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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1908

128 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 7

Tennis

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 2

A MOST enjoyable day was spent at Mr. Seymour's (Warraderry) on Saturday last, the event being a tennis match between Goonigal and Warraderry which resulted…

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Football

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 7

A team of Condobolin footballers journeyed to Parkes on Saturday last to give the " Premiers " an opportunity to retrieve the defeat suffered down…

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Competition Football

Western Champion · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 13

The Parkes teams had a bad day of it in the competition matches oil Wednesday last. The Excelsior B's journeyed to Eugowra and were defeated by 15 to 3…

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Parkos Golf Club

Western Champion · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 13

A meeting of the Committee was held on Monday evening, the President (Mr W. Giles) occupying the chair It was decided to arrange mutches…

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Football CONDOBOLIN v PREMIERS

Western Champion · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 9

A team of senior players arrived in Parkes on Saturday last from Condobolin to try conclusions with the local Premiers. Mr J. Freeman met…

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Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

FOLLOWING are the results of mixed foursomes played on the Grenfell Golf Links on Wednesday last: — First Round…

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Football

Western Champion · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 13

Following are the results of the competition matches in connection with the Lachlan Union:— Senior—Parkes Premiers v Forbes…

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Football

Western Champion · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 13

On Wednesday last the Parkes Excelsiors jo[?]rneyed to Forbes to play in a competition fixture against the Forbes Reds. Both terms were well…

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Racing Association

Western Champion · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 13

A committee meeting of the Western District Racing Association was held at Orange on Wednesday night Mr A G F Bollinger representing the…

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Parkes Golf Club

Western Champion · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 9

A meeting of the Committee of the above Club was held, at the Shire Council Chambers on Monday evening last, There were present—Messrs W…

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Football

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 2

The following team has been selected to play Temora on Wednesday 29th inst, on the White Tank ground. Full back, E Gorman…

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A Golf Story

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 3

When you go golfing in Scotland it is just is well to remember the peculiarities of the Gaelic tongue. A man went up to St. Andrews for his holiday and a little of the…

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Football

Western Champion · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 8

The Premiers and Excelsiors met on the local ground in a Senior Competition match. The game was a poor one, as both sides did not play up to form,…

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Football West Wyalong v TEMORA

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

The match between Temora and Wyalong was played out on the White Tank ground on Wednesday in the presence of about 500 spectators…

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Fifield Tennis Tournament

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 5

August 1st, the day appointed for holding the above, was a day whose atmospherical conditions were particularly adverse to those…

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Forbes Races

Western Champion · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 12

The following entries have been received for the two principal events in connection with the Forbes Show Races:—Spring Handicap 1…

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The Money in Golf

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 3

Some idea of the importance of golf as a game in the United Kingdom is (writes "Australian Golf") given by figures which were recently published…

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Grenfell Bicycle Club. Road Races

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 2

The above club held another road race along the Cowra road course last week, the distance being twelve miles (six out and back). The road was in fair order, as…

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Football Match

Western Champion · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 12

One of the most interesting and best contested matches of the season in connection with the Lachlan Rugby Union Competition, took place at Forbes…

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THE Western Champion and [?]Kes and [?] Representative Friday, August 14. Parkes Golf Club

Western Champion · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 12

The third round of the trophy competition now in progress was concluded on Wednesday with the following results:—Shearwin beat Wood, Kelly…

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