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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Cricket. Seniors V Juniors

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

On Boxing Day, the West Wyalong Seniors playe da team of 15 Juniors on the West Wyalong wicket, and to the surprise of most people the Juniors…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The following team will represent Wyalong and district against Temora on Saturday at the latters' wicket for he Deegan Cup:—G. O'Donnell, G…

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Local & General. Cricket

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The [?] [?] represent the Forbes [?] [?] Club in then [?] against [?] on the that [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Budgerabong Picnic Races. Second Annual Meeting. a Big Success

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 5

The Budgerabong Picnic Race Club held its second annual meeting on Boxing Day on the Course kindly provided on Mrs. Helen Fraser's property. The…

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Sporting. Boxing

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

A match has been arranged to take place here on Feb. 7th between Wally Bourke (9.8) and "Doolan" Murray (9.6), the conditions being the best of…

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Swimming

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

Norman Ross, the U.S.A. champion won the 440 yards supremacy of N.S.W. in the world's record time of 5 mins. 22 sees. Longworth was…

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Local & General. Bowls

Forbes Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

During the [?]mas and New Year holidays there was intermittent play in a doubles tour[?]ment in progress on the local green. The following games…

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Cricket

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

After three weeks' rest the local Cricket Club will start play again on [?]e 11th, when a match between Married and Single will take place,…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The West Wyalong Half-holiday boys defeated a similar team at Wyalong on Wednesday last by 8 runs. Wyalong and district plays…

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Pony Races Oddfellow Members' Meeting

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 1

The Oddfellow members' pony race meeting on New Year's Day was favored with good weather conditions, and the attendance was well up to the…

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Swimming School. Wanted T[?]e Use of Cars for "He Children

Forbes Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

Between 120 and 140 children have been attending at the Gum Swomp daily since Monday last to gain instructions in the h[?]ful recreation…

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Coursing Matches

Forbes Times · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

A couple of coursing matches took place at Forbes on Sunday last, in the vicinity of Calarie, the contest being witnessed by quite a number of…

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Swimming Club

Forbes Times · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

All interested are urgently requested to attend a meeting of the swimming Club on Thursday evening next. If a carnival is to be held on…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

A special meeting of the West Wyalong Junior Cricket Club will be held at Tattersall's Hotel to-night at 8 pm Hendry (N.S.W.) had a day out in…

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Cricket. the Deegan Cup. Wyalong V Temora

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

The above teams met at Temora on Saturday, the 10th inst., to play for the Deegan Cup. Phil King skippered the local team, while Tom Deegan…

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Sporting. Athletics

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

A new entry was made in the Australasian recordbook on Saturday last when A. W. Winters, Botany Harriers in the hop, step and a jump cleaved…

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Moorefield Races

Western Champion · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

Following are the results of Saturday's Moorefield racing:— Jumpers' Flat Race.—Angleform 1, Swanker 2, Cowboy 3. Winner 10 to…

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Cricket Match

Western Champion · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 20

Beargamil and Manildra teams met on the latter's wicket on Sunday, 4th January, and the match resulted in an easy win for Beargamil, by an…

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Swimming Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday night 10th inst. for the purpose of forming a swimming club. The meeting was well attended, there were about 40 present…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

The following district representative team has been selected to play the West Wyalong Juniors on Saturday afternoon next at 2 p.m. sharp:—…

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