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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1919

802 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 40 of 41

The 'Forbes Times' Friday, December 12, 1919. LOCAL & General. Swimming

Forbes Times · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

The full quota of 160 for the Forbes vacation swimming school has been obtained. This success has been due primarily to [?] organising on the…

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Cricket Notes. McCABE Challenge Cup Match Grenfell v FORBES

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

FORBES Cricket Club—the first challengers for the McCabe Challenge Cup, successfully essayed the task of lifting the lid of Grenfell and District…

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Current Topics. Swimming

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 2

The weather of late has been ideal for swimming, and good crowds have assembled at the various swimming sites along the river. A meeting of…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent West Wyalong on Saturday next (Cup Competition) on the Wyalong wicket:—B. Nottie, P…

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Boxing. Sharman V. Smith. Dave Smith to Referee

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 2

Arrangements are now well in hand for the most important boxing contest that has ever been arranged to be fought in Temora. In the past…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Bowling Club last night, several matters in the interest of the club suck as the lighting of the green, &c,…

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Current Topics. Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 4

The following will represent Forbes against Half-Holiday, on Sunday next, for the Grinsted [?] J. Baker, R. Entwistle, J. Thomas, W. Rae, C…

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Boxing. Sharman Defeats Smith a Disappointing Contest

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 2

The much-talked of contest between Jimmy Sharman and Jack Smith took place at Temora on Wednesday night There was a very large attendance,…

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Cricket. Bedgerabong v. HALFHOLIDAY

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 3

Forbes Half-Holiday Club team played a return match against Bed gerabong at Forbes on Wednesday afternoon. Half-Holiday won on the…

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The Forbes Advocate Friday, December 19, 1919 Swimming Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 4

We are hopeful of some day seeing municipal baths in the heart of Forbes, though it is to be feared that the time tor urging the question is…

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A Tennis Champion. J. O. ANDERSON

Forbes Times · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 3

Writing of J. O. Anderson, the ex [?]orbes player who last week won the N.S.W. Singles Championship, "Austral" in the "Referee" of this week…

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Cricket Notes. Grenfell District v. FORBES

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 2

On Sunday last the First XI of the Grenfell District Association made an unsuccessful attack on the Forbes Cup; the City of the Lachlan more than…

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Cricket. Lllyvale v. Holmwood

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 3

The above teams met in a match for the Harris Cup on the Morongla [?] on [?]th inst. Llyvale won rather easily by 5 wickets. The match caused a consider…

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Budgerabong Picnic Races

Forbes Times · Monday 22 December 1919 · page 2

The following are the nominations received for the Budgerubong Picnic races, to be held on Boxing Day;—Opening Handicap, 5 furlongs.—H…

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Cricket. Forbes V. Half-holiday

Forbes Times · Monday 22 December 1919 · page 2

The two local teams met on Sunday in a match for the Granted Cup, but the Forbes Club gave its opponents a bad drubbing. Half-holiday went in…

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Boxing. Shabman V Smith

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 5

The following report is from the Tomora "Independent":—The referce addressed a few words to the crowd, stating that the contest…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 4

Following are the results of the local doubles handicap to date: H. Sharp and Hawkins v Rath and Jex, 33-13; Dunn and Byrnes v Mullern…

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The Swimming School

Forbes Times · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 2

This is the last occasion the 'Times-' will have of reminding parents of the vacational swimming school which will open in Forbes on Monday, January…

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Orange New Year Races

Forbes Times · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 2

The following are the weights allotted for the first day's meeting of the Orange Jockey Club's New Year r[?]es: Maiden Handicap.—Coolabah 9.7,…

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Bedgerabong Picnic Race Club. Nominations, Boxing Day

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 6

Open Handicap, 5 furlongs.—H. Swan's Soudan, H.R. Hodges' Boomer, J. Straney's Ulinda, E. Cowell's Field Trix, F. Stanley's Delroy, A. J…

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