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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1940

702 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 35 of 36

BEDGERABONG Cricket Win for Visitors Big Scoring BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 7

Summer is with us again. The last few days have been very warm, but fortunately the dust nuisance has abated for the present. Unless rain falls soon…

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CRICKET Week-end Matches Visit of Cowra and Parkes Teams

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 8

Forbes on Sunday, will receive visits from Cowra and Parkes teams, the former engaging Forbes club on the turf wicket for…

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Condobolin Swimming Club

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 2

Sir,--I was rather amused after reading your report, of the council meting held on the 11th November, 1940…

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Militia at Cricket Forbes Defeated

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 2

The West Wyalong Militia travelled to Forbes on the 17th inst. to play the Forbes Anti-Tank Troop cricket…

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Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 1

The following team will represent St. Mary's Tennis Club, in a match against Kikoira at St. Mary's Courts on Sunday next:—…

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Tennis Finals Red Cross Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 1

The final of the tennis tournment conducted recently in conjunction with Mrs. W. M. King's house party for the West Wyalong Red Cross Society, was…

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Week-end Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 8

Forbes Club and St. Laurence representatives will meet in a friendly contest on the turf wicket next Sunday, when play will commence at 10…

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"First and Last" Cups Ladies' Tennis Matches

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 2

A ladies match for one of the "First and Last" Challenge Cups, which are donated by Mr. W. G. Smythe, was played on Friday night…

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School Swimming Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 4

The pupils of the Forbes Intermediate High School, both boys and girls, carried out a swimming carnival at the local pool last Thursday. The event…

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Honor for Forbes Golf Associates

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 4

To have contributed the highest total of any country associates golf club to the Great Britain's Civilian War Victims Belief Fund is the proud…

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Miss Maisie Prest Popular Tennis Player Entertained By Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 1

Miss Maisie Prest of West Wyalong, who will shortly be married to Mr. Ronald Connellan, of West Wyalong, was entertained by the…

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Swimming Carnival Forbes Intermediate High School Boys' and Girls' 'Events

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 8

The pupils of Forbes Intermediate High School, both boys and girls, carried out a swimming carnival at the Council's Olympic…

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CARAGABAL Annual School Concert Cricket Debacle CARAGABAL, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 7

Some 200 people assembled in the Caragabal Hall on Friday, 6th December, the occasion being the Xmas concert of the Caragabal public school…

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Bowls

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 2

A Peak Hill team visited Condobolin yesterday and went down by nine points in the Pennant Competition, the scores-being, Condobolin 99, Peak…

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Coursing Club

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 2

Race Meeting on the usual course to-night. Six Races. Good Fields. First race at 8 p.m. Roll up, and see close racing…

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Church of England. Night Tennis Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 2

The points section of the above competition has now been completed and the teams competing' and the points obtained are shown hereunder…

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MR. H. F. HEATH Farwelled by Golf Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 1

Mr. H. F. Heath, who has been Hon. Secretary of the West Wyalong Golf Club for the past two years, was entertained a[?] a card evening by…

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Church of England. Night Tennis Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 4

The night competition for the Westore Cup will commence shortly after Xmas., early in the New Year, and nominations will now be…

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Cycle and Athletic Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 1

A special meeting of the West Wyalong C[?]cle and Athletic Club will be held at the Empire Hotel at 8 p.m. on Friday night of this week…

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Swimming Notes "Learn to Swim"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 2

If you cannot, swim the Forbes Amateur Swimming Association win take you in hand. All it asks a is that you fill in the form…

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