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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1903

222 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 12

Parkes Races. the Boxing Day Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 1 January 1903 · page 11

The above annual fixture took place on Friday last, and was by no means up to the usual standard. The entries were not numerous, the attendance…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 3

Adelong Jockey Club—January 1 and 2, 1903. Chiltern Racing Club—January 1 and 2, 1903…

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International Cricket

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 2

New South Wales defeated Queensland by two Wickets. MORE DROUGHTS. A serious drought is reported from…

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Peak Hill Jockey Club. Boxing Day Meeting

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 2

The "off" meeting of the local Club was brought to a Tory successful issue on the 26th. There was a good attendance, good entries, good racing…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Thursday. Tattersall's Races

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 2

New Year's Gift.—Kinglock 1, Purser 2, Bar One 3. Tattersall's Cup.—Postillion 1. Circe 2, Blue Spec 3. Won [?]astly by six lengths…

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Orange New Year Racing Carnival

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

The above, as is usually tho case, proved a remarkably good meeting for the books, the punters receiving a very severe "doing." Both days of the…

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Canowindra Races

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

THE meeting on New Year's Day was well attended and the Jockey Club as a result profited by retaining the gates. The various officials were…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

In the match, Victoria versus Tasmania, the former made 220. The latter in their second innings hare three out for 78…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Tuesday. RACES

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

Inkstand won the Anniversary Handicap with the greatest ease by six lengths, two lengths between second and third. The time was 2min 38secs. The winner…

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Cricket

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Hill Cricket Club was hold at the Club House Hotel on Friday last, the 23rd inst…

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Bumbury Races

Western Champion · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Bumbury Jockey Club was held on Monday. There was a very fair attendance, and some good sport was witnessed,…

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Inter-State Cricket

Western Champion · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 11

The return match, Victoria v. New South Wales, was commenced at Sydney on Saturday. The visitors batted first and made but 207. New…

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Woodstock Annual Races

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

As an admirer of the equine tribe I took advantage of the holiday on Monday to visit Woodstock to attend the race meeting there. Leaving Cowra, in company…

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English Horse Racing Mr. Oxenham's Impressions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 1

Mr. H. OXENHAM has returned to Sydney after an absence in England of Home eight months. Interviewed by a representative of the Daily Telegraph, he said :…

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Naturalist SNAIL-RACING

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

PARISIANS have a new summer sport. It is snail-racing. While not quite as exciting as horse-racing, it has the advantage of…

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Cricket Chatter

Western Champion · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 10

Messrs G. Bricknell and E. Best have arranged for a cricket match to be played next Wednesday afternoon between the East and West sides of…

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Sensational Cricket. Trumper Has a Day Out

Western Champion · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 15

At Redfern on Saturday Victor Trumper provided 7000 people with a display for which even his greatest admirers were not prepared. In two…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 3

On Saturday the Redfern players started to overtake paddington's 618, and were all disposed of for 53 in the only innings played out, the Paddington's therefore…

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Cricket Chatter

Western Champion · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 11

An interesting cricket match between the East and West sides—as the teams were characterised—took place on the Parkes Cricket Ground on Wednesday…

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Cricket Stories

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 6

A Hull boy posse[?]s a fox-terrier which is a veritable gold mine—or, to be strictly accurate, a little silver mine. Bob—for that is the dog's name—can earn the price of his…

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