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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1918

610 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 16 of 31

Football

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

Interest is being centred in a proposed match for Monday next, between two picked teams representing the best available talent in the…

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Football

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 6

The Condobolin footballers played the local team on our ground on Sunday last. The game resulted in a win for Condobolin by 6 to nil…

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Lorne Football Benefit

Forbes Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

The Lorne Pictures are giving a benefit entertainment in the Town Hall on Monday evening next in aid of the funds of the Forbes Football…

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Goolagong News Tennis Club

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

On Monday night last a meeting was held for the purpose of forming a tennis club. As is usually the case locally the meeting was poorly…

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Football. Meeting of Executive

Forbes Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the executive committee of the Forbes Rugby Football union was held at Mrs. Hay's rooms on Tuesday last, all clubs…

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Football Daroobalgie v. EUGOWRA

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

The first match played at Eugowra in the recently formed Morgan Cup competition took place on Sunday afternoon last, and…

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Football Grenfell Has a Win

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

The two defeats sustained by the local footballers at the hands(or rather feet) of Cowra, evidently spurred to greater effort, with the result that on Sunday last they…

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GOOLAGONG. (From our Correspondent.) Tennis Club

Forbes Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

On Monday night last, 17th inst., a meeting was held for the purpose of forming a tennis club. As is usually the case locally, the meeting was…

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The World of Sport. Football

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 2

The following team has been seleoted to represent the Cowra Athletic Club against the Orange School of Arts team at that centre on Mondag next:— E…

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Athletic Club Bazaar. An Enjoyable and Successful Function

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

The above, which has now come to be looked upon as one of our regular annual functions, took place at the Lyric Theatre on Monday and…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

A match was played yesterday on the local green between teams re presenting Camp. Hill v. North Hill and Town, the former winning…

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Sunday Football

Forbes Times · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

Referring to the question of Sunday football playing the Parkes 'Western Champion' says.—'We have been asked our opinion regarding Sunday…

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Presbyterian Tennis Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

A MEETING was held in the church on Thursday evening for the purpose of re-starting the above club. Rev G. A, Hill presided, and there…

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Golf. Parkes Versus Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

Forbes Golf Club sent a team or players across to Parkes to engage the local club yesterday, and after a pleasant contest succeeded in…

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Football. "Our Boys" v. EUGOWRA

Forbes Times · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

Last Sunday afternoon's match attracted another large crowd to the local cricket oval, when Forbes "Our Boys" and the promising Eugowra…

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Football Our Boys and Eugowra Play a Draw

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 4

Over six hundred people watched the match between Our Boys and Eugowra at Forbes cricket ground on Sunday afternoon. the game…

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Tennis

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 3

On the 30th inst. the newly formed Half Holiday team will play its first match, when they will most the Darby's Falls representatives…

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The World of Sport. Football

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 3

The Cowra Athletic Club suffered their first defeat at Orange on Monday, when the School of Arts team of that town proved too good by a…

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Golf Match Parkes V. Forbes

Western Champion · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 4

The Golf Club had its opening match with Forbes on the local links on Monday, and although the links have only just been put in order, and the…

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Rosehill Races. First Day—Saturday

Western Champion · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 3

Hurdle Race.—Graphone 1, Algous 2, Rushcutter 3. Winner 4 to 1. Won by five lengths, in 3.46. Flying Handicap.—First division:…

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