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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1939

922 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 25 of 47

FOOTBALL. Group Competition. Grenfeul Defeat Wyalong 14 TO 7

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 2

Grenfell 14 (Furner, Duckworth tries, Stanford 4 goals) beat Wyalong 7 (L. Cooper try, 2 goals) in the Group 9 Competition yesterday…

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Greyhound Racing Ungarie Meeting To-night

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 2

Tim Ungarle Greyhound Hating Club will conduct a meeting to-night (Monday) Hie [?]at event to take plase at 8 p.m…

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Forbes Well Represented In Rugby Union Tourists Mick Clifford and Basil Porter Selected

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 6

Included in the 29 Rugby Union footballers selected to tour England are two well-known Forbes youths --Mick Clifford and Basil Porter…

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Football League in Credit Balance Sheet Presented To-morrow Night's Dance

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 6

You have heard the old saying that it was from a little acorn that the oak tree grew. Verily, one might have said teat the motto of…

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Marists Pile Up Points in Comp. Inter-school Football High Outclassed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 6

Scoring a total of 82 points, while only two were recorded against them, student footballers of the Marist Brothers' College won all…

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Coursing. Club

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the Condobolin Coursing Club held last Tuesday night, the statement submitted by the secretary. Leo Condon,…

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G'gong Sport Golf, Tennis, Football GOOLAGONG, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

The associates of the local golf club played their first mid-weekly competition last Wednesday afternoon, a nine holes stroke, which was won by Miss…

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Football Dance Loss

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 10

Forbes Rugby League will show a small loss on its old-time dance conducted to toe Town Hall on Wednesday night. The dance was an effort to…

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Tennis Teams For Sunday Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4

The following learn will represent west wyalong Tennis Club to meet [?] on Saturday next at 2 p.m. Sharp: —…

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Quandialla Tennis Club Activities QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

On the local courts last Sunday Inglevale and Quandialla tried conclusions. Owing to uncertain weather and bad…

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Associate Golf Miss Ivy Josephs Wins N.s.W. Ladies' Golf Union Medal Also Club Trophy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4

The fourth and final round of the L.G.t. Medal has conducted by the West Wyalong Associates on Wednesday, An is [?] stroke competition…

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Big Football Match Burgooney and Lake Cargelligo

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 7

Burgooney Australian Rules footballers will visit Lake Cargelligo on Saturday next and it is expected that a great game will result…

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Reserve Grade Football Rosy Prospects of Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 10

In spite of its healthy credit balance to the bank, the Forbes Rugby League is perhaps even wealthier in the abundance of voting men of the town…

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Tennis Tourney at Pinnacle Many in Action PINNACLE, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

Tennis players, men and women, met at the Pinnacle courts last week in full force, when a tournament was conducted on a points basis…

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Golf Gossip Happenings Of The Week Doings Of Members And Associates

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 6

I understand the dance is definitely on for Friday, 23rd (to-night). Here's hoping that it will be as bright an affair as the last one evidently was I…

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Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

On Sunday the club emigrated, practically in toto, to Goolagong for their official opening. After our own links the Goolagong…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Dubbo successfully defended the Jack Hore Gold Cup against Canowindra yesterday winning by 12 points to 8…

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Golf Associates

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Last Tuesday the Associates played the first 18 holes of the Bronze Division Championship in conjunction with an 18 hole stroke handicap…

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Prophecy True Rugby Star

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Six years ago, two Marist Brothers told an increulous 13-year-old schoolboy that he would go to England with the Australian Rugby Union…

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Ladies Tennis

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Another good attendance was present at the Town Tennis courts on Thursday afternoon, when the ladies afternoon was held. The competition…

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