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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1938

1,112 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 56

Wamboyne Picnic Races Successful Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

The Wamboyne Picnic Race Club held their annual race meeting at Wamboyne racecourse on Monday, 3rd January. The weather was ideal…

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Xmas Cricket Narromine Visitors Defeated Elliott's Century

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

The true spirit of Xmas and the goodwill-towards-others idea was not strikingly exemplified among the ranks of the local…

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Grenfell Club Defeated Holiday Swimming

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

Last Saturday the Young Swimming Club retained the "Paragon" Cup by successfully defeating a strong Grenfell team in a relay race…

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Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 7

At the Catholic interstate tennis carnival in Brisbane Queensland defeated New South Wales by ten rubbers to four, South Australia…

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Swimming Rescue Woodstock Man's Gallantry Happening at Weir

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

A near drowning fatality occurred at the Forbes weir swimming reserve on Christmas Day, according to particulars supplied by Mr…

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Sunday's Cricket Juniors v Seniors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

On Sunday the West Wyalong Seniors will meet the Juniors on No. 1 oval, play commencing sharp at 11 a.m. A good deal of local Interest…

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Club Swimming Farrand- Johnson Team Too Good Brace Relay Events

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

The decidedly cooler conditions of Wednesday night scared many swimming enthusiasts away from the Pool, but the dozen club…

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Good Cricket Monwonga Retrieves Cup Match Review BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 6

Monwonga cricketers were not satisfied to have their cup in the keeping of the Bedgerabong players, so after it they came on Sunday…

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Special Meeting Cycle and Athletic Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

A special meeting of the West Wyalong Cycle and Athletic Club will be held in the Memorial Hall West Wyalong to-morrow night…

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Swimming

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

The principal event at the Swimming. Club races on Thursday night was the relay race between Logan, Stein, Parker and Walton, against…

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Bowls Pennant Competition Forbes Defeats Condobolin 107--76

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

At Forbes yesterday Condobolin went down in every rink but one and ended up with a total defeat of 31. Ratrer a singular thing was that at…

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Cricket Teams

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

The following team will represent the West Wyalong Juniors 011 Sunday next against a team to be selected:— J. Emerton (Capt) L…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival West Wyalong Win (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

Country Week tennis commenced to-day. Following is the result of West Wyalong's match against…

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Country Week Tennis West Wyalong Teams Flay Commences To-day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

The Couutry Week Tennis Carnival commenced in Sydney to-day (Monday) when a number of country teams competed…

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Two Jockeys Hurt In Falls at Orange Races B. Davis and F. Phillips

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

Two of the best known Western district jockeys were injured when their mounts fell at the LO.O.F. race meeting at the Orange…

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Special Meeting Cycle and Athletic Club Carnival Matters Discussed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

The President (Mr. J. V. McLeod) presided over a "special meeting of the West Wyalong Cycle and Athletic Club which was held in the…

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Coursing Poorest Attendance in History Weak Fields--Small Nominations

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Since we have to report facts as we see them, we are reluctantly compelled to describe last night's coursing meeting as the worst in…

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Open Betting Ring Coursing Body's Decision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 10

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Cowra and District Greyhound Racing Association, it was unanimously agreed that an open betting ring…

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Interest Quickens Public Flocks to See Inter-town Swimming Local Form Improves

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Spectacular racing was witnessed at the Pool on Wednesday night by a large crowd of people, which completely encircled the "arena,"…

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Big Cricket on Sunday Next At West Wyalong Oval

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Following the cancellation of the zone match in the Matterson Shield competition, which was to have taken place at West Wyalong on…

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