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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1929

1,653 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 42 of 83

Athletics Gym. Starts Work Lack of Space A Great Handicap

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

The Forbes Gymnasium commenced activities last Wednesday night, and members indulged in parallel bars and horizontal bar exercises…

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Tennis Notes Flannery Cup Match

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 6

Condobolin suffered a defeat in their attempt to lift the Flannery Cup from Forbes last Sunday. The team was considerably weakened by the…

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Football Notes CONDO v Lake Cargelligo

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 3

Condo. First-grade players made the trip to the Lake on Sunday last in an endeavour to retrieve the Moloney-May Shield. Their efforts were…

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Rugby League. Committee Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 15

The Parkes Rugby League Committee met at the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday evening, the members present being Messrs. McGlynn…

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Miscellaneous Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

Quandialla will try to lift the Dawson Cup from the local 10.7 Junior team, on Sunday, fielding a (very strong team: Full-back, McGuinn…

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Parkes Golf Club

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 11

The preliminary round (36 holes) for the Parkes Golf Club championship —first 8 to qualify—is to be played on the 23rd inst. Two stroke handicap…

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Rugby League. Visit to Lithgow

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 5

The long-deferred visit of the Parkes Rugby League team to Lithgow will take place on Sunday, June 30th. At the meeting of the League…

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General News Tennis News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

In the American tournament on the Burrangong courts, the A. W. Scott Cup was won on Saturday by Reub. Lehane, who defeated W Boot in the…

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Sydney Racing Letter Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 19

Only two favourities got home in the eight races at Rosehill on Saturday, but as most of the other winners were well backed the books did not have as…

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Tennis Match. Waratah v. COOKAMIDGERA

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 14

Waratah and Cookamidgera Tennis Clubs met on the Cookamidgera courts on Saturday last, play resulting in a victory for the home team…

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Rugby League. Cause to Show. Player Called Upon

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 5

At the meeting of the Rugby League Committee on Tuesday night the Secretary, Mr. Sinclair, mentioned that a player who had been selected…

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Tennis Match. Kamandra V. Catholic Club

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

A watch between the Kamandra and Catholic Tennis Clubs was played on the Woodward Park courts on Sunday, and was won by the visitors…

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Inter-school Tennis. Bimbi v. QUANDIALLA

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

A team of tennis players from the Bimbi Public School visited Quandialla on Saturday last and played a match with the school children there…

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Local and District Golf. Grenfell Associates v. COWRA

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday Grenfell Associates journeyed to Cowra and had a very pleasant outing, the match ending in a square, which was very pleasing to…

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Two Forfeits. Yesterday's Football. Results of Matches

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

The third round of the 9.7 and 10 stone Wednesday League football competitions were played off yesterday, and there was a forfeit in each,…

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Parkes J.c. Races. the Nominations. First Day

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 15

Opening Handicap, 6 fur.—Herilda, Poitrambie, Bonnie Kyle, King Demetrius, Uki, Fortsain, Liberia, Sunny Empire, Active Lad, Rossenayr, Dugs…

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THE Western Champion and the Parkes District Representative. Thursday, June 20th, 1929. Local Boxing

Western Champion · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 10

Murray Knowles will meet Charlie Moon, of Sydney, in a fifteen round boxing content at West's Hall on Saturday night. Knowles has been…

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Coursing Cup

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 8

Forbes Coursing Club's Cup fixture will be staged on July 16 and 17. The main event, the Great Western Championship Stake, is for 32 dogs and…

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Golf

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2
Also in Cowra Free Press

A four ball best ball competition against bogey was played on the 16th instant, when the following cards were returned:…

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