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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1938

1,112 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 30 of 56

Football Notes Canowindra Coach Goes Goolagong's Lead in Cowra Reserve Comp

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 10

At last meeting, the committee of the Canowindra Football Club decided to dispense with the services of coach M. Jubb. in the meantime, the committee…

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Annual Meeting. Cycle and Athletic Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the West Wyalong, Cycle and Athletic Club, will be held in the Memorial Hall tomorrow (Friday) night…

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Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

Play for the President's Trophy took place on Sunday over 36 holes. Owing to most of the field not having adequately thawed out before…

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Tennis

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

The Church of England team which visited Ooma Creek for a match last Saturday was easily defeated by 14 sets 93 games to 4 sets 62 games…

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Bowls. New Association. Cowra Club's Move

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

With the object of forming another bowling association to embrace a district whose boundaries should be more suitable than under the present…

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FOOTBALL. Wyalong Defeats Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

West Wyalong defeated Grenfell for the Tinman Cup 21/7 yesterday, at Wyalong. Grenfell lost the services of their coach, C. Rice, in the…

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Boxing Notes Big Fight at Cobar Eldridge Defeats Duncan

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 6

A further night's boxing was witnessed, by rather a poor crowd, at the Empire Theatre last Monday night…

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Four Beautiful Courts Official Opening of Park Tennis Club

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 4

For some years now the Park Tern his Club has most successfully carried on with to courts bordering William street on what is generally…

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P. & C. Association Tennis Courts to Be Opened by Former Headmaster

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 6

Rev. Clancy, President ef the Condobolin Parents and Citizens Association presided at the meeting held in the High School on Tuesday night…

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Trunks Opposed By Council For Forbes Swimming Pool

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 1

The contentious question as to whether or not the wearing of trunks at the local Olympic swimming pool should be allowed in the…

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Associate Golf Club Trophy Won By Miss I. Josephs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 1

The West Wyalong associates on Sunday morning played a nine, holes stroke competition for the Club trophy. Mrs. N. J. Tait, Miss C…

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Football Paradox! When The Better Team Lost Forbes - Canowindra

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

EXEMPLIFIED almost incredibly were the vagaries of football at Canowindra on Sunday when Forbes launched a thrilling attempt to reinstate itself on the "gold standard" by returning the coveted Jack Hore Gold Cup to Forbes, and were…

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J. Crawford Beats V. McGRATH Final of Hardcourt Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 1

J. H. Crawford boat V. B. MeGrath in the final of the men's singles of the Australian hardcourt championships at Rockdale on Saturday and…

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Fairar's "Hat Trick" in Thrilling Match Crack Grenfell Team Toppled West Wyalong Retain Tinman Cup 21—7 Spectators Treated to Feast of Football

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

With a number of victories to their credit this year over leading clubs, Grenfell Maher Cup team visited West Wyalong on Sunday in search cf the [?]man Cup, but after a great [?] of football they left again for Grenfell, but minus the cup; Outplayed and…

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Parkes Coursing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 3

After many weeks of bad weather Parkes Coursing Club manalged to hold their Usual Thursday night meeting last week. There was a good roll up of followers of the sport, due, no doubt, to the fact that there had been no racing in Parkes for some…

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Greenethorpe. Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

Goolagong footballers proved themselves much superior to the Greenethorpe members in the match on Sunday which they won by 33…

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Football Club's Dilemma Committee Resigns

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 2

The Rover's Football Club is without a committee. It resigned en bloc on Tuesday night, is this the end of the grand old…

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A Complaint. "Too Much Racing" Over The Air

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 2

A very large number, of owners of radio sets complain of the way racing monopolises he wireless programmes, and a suggestion, has been…

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Football. Maher Cup Stays at Young. Billy Kearney Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 2

In one of the hardest and most exciting games seen on the Young, ground this year Young prevailed over Tumut and ran out the winners…

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Will Travel Rugby League Teams

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

The Rugby League teams to represent West Wyalong at Grenfell and Raukiu Springs on Sunday next, will be selected and announced on Friday…

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