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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1939

922 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 47

St. Mary's Tennis Club New Officers Elected Official Openine On

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

The annual meeting of St. Marys Tennis Club, West Wyalong, decided to conduct its official opening for the season on…

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Golf Women Open Season Win for Mesdames Kevin and Helman 24 Hit Off

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 10

Undeterred by the warmth of Tuesday, 24 associates of the Forbes Golf Club opened the season with a Canadian foursome…

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Forbes in Easter Cricket Two Matches on Local Turf Parkes Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 10

Six cricket teams, Broken Hill (2), Parkes (2), Tullamore and Forbes district will participate in an Easter carnival conducted by the…

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Golf

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 3

The 1939 golf season opened yesterday, visitors being present from Parkes and Forbes. Trundle and Tulla more were also to be represented, but…

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Grenfell Golf Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 2

A very active and energetic team of golfers attacked the new course yesterday with shovels, rakes and concrete mixers. After a very hard…

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BOWLS. The Glanville Cup

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 3

The cup presented by Mr. A. E. Glanville will be known as the "Glanville" Cup, and will be open for competition for all clubs…

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FOOTBALL. Group Judiciary Decide, Young's Complaint Against Kinnane

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 2

"Bill Kinnane's alleged "walk-out" on the Young Club came up for discussion at Wednesday night's meeting of Group 9, when it was decided…

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Pool Closed on Sunday Swimming Season Ends

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 1

The Forbes Olympic Pool closed for the season on Sunday. It was thought that the pool should be left open until Easter, when many…

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Easter Golf At West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

The West Wyalong Golf Club links will he open for play on or before Friday. 8th April. Competitions will be played on…

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Boat Race Riverview Regatta Challenge Cup Won by St. Josephs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

G.P.S. erews showed splendid form on Saturday at the St. ignatius' College annual regatta on the Lane Cove River, St. Josephs eight for the Head…

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Delegates Meeting Cricket Association

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

A meeting of delegates comprising the West Wyalong and District Cricket Association will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel, West Wyalong,…

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Tennis Tournament At St. Mary's Courts

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 1

As the West Wyalong Tennis Club has decided not to conduct its annual Easter tennis tournament this year, St. Mary's Club, West Wyalong, will…

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Football Training At West Wyalong Match On

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 1

West Wyalong Rugby League will officially comence training for the season sat the recreation ground on Tuesday night of this week, when the…

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TENNIS More Club Opening's St. Laurence, Wilga and Carinya

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 6

Last Sunday week the Town and Nelson Park tennis clubs conducted their official openings of the season, while on Sunday the St…

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Coursing Notes. Important Warning

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

The practice of persons sneaking on to the coursing grounds when private trials are being conducted came up for serious discussion at last…

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Greenethorpe. Tennis

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

Adverse weather conditions caused the cancellation of the match between the Greenethorpe Catholic Club and Cowra Catholic II…

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FOOTBALL. Kinnane Severely Dumped

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Says "Young Witness":— In the opening match of the season on Sunday, Bill Kinnane, last year's captain-coach for Young, led his…

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Parkes News Personal and General Pars From "Champion-Post" Coursing Mishaps

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 9

Things went wrong with a vengeance at the Coursing Club's meeting last Thursday night, when four of the eight races on the programme had to be…

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Cricket Ended Season at Bedgerabong BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

The cricket season has closed. Last Sunday a match against St. Laurence's, Forbes, had been arranged for the Orlando Cup, but as the Saints could not…

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Easter Cricket Carnival Two Matches at Forbes Selected Teams

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

Parkes and District Cricket Association is holding a big cricket carnival over Easter, in which…

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