr J B Williamson; treasurer. Mr T Farnsworth; starter, Mr B…

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A Cricket Story

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 3
Also in Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder

At a match between two country villages, where local rivalry ran high, the butcher of the village came in to bat, and before taking centre' was seen to whisper to the umpire…

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Raid’s Flat Races

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 8

The Raid’s Flat races took place on New Year’s Day, when there was a good attendance and everything passed off satisfactorily…

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Splitting. Racing Fixtures

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 3

Bnrrowa Racing Club, January 15 and 16 Hinslong Jockey Club. January 23. Muttama Jockey Club, January 26. Yass Jockey Club, February 5 and 6…

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Racing Fixtures

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

Yass Jockey Club, February 5 and 6. Cootamundra Turf Club, February 13 and 14…

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Cricket. Country v. Town

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 10

A STRANGER visiting our park on Saturday might well have been excused for thinking it a gala day, despite the absence of flags…

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Cricket. Womboyne Federals v. MARSDENS

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

The Wamboyne Federals journeyed to Marsdens on Saturday last to engage in a friendly match with an eleven of that club. The game…

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Cricket Chatter

Western Champion · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 11

The Excelsior C.C. visited Trundle on Saturday last to try conclusions with that club in a Foy Challenge Cup contest. The match was commenced…

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Parkes Annual Races

Western Champion · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 11

An important meeting of the newly-elected Committee of the Parkes Jockey Club was held at Toohey's hotel on Wednesday evening, for the…

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