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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1929

1,653 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 83

Cricket Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

The question of age has loomed largely in the cricket world since the Englishmen planked foot on Australian soil a few weeks ago. Perhaps…

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Cricket Writers Board's Disapproval (By Wire)) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 1

The Australian Board of Control has decided not approve of any players who write articles for the press being selected to represent Australia in…

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Swimming Carnival

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

Even in our characteristic modesty, we are often forced to wonder whether there is a country swimming club in New South Wales that has…

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Boxing Day Sports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

The big sports, promoted by Messrs. Maslin and J. Woods, held on the showground on Boxing day, in aid of the Presbyterian Church…

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Cricket

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

On December 23 the first match this season for the Crowe Cup was played. Derriwong being the challengers. Condobolin won by 155 runs…

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Cricket Stan's Popularity

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

Newspaper reports re Stan Mc-Cabe favor that young player's chance for Engalnd. It is in the grandstand at the cricket ground,…

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Diggers' Cricket Match

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Forbes Diggers will engage Grenfell Diggers in a cricket match at No. 2 ground, Forbes, on January 26…

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Forbes Races The Nominations

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 5

The following nominations have been received, for the mid- summer race meeting, of the Forbes Jockey Club, to be conducted on January 16…

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Highest Scores in Cricket

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

437 W. H. Ponsford, Victoria v. Queensland at Melbourne, 1927-28. 365 C. Hill, South Australia v. N.S.W., at Adelaide, 1900-1…

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Country Week Tennis Forbes Team Starts Well

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Record entries were received for the Country Week tennis carnival, which commenced in Sydney yesterday…

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Bowls. Lighting the Green

Western Champion · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 6

At a general meeting of the Bowling Club held on Tuesday evening, it was decided to have both the bowling green and the croquet lawn…

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Sydney Racing Letter Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 17

Seemingly unworried by the drastic handling which they had received during the Christmas racing at Randwick, the punters journeyed in their…

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Coursing Club. Parkes a Scentre. Drive on

Western Champion · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 9

An effort to have Parkes selected as head centre for courting in the Grenfell-Koorawtha-Forbes district is to be made by the…

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Visit from Meagher's. Howard's at Cricket. Bathurst Team's Win

Western Champion · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 6

A cricket team representing Meagher's Stores at Bathurst was present in Parkes yesterday, when a friendly game was played with a team…

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En Passant Cricket Press Writers. Must Be Dropped by Selectors

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 5

The Australian Cricket Board of Control has decided not to approve of any players who write articles for the Press being selected to…

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Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

The following team has been selected to represent Forbes against Dar[?]balgie, on No. 2 oval, next Sunday, January 13th. play to start at…

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Country Week Tennis Local Competitors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

Miss Dulcie Evans and Mr. E. Kalms, of West Wyalong, who are taking part in Country Week tennis in Sydney, were featured pletorially in…

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Cricket Wamboyne v. MOONBIE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 10

Wamboyne cricketers journeyed to Moonbie on Sunday and defeated a team from that centre by an innings and 122 runs. D. Low and P…

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Bowls Night Play Progressive Move Council Rules

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 10

Forbes Bowling Club's progressive move in the matter of having the electric light installed on the green, should be a great asset…

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