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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1928

1,497 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 33 of 75

Tennis in France Australians Lose and Win (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 1

A Paris message states that in the semi-final of the French tennis championships Hawkes and Miss Boyd (Australia) were beaten by Hunter…

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Golf

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 4

Condobolin golfers played the fifth match in the Inter-District Pennant Competition against Bogan Gate at Condobolin during the week end. The…

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Golf Championship Play

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 4

The following local players have announced their intention of competing in the Western District Golf Championship matches at Wellington…

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Football Notes Condobolin Suffers Defeat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 5

Last Sunday was indeed a bad day for Condo footballers. The first team journeyed to Fifield, to measure with the Fifield team for the much…

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Coursing Conference Local Delegate Returns Matters of Dispute Adjusted

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. Shanahan, president of the Forbes Coursing Club, who represented Forbes and Grenfell at the N.C.A. conference on Monday night, returned…

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Bathurst Races Winter Meeting The Nominations

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 2

First day's nominations for the Bathurst Turf Club's meeting next Saturday and Monday are:-- Opening Handicap, 6f.: Maiden's…

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Football Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 2

Says the "Cowra Guardian":— The "Grenfeil Record" is violently angry with this paper for publishing a truthful report of the rough…

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Parkes Swimming Baths. Urgent Need

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 10

Preparations should be put in hand immediately, to start the ercetion of swimming baths for this progressive town. During the winter months the…

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Buy Burch's Better Blankets. Coursing Fixtures

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 11

At a meeting of the National Coursing Association, held in Sydney on Monday night, the protest entered by Grenfell against the clash caused by…

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Football Eugowra v. GRENFELL

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 5

On Sunday last the Grenfell football team journeyed to Eugowra to play a friendly game of football. Unfortunately Eugowra was far below…

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Tullamore. Australian Rules Football Club

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 13

In common with many other things in Tullamore at the moment football its booming. An Australian Rules Club has been formed as the outcome…

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Football. Parkes Retains Paul Malos Cup

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 9

There was good crowd on the People's Park on Sunday when Parkes and Dubbo met for the Paul Malos Cup, of which Parkes are the holders…

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Burch's Blankets Are Better. Waratahs Tennis Club

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Methodist Waratah Tennis Club was held in the Sunday School Hall on Saturday evening. Mr. David Kelly occupied the…

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Tennis Topics. Mazoudier Cup Competition. the Opening Round

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 5

Last Sunday marked the opening round of the Mazoudier Cup Competition, the winners of which will hold the handsome trophy donated by Mr…

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Football Coach. Will Quinn Accept Pobition? Dubbo Players' Conduct

Western Champion · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 14

Will Norman Quinn, the popular Parkes skipper, who has been selected as a reserve for the team which meet the Englishmen on Saturday next, accept…

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Coursing. Parkes Club Has to Sit Back. N.C.A. Committee Does Its Duty Well

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 2

The Coursing Clubs in the Central-Western District (of which Grenfell is the head centre), and comprising (in addition to Grenfell), Forbes,…

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Golf

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 6

With practically their strongest team available, West Wyalong suffered a severe defeat by the Ariah Park representatives on the latter's links…

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"Tennis."

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 4

Police team v. Patonga, at the Patonga courts, on Saturday: Watson, Unwin, Boylson, Chisholm, Twist (emerg.)…

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Tennis

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 7
Also in The Forbes Advocate

As I hear that the entries in the annual tournament have reached enormous numbers, an explanation of the odds may be handy. It is…

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