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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1928

1,497 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 17 of 75

Cricket

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

On Sunday next Sebastopol is bringing a particularly strong team over here in quest of the "Dwyer-Heinjus Cup". This match will undoubtedly be…

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Easter Tennis Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

A proposal will be placed before the annual meeting of the West Wyalong Tennis Club to-night (Friday) that a tennis tournament will be held at the…

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Koorawatha Races Cup Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 7

Weights for the above Club meeting to be held on Wednesday next, are:— Opening Handicap : Sir Graves 9.5,…

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Coursing Club Meets

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of the Coursing Club on Friday night, the secretary announced that everything was in readiness for next Wednesday's…

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Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

Wimbledon met Back Yamma on the former's courts yesterday, and a most enjoyable game resulted. The result was 13 sets all, and a count of…

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New Tennis Club

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

The wonderful work done by voluntary labor at Nelson Park is well known. Now a number of tennis enthusiasts are concentrating on the…

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To-night's Football Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

According to the hon. secretary of the Old Boys Football Club, Mr. Tom Gavin, the club has early prospects of a first-rate season this year. There…

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Golf Notes Club's Easter Arrangements. Mr. A. J. Meagher's Trophy

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

The Forbes Golf Club had a windfall at the close of last week when it was announced that Mr. A. J. Meagher had donated the sum of…

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Big Cricket Match Dwyer's Eleven v. Forbes the Teams Selected

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

Cricket enthusiasts throughout the district are looking forward to Friday's big game at the local sports oval, between E. A. Dwyer's team of…

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COURSING Forthcoming Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

The local coursing meeting, to be held on Saturday and Monday, April 7 and 9, promises to be one of the most successful held since the…

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Football

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

Mr. Cecil Willard, Cowra’s coach, arrived and commenced duties on Sunday last. In the afternoon a practice game was played on the…

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BOXING Tunney and Heeney (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 1

A Vancouver message stales that at Miami Beach Tex Rickard announced that Heeney would meet Tunney in July, and that the match would…

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Big Tennis Frenchmen at Durban (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 1

A, Durban message states that in the first test match Raymond and Condon beat Borotra and Brughon, of France, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2…

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Tennis Mrs. Stapleford and Mr. W. ,H.L[?]lS Win Tournament

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 4

The mixed doubles tournment las[?] we[?]end provoled by tlhe Cowr[?] tennis Club, attracted a large entry. The courts were in good order and…

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Bowls Competition

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

Play for the Brewer trophy is now arousing great interest among the competitors and the people interested in this fine sport. In the second round…

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Easter Swimming Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

Everything is running smoothly in connection with the preparations for the Grand United Oddfellows' Faster swimming carnival which is to be…

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Football Notes

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

The first League game of the season was played on Condobolin oval last Sunday. A scratch-match had been arranged and a good many…

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Big Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

Everything is in readiness for the reception of the Metropolitan eleven which will visit Forbes to play the local Association eleven on Good…

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Bogan Gate Races

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

Advice received from Bogan Gate this morning stated that only about six points of rain had fallen up to 11 a.m., and that there would be no…

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Cricket Match Postponed

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

The cricket match, Forbes v. Gunningbland, which was to have been played today, at Gunningbland, has been postponed indefinitely, owing to…

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