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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1923

750 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 35 of 38

Trundle Races

Western Champion · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 18

The postponed meeting of the Trundle Jockey Club was held on Thursday on a track that showed the effect of the recent rainfall. Results…

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Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

Selected players for the Wirrinya, match are reminded that cars leave. Forbes post office at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday next. The usual practice takes…

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District News Koorawatha Coursing Club

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above Club was held in the Literary Institute on Monday night. There was a fair gathering of members in…

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Wamboyne Picnic Races

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 14

All horses competing at the Wamboyne Picnic Races to be held on New Years' Day, must be paddocked at W. Low's, Cowal…

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Boxing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 4

At the Sydney stadium last Saturday night Eddie Butcher, beat the. Filipino, Erinco Flores, in eleven rounds. At Brisbane two Sydney…

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Sporting Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 4

Orange played their opening match of the season on Saturday last, when Dubbo handed out defeat by 75 to 58 in the Gartrell Shield…

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Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 4

Bonnie Doon and the Roman Catholic tennis clubs met in the return match on the letter's courts on North Hill on Sunday last. The game was…

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Hospital Benefit Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 2

Prior to the holding of the recent hospital benefit race meeting, many donations were promised to the hon. treasurer. Some of these were duly…

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Football Presentation of Competition Medals. Social et Canowindra

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 1

The presentation of the medals won by the Canowindra Waratah Football Club in the Forbes League's competition took place at a social…

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Number 9 Races a Plea for the Owner

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 1

“Number Nine” in an exchange thus puts the case for the owners: There has been a lot of wailing from punters in the papers lately about…

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Coradgery Picnic Races. a Successful Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 11

Officials.—President, Mr. A. S. Balcombe; Vice-Presidents. Messrs. J. L. Whitmill and H. N. Marriott; Treasurer, Mr. W. E. Matthews;…

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Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 6
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

There will be d practice match on the local ground to-morrow, commencing at 2.30 p.m., prior to the match with Canowindra on Sunday…

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TENNIS Country Week

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 15

The following players have been selected to practice with a view to their selection as representatives of the local Tennis Association at…

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Bowls Opening of the Season

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 7

The official opening of the Forbes bowling season for the ensuing year will take place on Wednesday afternoon next at 3 o'clock, the function…

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Tennis Match Canowindra Defeats Cowra

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

A team of ten players— four ladies and six gents— from the Cowra tennis club met Canowindra’s Club team last Saturday on the latter’s courts…

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Testing a "Rugby" Over 230 Miles. a Rough Journey. and a Safe Return

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 10

In order to secure an exhaustive and independent test of the Rugby car, the local manager for Sneddon's Motors, Ltd., Mr…

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Boxing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 4

All accounts of the fight in Sydney on Saturday night between Tommy Uren and Archie Bradley go to show that it was little better than a…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 1

Weja seconds were to visit Tullibigeal on Sunday, but owing to the inclement weather the match had to be declared off…

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Cricket Association Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 4

At a committee meeting, held last Thursday night, the application by Trundle to play L. Carey, A. Arthur, and V. Looney in Grinsted Cup…

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