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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,131 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 54 of 57

Big Swimming Carnival For the District Hospital

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 1

Mr. J. Frank, headmaster of the West Wyalong Public School, writes: "On Wednesday night next, at the Shire Hall, at 8 o'clock, a meeting…

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Late Sporting Wamboyne Picnic Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 3

The following are the nominations for the Wamboyne Picnic Race Club meeting to be held on January 1, 1926 :--…

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Bowls. Parkes V. Forbes

Western Champion · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 13

The first match in the "A" pennant competition was played between these Clubs on the local green yesterday. Both clubs had their…

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Cricket News

Western Champion · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 11

In the competition for the Sheedy Cricket Cup the Half Holiday and Railway teams met on Woodward Park on Sunday, and the match…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 11

The first match in the competition of the South Western District Bowling Association took place on the Parkes Green, between Forbes and…

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Public Swimming Baths

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 10

Mr. Butler's "Erambie" residence is daily the rendezvous of happy youngsters who disport themselves in the water and paddle about in canoes…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

Kho-I-Nors second grade team for Sunday: E. Wilder, A. Cattle, G. [?]loyd. H. Lowrie, A. Clift, F. Gunson. Elliott, R. Souden, W. Murray, E…

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Swimming Carnival For the District Hospital

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

A Public meeting was held at the Shin Hall on Wednesday night last for the purpose of arranging a swimming carnival, in conjunction with…

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Bogan Gate Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 7

Bogan Gate cricketers visited Trundle on Sunday, last and were easily defeated. This counts two wins to Trundle, they having defeated the…

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Cricket Chatter Various Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 9

A team, Representing the Forbes and District Cricket Association will journey to Grenfell on Sunday to endeavour to bring…

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S.D. Tennis Championship To be Played at Young Next Easter

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 11

Because of the splendid enterprise of the Young Tennis Club in laying down eleven now courts, with all their appurtenances and conveniences,…

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Boxing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 4

At Manchester, Len Johnson beat Kid Lewis, who retired in the ninth round. At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 2

In the A and B Doubles Handicaps on Saturday, Dunn and Dickens beat Harris and Cahill, 29 to 21, and Nelson and Low beat Byrnes and Hamer, 25…

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Inter-state Cricket

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 3

Queensland dismissed New South Wales at Brisbane on Saturday for 287. Norb. Phillips (78) top-scored for the Mother State. Thieves…

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Interstate Cricket. Yesterday's Scores. Brisbane

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 3

At the close of play yesterday in the match between Queensland and N.S.W., the former lost five wickets for 322. Oxenham made…

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Sir Richard Webster on Athletics

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 December 1925 · page 3

The introduction to the new Badminton volume, "Athletics," just issued, is written by Sir Richard Webster, Q.C., M.P. Sir Richard has himself been an athlete in his…

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Grenfell Coursing Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1925 · page 6

The annual meeting of members of the above was held on Friday evening last, Mr. R. L. Carpenter (President) being in the chair…

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Cricket

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1925 · page 2

FORBES cricketers mustered on Sunday, and with a crowd of barrackers made the trip to Grenfell, optimistic of returning with the Grinstead Cup…

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Coursing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 10

A meeting of members and intending members of the Forbes Coursing. Club will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel on Thursday night next, at 8…

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Sporting. Forbes Coursing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 12

At a meeting of the Forbes Coursing Club held at the Metropolitan Hotel on Monday night, it was decided o exonerate P. Malos. Parkes. for…

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