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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Town Tennis Courts Removal to Camp Hill Park Work in Hand

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 1

For the past week or more the work of transferring the Town Tennis Club's courts from the Cricket Ground to Camp Hill Park…

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Site of Swimming Baths Adhered to Ratepayers' Petition Rejected Plans and Specifications of Work to be Prepared King George V. Memorial Park

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 1

FORBES MUNICIPAL COUNCIL has unanimously rejected a numerously signed petition protesting against the proposed site of the new swimming baths. Apart from the fact that the baths scheme is being worked hand in hand with the…

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Condobolin Coursing Club Races on February 1

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

The Condobolin Coursing Club will hold its next night race meeting on Monday, 1st February, commencing at 7.45 p.m. Entries for the…

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Night Coursing Wednesday, January 27

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 2

Ungarie F.A.H. & I. Association Coursing Club will conduct its twelfth night meeting on the Ungarie showground on Wednesday…

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Cycle Racing at Wamboyne

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

As will be seen by advertisement in this issue the Wambena Cycle Club will hold cycle races at the Wamboyne railway siding on…

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Week-end Cricket Teams Selected

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 1

The following team will represent Wyalong Rovers against the Rest at Wyalong on Sunday next:—M. McGrath, L. Pinney, P. Sutcliffe, E…

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Town Tennis Courts Objection to Old Pine Posts By Camp Hill Resident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 3

In connection with the work of transferring the Town Tennis Club's courts from the Cricket ground to Camp Hill Park, Mr…

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Racing Dogs Fine Jubilee Valued at £10,000 Sport Popular in England

Cowra Free Press · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

Several dog events have been run lately for the advertised purpose of producing the ‘champion greyhound the year,” says the London ‘Daily…

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Week-end Cricket Glenelg Cup Goes Home Again. Grenfell Juniors Defeat Cowra Town in Low Scoring Game. Merv. Rumble Takes 7 Wickets for 31 Runs

Cowra Free Press · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 5

In a game which was very disappointing from a spectator’s point of view Grenfell Juniors defeated Cowra town for the Glenelg Cup…

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Tennis Notes West Wyalona Tennis Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

Instead of conducting the annual tournament in June as has been done for some years, the Committee of the West Wyalong Tennis…

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Swimming Baths Site (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

Sir,--When reading the report of the local Council meeting in your issue of 19th Inst., I was surprised at the scant- consideration the aldermen gave to…

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W.W. Swimming Club Sunday Competitions

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 5

At last Sunday morning's competitions, Jas. Walton maintained his usual good form and carried off the 50 metres championship in the…

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Forbes Autumn Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

The committee of Forbes Jockey Club held a meeting recently, when a programme was drawn up for the autumn meeting to be held on Tuesday…

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Dog Racing Banned in Japan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 7

Mr. T. R. Confoy. the well-known Melbourne sportsman, found in Japan that greyhound racing is prohibited, and that betting on racecourses…

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The Racing Game S.P. Betting Question Government's Farcical Action

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

The Government's decision to send the Minister for Labour and Industry to Brisbane and South. Australia to report on the betting legislation in…

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Athletic Events

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Garrad the League handicapper appears to have trained an excellent handicap with the peds engaged in the big money the Gift of…

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Bowls

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 7

Cowra night club bowlers started the Henley trophy competition on Monday evening, under, the heading the electric light pairs handicap,…

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Swimming Carnival

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 3

Residents of Grenfell will have no need to leave their town on Anniversary Day if they desire to witness some keen competition and keen…

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Cricket Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

The Glenelg Cup, which had been out of the district for four years, returned on Sunday, the Juniors having lifted it from Cowra…

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General News Cricket

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

On Monday (Anniversary Day) a local team selected from the Juniors and Ex-Students will meet a strong cootamundra Association team at the…

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