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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Cricket

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

The following team has been selected to represent the ‘Waratahs’ v. Holmwood on Sunday next: T. and W. Wells, P. Lewis, H. Frost, R…

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Bowls Highly Successful Carnival

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Following are the winners in the three days’ Carnival held last week:— RINK CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round…

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Children's Races—boys

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

Seven years and under—E. Johnstone 1, M. Connellan 2. Nine years and under—S. Hatcher 1, G. Hately 2…

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Orange Races First Day

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Boree Handicap. — Golvan 7.0 (Welling) 1; Vicutia 7.9 (Howard) 2, Tremble 7.9 (Phillips) 3. Winner, 4 to 1. Time, 1.15…

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Wamboyne Picnic Races Successful Meeting

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

The annual race meeting under the auspices of the Wamboyne Picnic Race Club was held on Monday, and proved one of the most successful and…

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CRICKET West Wyalong v Yalgogrin (Contributed)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Yalgogrin evidently enjoys travelling to West Wyalong for their cricket. It shows what sportsmen they are as only half their players have…

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Successful Dance In Aid of Cricket Association

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 7

What was looked forward to as the "big dance of the season" was held in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening in aid of the funds of the West…

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Big Cricket Interstate Matches (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

In the cricket match New South Wales versus Queensland, the latter have five wickets down for 167. In the South Australia versus…

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New Year’s Day Swimming Carnival a Large Attendance, But Few Competitors. Fixture Will Not Be a Financial Success

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Owing to various causes the result financially of yesterday’s meeting of the Cowra Swimming Club will not be as good as was hoped. There…

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Wamboyne Picnic Races An Excellent Day's Racing Brilliant Weather Prevails

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 6

Tucked away in the hush, miles from almost anywhere, Wamboyne makes an ideal site for a natural racecourse. It is probably for that reason that…

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Swimming Carnival Successful Entertainments

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

The activities of the Condobolin Amateur Swimming Club during the festive season added much to the enjoyment of the period. Indeed, it can…

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Swimming Carnival Courting Glue's Annual Fixture. Results of Events

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

The Forbes Coursing Club hold a Swimming Carnival and Sports Meeting at tho Salisbury Reserve on Monday, January 2. The proceeds are to…

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School of Arts Swimming Event Discussed. Venetian Carnival Suggested

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

A meeting of the Forbes School of Arts committee was held last night at the School of Arts, when arrangement for a swimming carnival at the…

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Cricket Chatter Notes on the Game

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 3

The honor of the Forbes Cricket Association was vindicated on Sunday lost when Canowindra was defeated comfortably by our visiting eleven…

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Racing Controversy the Aliei-donum Case. First Decision Must Stand

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

What has become known as the Donun-Aftbi case, in which it is alleged the Judge at the recent Bedgerabong picnic race meeting wrongly placed…

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Bowls

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

Three rinks of Grenfell bowlers participated in the Cowra Bowling Carnival held during the holidays, viz., Messrs. Armstrong, Mylecharane,…

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Bowls. Parkes Successes

Western Champion · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 13

A rink of visiting bowlers from Goulburn met a Parkes rink on the local green on Wednesday, 28th ult., when a pleasant game resulted in a win for…

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Cricket Matches

Western Champion · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 13

On Saturday last Mugincoble Colts and Gunningbland Colts met in a match on the latter's ground, which resulted in a win for the home team,…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 7

Recently a rink of bowlers from Goulburn, who were on tour over the Christmas holidays visited Forbes and played a game against a local team on…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

The third match between the Bondi Juniors and Temora, on Monday, was won by the latter, after an interesting game, by 10 runs. Temora…

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