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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1923

750 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 38

Euabalong Races

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 6

On Friday, 26th January, the above races will be held on the Euabalong course. As it is a good many years since the last race meeting was held at…

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Orange Races. First Day

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

The New Tear meeting of the Orange Jockey Club opened on Saturday under anything but pleasant conditions, the day being a boisterous…

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Bedgerabong Picnic Races

Western Champion · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 22

The annual picnic races of the Bedgerabong Club were held on Boxing Day in the presence of a large gathering about 1000 people being…

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Boxing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 7

The contest arranged to take place at Forbes on New Tear's Day between Albert Shirley, of Dubbo, and Wally Jones, of Forbes, for the…

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Sporting Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 7

The four Forbes bowlers--Messrs. A. J. Baldock, E. J. Pluukett, T. McMurrny and A. D. H. Nelson--who attended the bowling carnival at…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

A meeting of the West Wyalong cricket association was held on 22nd December thre[?] was a large attendance…

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Bowls

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

REFERRING to the forthcoming Pennant matches between the Parkes, Forbes, Grenfell, and Young Bowling Clubs, the…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 8

The following have been selected to represent "A" team versus "B" team on Wednesday next. Players are reminded that…

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Is It Cricket?. J. Emerton's Tactics Ramblers Leave the Ground

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 1

The competition matches were continued on Sunday last when the Kohinors and Ramblers were pitted against one another. H…

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Black Hand Racing Gang. Again at Work in the West

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 3

Some few years back the doings of a small coterie of Western lacing men became so [?] that they were practically told their room was…

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Bowls. the Pennant Matches. Grenfell Defeat Young

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 2

THE first round of the pennant matches between the Grenfell, Forbes, Parkes, and Young Clubs commenced yesterday, when the…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

At a meeting of the grading committee last night, the follow ing players were graded:—Cicadas:—P. King…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

Forbes meets Grenfell in a competition match at Grenfell to-morrow. The following players will represent Forbes: (1) Kevin, Anderson,…

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Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

In the country tennis carnival in Sydney during the past week a Wyalong player in F. Kalms distinguished himself by beating E. L. Jones in the…

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Wrestling and Boxing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

In the town hall on Saturday night, Mr. Sam Mack staged two boxing bouts and a wrestling match. The first was between A. Read and…

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BOXING Murphy and Love Matched at Last

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 6

A message from Wagga states that Murphy and Love have at last been matched. The flght is for a purse of £200 aside to be…

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A Bully at the Swimming Hole

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Before Mr. le Brun Brown, P.M., on Tuesday, a young man named Hilton Morey pleaded guilty to assaulting a small boy named Josiah Cunningham…

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Concrete Swimming Bath

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 25

A correspondent interested in a movement to construct a community swimming bath recently approached the Department of Agriculture for…

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Bowls. Grenfell Defeats Forbes in the Pennant Match. It Was a "Famous" Victory

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

FRESH from their victorias in the championship matches at the Orange tournament, members of the Forbes team descended on…

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Athletic Club

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 14

A meeting of gentlemen interested in athletic sports was held at Tattersall's Hotel last evening to discuss the formation of an athletic club. It was…

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