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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1927

1,222 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 62

Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

The following will represent West Wyalong against Buddigower, at West Wyalong, on Saturday next, for the Lampe Cup. Play commences at 1.30…

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Xmas Races

Cowra Free Press · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 7

The Secretary of the C.J.C. (Mr. W. Mackie) kindly supplies us with the following approximate balance-sheet of the Xmas race meeting:—…

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Rifle Shooting Boxing Day Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 10

About twelve clubs were represented at the meeting held on the Parkes rifle range during the holidays:-- Parkes A team won the teams…

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Racing Broadcast Radio Sets in Hotels

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 10

The licensees of numbers of hotels in the country as well as in the suburbs and city of Sydney have lately purchased radio receiving sets on…

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Cricket Chatter Teams for

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

Parkes will visit Forbes on Sunday, January 16, to attempt to wrest the Resch Cup from the hands of the local Association,…

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Sporting Swimming Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

Some of the boys who have stuck to the once favorite swimming place at the Suspension Bridge have erected a springboard, and now get all the…

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Bowls Forbes v. COWRA

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

The following rinks will represent, Forbes against Cowra on Wednesday, on the Forbes green:-- Broadbent, Flannery, Newell (D),…

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Big Cricket

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

South Australia, first innings, 345. New South Wales, first innings, 198. South Australia, second innings 4 for 235 (Shneider 102 not out)…

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Boxing Champion Willing to Defend Title

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 1

St. Louis.—Jean Tunney has agreed to defend the title of heavyweight of the world against any contender selected by Tex Rickard…

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Football Coach For Wagga

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

Wagga is gotting in early this yea[?] in securing a football coach. Mr. A. ("Whip") Latta has accepted an appointment as manager of a wine shop…

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Cricket Cowra v. GREENETHORPE

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

The above teams met at Cowra on Saturday, 8th Inst. Cowra scored 251 (Gittings 53, Blackmore 48, Forrest 33, Diamond 28, J. Brown 27, Rev…

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Orange Races Saturday’s Results

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

The Orange I.O.O.F. conducted a very successful meeting on Saturday. The weather was fine and a large crowd attend. Results: —…

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Forbes Races Hospital Benefit Meeting. Nominations

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

Nominations for the Forbes J. C.’s Hospital Benefit meeting to be held on January 18th are as under :— Opening Handicap — Salmon Trout,…

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Bowls

Western Champion · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 11

Two novice rinks from Parkes visited Forbes yesterday, for a friendly game. They were defeated. Forbes defeated Cowra in the…

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Cricket

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

The following team has been chosen to represent the Juniors in their match against Canowindra for the Grinsted Cup: Les., Stan., and W…

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Cricket Match with Canowindra

Western Champion · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 11

Parkes cricketers visited Canowindra on Sunday and endeavored to wrest the Grinsted Cup from the holders. Several leading Parkes players did not…

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Swimming Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Anniversary Day's chief attraction in Forbes this year will be the swimming carnival at Salisbury's. All proceeds are in aid of the School of Arts,…

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Bowls and Life

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

A writer in the Katoomba “Echo” waxes poetical over the game of bowls—and life:— Life, like a game of bowls, is but an…

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Cricket

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

Koorawatha cricketers will visit Woodstock on Sunday next. The local cricket team journeyed to Greenethorpe last Sunday, and…

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Cricket Notes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

"The following will represent West Wyalong Juniors on Sunday next:— G. Emmett, C. Smith, J. Kearns, Ken Emmett, R. Butler, L. Cooper, K…

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