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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1923

750 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 38

County Cricket Surrey's New Bowler

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 12

London. — The county cricket season opened at Cardiff in a sensational manner. Surrey, 158 and 46 for no wickets beating…

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Wamboyne Picnic Races Inaugural Meeting. a Pleasant Outing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 5

The rain on Monday and Tuesday nights had a vitalising effect on the attendance at the inaugural meeting of the Wamboyne Picnic Race Club…

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Cricket News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 2

The Cricket Club, after a very successful and prosperous season, held an enjoyable dance in the hall on the 9th instant. Despite the rain, there was…

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St. Andrew's Tennis Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 2

A MATCH Was played on Saturday between the town and country members of tho above club, and resulted in a win for the latter by 3 sots 31…

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Boxing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 2

Kid Dale, the Melbourne lightweight, created a surprise by defeating Danny Morgan, the Welsh champion, at the Sydney stadium on…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 2

Mr. J. Wall and his team of city bowlers arrived in Forbes this morning and this afternoon will engage a Forbes team on the local green…

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Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 2

Garema Tennis Club made quite a festive occasion of the visit of the Bonnie Doon tennis team to their centre on Sunday last, and the…

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Football

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 8

A meeting of the League Committee in conjunction with delegates from affiliated Clubs, was held at the Globe Hotel on…

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Football

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 4

Wyalong visited Barmedman on Sunday last, and defeated them by 11 points to 3. The local competition commences…

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A. J. BRIERLEY Death on Golf Links

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 5

Mr A. J. Brierley, the wellknown accountant, died suddenly at the Kensington Golf Club on Saturday afternoon…

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Football the 1923 SEASON. Some Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 3

Calarie-Flyers played a tough and uphill game against the Emeralds on Sunday last, when they were defeated 13--3. The match was played at…

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DISQUALIFIED Incident at Wodonga Races (By Wire) Sydney, Monday. Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 4

Thomas Connors, a prominent owner, the trainer (Harry Foster), a leading jockey, and the horse "Alform," were…

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Bowls. Visit of Sydney Bowlers

Western Champion · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 13

Mr. J. Wall, president of the N.S.W. Bowlers' Association, accompanied by sixteen bowlers selected from Sydney suburban clubs, arrived in Parkes…

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Parkes District Tennis Club

Western Champion · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 13

On Saturday afternoon a tennis match took place on the courts of the Parkes District Club when a team from Peak Hill opposed one from the…

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Golf

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

The official opening of the local golfing season took place on Saturday last in the presence of an exceptionally good roll up, about 40 ladies and…

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Football

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 16

A meeting of the League Committee was held on Tuesday night last, when there were present—Messrs H. Cameron (President),…

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Football Notes

Cowra Free Press · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 5

A team from Woodstock (with the assistance of a couple of dusky players from Erambe) “put it over” the Rovers on Sunday last by 11 points…

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Wamboyne Races

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 6

The Amateur Picnic Race Meeting eventuated on Wednesday, the day being very, unsettled with a cold wind blowing at Intervals…

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Football Sunday's Matches

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4

The referees appointment committee last night selected the following umpires for Sunday's matches:-- Emeralds v. Calarie at Forbes.--Mr…

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