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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1939

922 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 32 of 47

TENNIS Tournament at Ungarie Championship Events

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 1

The Ungarie Tennis Club will hold their annual tournament on Saturday and Sunday next, 12th and 13th August when the district championships will…

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Associate Golf Club Trophy Won by Miss A. Dwyer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 2

The West Wyalong Associates conducted a choice twelve hole competition on Sunday which was won by Miss A. Wwyer with a net score…

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Meet the Champs! West Wyalong Golf Club Lambourn, Yates and Ausburn

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 2

Defeating their opponents at the 36th hole in each case, J. Lambourn, G. Yates, and H. J. Ausburn, won the A.B. and C…

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Picnic Races Conference of Western Clubs Meeting Dates for 1940

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 6

When the delegates of mid-western Picnic Race Clubs met at Forbes recently for the purpose of fixing tentative racing dates for 1940…

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Golf Associates. Annual Open Tournament

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 2

Despite the unsettled weather conditions, the associates open tournament was very successful. Six Associates from Forbes were the only…

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G'gong Sport Week-end Golf Activity Football Win GOOLAGONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 9

The local associates played a match with Canowindra associates on Friday lest. The visitors were the winners by one match. The final score was:…

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Tennis Tournament Postponed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 8

Owing to the wet weather and had roads, the Ungarie Tennis Club has postponed its annual tournament until Saturday and Sunday. 2nd and 3rd…

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Dog Racing and Trotting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

Greyhounds were blamed for the retrogression ol trotting in N.S.W. by the secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, Colonel Somerville, when he…

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Cricket Association Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the West Wyalong and District Cricket Association, held at West Wyalong, [?]animously decided to accept…

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Golf Gossip Happenings of the Week

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

Many thanks, Mr. Editor, for your undoubted anxiety about my humble self. No, I have not left the town, merely taking what I consider a…

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W.w. Golf Club Annual Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 1

The 9th annual tournament of the West Wyalong Golf Club will be held on Sunday next. A record entry is expected, and the Secretary is very…

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Proud Father Sons Follow Footsteps Ball Family and Rugby League

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 2

Mr. Phil Ball, of West Wyalong, who was the first scrum half to strip for West Wyalong, when the Club changed over from the…

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Associate Golf South-western Championships Held at Temora

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 1

On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday last, the South-western District Associate Golf Association held their Championship meeting at Temora…

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Associate Golf Miss Joy O'brien Wins Silver Spoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 7

The 18 holes stroke competition for the monthly silver spoon wits won by Miss Joy O'Brien with a net score of 84. Miss G. Farrar was the runner-up…

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Comp. Football End of 2nd Round Marists--Magpies

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 10

The second round of the reserve grade football competition will end at Spooner Sports Oval on Sunday morning, when Magpies meet…

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FORBES P.P. BOARD Yesterday's Meeting of Directors Caragabal Golf Links

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 10

The only absentee from yesterday's meeting of Forbes P.P. Board was Dir. S. A. Goodsell, Grenfell, who is still absent abroad…

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Tennis Stars Will Delight at Tourney Crack Line-up in Men's Singles Week-end Draw

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 1

Well-known tennis luminaries are certain to color the Forbes Tennis Club's annual tournament, which begins to-morrow afternoon, with…

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Condobolin Coursing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

Record nominations were received for the Condobolin Coursing Club's jubilee show meeting which will be held next Wednesday night. Dogs…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

Canowindra successfully defended the Johnnie Walker Cup against Forbes yesterday. The final scores were 10/5…

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Golf Associates

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

Tuesday, 8th August, finalised the L.G.U. Medal and Eclectic Competitions. Mrs. Syd Oppy won the L.G.U. Medal with a nett score of 221 for…

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