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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Bowls Southern Slopes Championship West Wvalong Wins Singles and Pairs Fours Beaten SINGLES

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

The first round of the Southern Slopes Championships were played at Temora on Sunday last. W. [?]oohan of West Wyalong had a…

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CRICKET Next Sunday's Match at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

The following will represent Forbes St. Laurence next Sunday, at Spooner Oval, play to commence at 2 p.m.. sharp: L. Tickner (capt.), N. Read…

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Eugowra District News SWIMMING Classes at the River Move to Form Club

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

The five days' swimming instruction given by Mr. Haynes, an expert instructor from the N.S.W.A.S.A., was a great success. Young and old alike…

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Temora Boxing M Mehrstedt Defeats Two Challengers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

M. Wehrsl [?] withslood two challenges to his Temorn title of local champion recently, when he defealed Terry Terone (9.9.). and Joe Hardy…

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Wednesday's Bowls

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

The highlight of the bowls on Wednesday afternoon was the defeat of W. Doohan (the holder of the Singles Championship), by W.C.Johnston by…

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Bowls Open Singles Championship

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

C. Matha defeated C. Prichard after one of the most evenly contested games played on the greens for some time in the Open Singles…

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Swimming Carnival Patriotic Bodies to Benefit

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 1

A reminder is given the public of Forbes that a swimming carnival under the auspices of the local Swimming Club is to be held at…

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CRICKET Competition Arranged

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 6

At a meeting of cricketers, held at the Metropolitan Hotel last Wednesday night, an Association was formed for the purpose of…

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Bowls West Wyalong Club's Official Opening Good Attendance of Visitors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 1

West Wyaloug Bowling Club officially opened its season yesterday afternoon, when there was a large attendance of visiting and local players…

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Singles Bowls Championship

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

The singles bowls championship of the local club was decided at the weekend, when Tom Besgrove and Stan Gale met in the final. After a well…

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Big Racing Fixture At Forbes in April or May

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

Forbes is to have another patriotic race meeting in the near future, with Mr. Athol Gunn, who has raised over £1100 in three such…

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Golf Club Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the West Wyalong Golf Club will be held at the Literary institute on Thursday next, 24th instant, at 8 p.m…

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School Swimming Carnival and Presentation of L.S. CERTIFICATES P. and C Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

The Headmaster (Mr. T. P. Monaghan) informed the members of the Parents and Citizens' Association at the monthly meeting on Friday last…

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A Swimming Omission

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Owing to the result slip being marked as a heat, instead of a final, we omitted from our report in last issue of the swimming carnival, held at…

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CRICKET The Sunday Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 6

The local cricket competition will be continued on Sunday, when in the match versus D[?]roobalgle Meatworks the Forbes-St. Laurence team will be…

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Bowls Championship Matches

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

The following championship events were played during the week-end:—OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP T. Wallace defeated I' Danks, 31/28…

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Condobolin Golf Club Annual Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

The above was held last Thursday night at the Club House. The attendance was poor and almost confined to the previous season's…

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Cricket Raaf Defeat West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

A team of cricketers from No. 10 EFTS played a match with the West Wyalong team at West Wyalbug yesterday and defeated the home team…

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Racing to Pskov Red Army Columns Germans May be Trapped (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

A message from London states:—Three Red Army columns one of which was released by the fall of Staraya-Rurra are racing towards…

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SWIMMING Parkes Championship Carnival Forbes Juniors to the Fore

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

With leading State swimmers taking part records were established at the sixth annual country championships staged at the…

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