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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1941

571 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 26 of 29

TENNIS. Church of England Night Tournament

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 2

On Monday night the Rovers and Duds played, and each played their third match, and the strong Rovers side once again winning by the…

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COURSING The Proposed Forbes Club Question of a Coursing Ground

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 8

Starting a 64 favorite, Lord Lonsdale won the principal race, the Marathon Stakes of 695 yards, at the Orange Coursing Club's meeting last Saturday…

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Golf Dangerous

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 1

Most people will surely agree that golfers are a wild, reckless lot. The wildness can be seen in their eyes when they make a bad stroke and…

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Grenfell Golf Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 3

The above club recorded its largest attendance at the annual meeting on Friday night, when the following office bearers were elected for 1942:…

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TENNIS. St. Joseph's Night Tournament

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 3

On Thursday night Piney Range were defeated by Almarees by three games. On Friday night Town No. 1…

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Tennis Party For Church Bazaar

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 2

A very successful tenmis afternoon was held at the residence of Constable and Mrs. N. G. Featherstone, Wyalong, on Wednesday afternoon…

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Rugby League Fines in Group 9 On Club und Player

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 1

The Young Football Club) and International winger Merv. Dentou have each been fined £7/10/0 by the Croup 9 Judiciary Committee…

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BOWLS Official Opening For Condobolin

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

Condobolin's beautiful bowling green -- unfortunately hidden from public view by a six-foot "holeproof" wooden fence -- was the scene of a…

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Grenfell Golf Club. Annual Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 4

The following annual report on the activities of the Grenfell Golf Club during the past year was read at the annual meeting on Friday night last…

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TENNIS. Church of England Night Tournament

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

On Saturday the second round of the club singles was played, Garth Madden and Bill . Rossiter staging a marathon duel. They played for…

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Wife Versus Motor Golf Widows' Woes Shared by Film Star in "Reaching for the Sun"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

You've all heard of "golf widows" and "fishing-widows," but there's a motion picture in town now which has an entirely new angle. In this…

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Final Tennis Dance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 4

The Parish Hall was comfortably filled on Wednesday night, the occasion of the final dance for the 1941 season of the Town Tennis Club…

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Forming of Mechanical Coursing Club in Forbes Preliminary Steps Taken Large and Enthusiastic Attendance Provisional Officers and Committee Elected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 1

AT one of the best attended sporting meetings held in Forbes for many years, local enthusiasts on Wednesday night took preliminary steps to form a mechanical coursing club in the town. A lounge at the Metropolitan Hotel was not large enough to…

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Skipton's Melb. Cup Won £11,000 in Two Races Billy Cook's First Cup Win

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

Skipton, winner of the Victorian Derby on Saturday, on Tuesday won the Melbourne Cup, giving the Sydney jockey, Billy Cook, his first…

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TENNIS. Church of England Night Tournament

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 2

Points to date in the night tourney are:— Bombers 4 games, 8 points, Hotshots 4 games 6 points…

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Grinsted Cup Lost to Forbes Classic Cricket Forbes Brilliant in Defeat Eugowra's Good Win

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

FORBES Cricket Club lost the Grinsted Cup on Sunday in the second match of the season. Winners of the trophy were Eugowra, which centre has staged some hectic battles for the Cup in the past and thoroughly…

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Boxing and Wrestling Disgraceful Scenes Alleged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 5

Mr. G. P. Evans, M.L.A., asked the following questions in the Legislative Assembly:— Has the attention of the Colonial…

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Greenethorpe. Tennis Day at Bumbaldry

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 2

A very successful tennis day was hold at Bumbaldry on Sunday, the 9th inst., in aid of the sub-branch of the Australian Red Cross Society at…

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Night Tennis Wyalong Hime Again By Seven Games

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 2

Wyalong scored their fourth cornseentive win on Tuesday Light when they narrowly defeatel Son[?] team. The sets were even [?] in…

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CORRESPONDENCE Dog Racing Proposal Criticised

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 8

Sir,--I am convinced that I was not the only person in Forbes who was lined with a sense of shame, that at this critical time in Australia's history, a…

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