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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1928

1,497 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 75

Easter Holidays Tennis Tournament

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

Great interest is being displayed in the forthcoming tennis tournament which is being played on the Condobolin courts, commencing on Good…

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Bronze Pigeon Again Results of Forbes Races

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 5

Forbes meeting on Thursday and Friday last fell far below expectations. The attendance was only moderate, and from a punter's point of view the…

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Big Tennis Ladies at Play. Australia Defeats Natal. Capetown

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 7

Playing at Maritzburg against Natal, Mrs. O'Hara Wood (Australia) defeated Miss. Yuill (Natal) 6-1, 8-6. Miss. Bickerton (Aust.) beat Miss…

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Grenfell Rugby League Football Club

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

Grenfell footballers opened the season last Sunday with the first of a series of trial matches to be held this year. All last season's…

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Bowls

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

The Cowra bowlers who went to Sydney to compete in the champion of champions competition, though defeated, put up a good fight. The…

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Football

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

Rugby League footballers will this season play under slightly altered rules from those that held good last, year. These have already been issued…

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Cricket

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

Some of the stars visiting Grenfell on Easter Monday. A. A. MAILEY, T. J. ANDREWS…

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Grenfell and District Coursing Club

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

A meeting of the Committee of the Grenfell and District Coursing Club was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening, the following…

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Bowls Draw for Championships

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 8

The Young Club are holding a Carnival on their green [?] Easter. The events consist of Rink and Pairs Championship, Singles Championship,…

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Parkes Rugby League. Meeting of Committee

Western Champion · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 13

The Parkes Rugby League Committee met at the Exchange Hotel on Tuesday evening, when Mr. E, J. McGee (President) occupied the chair,…

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Local and General Football

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

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

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Koorawatha Races Elsamore Wins the Cup

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

The Cup meeting of the Koorawatha J.C. took place yesterday. The weather was threatening right up to lunch time, when it cleared and there…

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Parkes Golf Club. Official Opening of the Links

Western Champion · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 11

The links of the Parkes Golf Club were officially opened for the season on Saturday afternoon last and proved to be the most successful function of…

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Koorawatha Races. Cup Meeting. Cup to Elsamore

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

The above were held yesterday, the attendance being only fair. The rain early in tie day and the unsettled weather no doubt kept many away…

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Began Gate Jockey Club Autumn Races. a Good Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 11

The Autumn meeting of the Bogan Gate Jockey Club, which was postponed a few weeks ago owing to the wet weather was held yesterday and…

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Easter Cricket. Welcome to Parkes. Visit of the "Bohemians."

Western Champion · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 11

At 5 o'clock this afternoon Arthur Mailey's touring team, known as "The Bohemians," are expected to arrive at Parkes, and a civic reception will be…

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Approach of Football. Annual Meeting of Group. Dissent From Chairman's Ruling Defeated

Western Champion · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 15

At one stage during the annual meeting of the Group Eleven RugbyLeague, which was held at Parkes on Sunday, a lengthy and somewhat…

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COURSING Forthcoming Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 12

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

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Strong Golf Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Orange Golf Club, it, was discovered that the club's finances showed a surplus, receipts over expenditure, of…

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Easter Tennis Tournament W.W. Tennis Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

During the Easter holidays a sealed handicap tennis tournament will be held at the recreation ground. Players are asked to be on the ground…

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