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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Wamboyne Races Another Full Success

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 6

Wamboyne Picnic Race Club's Races held on New Year's Day, in cool weather, were a marked success, providing keen interest, especially the…

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Boxing

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

Mickey Moran having decided to take twelve months spell from the ring, the Sydney boxer “Snowy” Enright has been signed up to meet…

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Miscellaneous Swimming

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

Grenfell Club jollied the South-western Association, and have been allotted 27th January (public holiday) to run championship events…

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Cowra Races

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

The next race meeting at Cowra will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, 15th and 16th inst., and excellent nominations have been…

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P.a. & H. Races

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

Indications point to a very successful race meeting on Wednesday and Thursday next, 15 and 16 January, when the Show Society…

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Our Racing Letter Whipping Sprinters. How Speedsters Beat One Another in Early Stages of Races. Jack King’s Bad Trot

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

Racegoers seldom look behind race-form to see even the most obvious traps. One that I’ve mentioned season in and season out, is…

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Bowls Grenfell Hand Out Severe Beating to Cowra in First Pennant Match

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

The first pennant match played by the locals took place on the local greens yesterday, when none of the four local rinks which…

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Personal Visit Mr. English’s Trip to Junee. No Football Significance

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

The news that Mr. Tom English secretary of the N.S.W. Rugby League, will visit Junee on January 27, when the Anniversary Day…

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Cricket Cowra’s Team for First. Match in Second Round

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 5

Cowra Town Club will be represented by the following when they meet Billimari in the first match of the second round, which…

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The Turf Whipping Sprinters. How Speedsters Beat One Another in Early Stages of Races. Jack King's Bad Trot

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

Racegoers, seldom look behind race form to see even the moat obvious traps. One that I've mentioned season in and season out in that of two…

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Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Forbes howlers left in full force at 1 p.m. on Wednesday to take part In the first pennant match of the season against Peak Hill, but after reaching…

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Table Tennis First Round Played Practice Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The competition conducted by the West Wyalong and District Table Tennis Association was commenced in the C.W.A. Hall on Monday night…

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ABANDONED Forbes J.C. Mid Summer Races Owing to Dangerous Track Rain Mars Fixture

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

There are not many landholders in the Forbes district who are members of the local Jockey Club, but the number should be greater,…

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Swimming Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 3

A meeting of above was held oat Thursday night, following attending: Messrs. Sinclair (chair), R. Dun, G. Fourdrinier, J. Dwyer, A…

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Holing in One the Golf Penalty

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

Is the golfer's terror of doing a hole in one to be removed? The London "Morning Fost" says: "In recent years it has become cus[?]…

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Table Tennis Opening Night Great Success

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

The popularity of table tennis was proved beyond doubt at the opening night of the West Wyalong and District Table Tennis Association com…

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Mr. English Trip to Junee No Football Significance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

The news that Mr. Tom English, Secretary of the N.S.W. Rugby League country division, will visit Junee on January 27, when the Anniversary…

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Opened at Last Night Tennis Courts Available to-night (Monday)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

The sp[?]didly appointed tennis courts which were built by Mr. A. Andrew, have been opened in Court Street, West Wyalong, at the rear…

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Might Tennis M. A. Hart's Venture. L[?]t by Eiectricity

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

Mr. M. A. ("Monty") Hart, a young businessman of Wyalong, has opened the first tennis Court in Wyalong to be lit with…

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Tennis

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 11

Tennis at Tyagong will again soon be in action. This team will be further strengthened by Mr. Mostyn. Last season this club…

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