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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1945

672 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 34

Cricket

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

The following team will represent West Wyalong Cricket Club at Ungarie on Sunday next: F. Turner, C. Stanford, J. Murphy, B. Kennedy, A…

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Swimming Club Dances Successful Functions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 6

As in past years the Swimming Club conducted two dances over the holiday period at the Open air dance floor on the Reserve…

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Bowls Rink Competition Won by Russell's Team

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

The West Wyalong Bowling Club staged an attractive holiday programme, and there were good attendances on each occasion…

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Coursing Successes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 6

Messrs Bray Bros, secured a double success with their Forbes nominee. The White Ghost, at the Parkes Mechanical Coursing Club's two days' meeting last…

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Boxing Day Sports C. of E. Sunday School Effort

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

A very successful afternoon sports meeting was held on Boxing Day. at the new sports area, under the shade of the trees near the saleyards. The…

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Bowls Rink Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

A rink competiton played on Sunday afternoon at the West Wyalong Bowling Greens, was won by C. Matha's rink with a total of 38 points…

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Tewora Move Talk of Swimming Championships

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

There is a movement in Temora (head of the South-western Amateur Swimming Association) to have championships again competed for…

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Will Thrive Again Football, Cricket and Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

West Wyalong sportsmen to-day expressed the belief that football cricket and tennis will boom again when the war is over…

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Country Tennis Boys Will Play Against City Teams

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

Country tennis junior boys will oppose city youngsters in a series of team matches at the White City next Saturday…

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BOWLS Singles Championship to Cecil Besgrove Also Singles Handicap

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

The club championship was finalised lost Sunday, resulting in a win for Cecil Besgrove, who defeated Stan Gale after a good game…

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"Get Wartime Racing Right"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 4

"Get Wartime Racing Right" makes a substantial contribution to the literature of the Australian turf. Considering the size of the horse racing…

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Bowls West Wyalong Fails S.s. Championship Events Beckom Was Too Good

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 1

West Wyalong representatives were defeated by Beckom at Temora yesterday in the Southern Slopes Bowling Championship events…

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More Boxing at Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

So successful was the recent b[?]ing and wrestling tournament at West Wyalong, that it has been decided to stage several more contests here on…

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Four Pass Test Will Make Good Instructors N.S.W. Swimming Campagn Official Pleased

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

Misses Moya Englert, Rosemary Cornell, Nancy Bracher, and Mr. Eries Fisher, of West Wyalong, have been recommended for an Instructor's…

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Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 6

The following will represent St. Lawrence C.O. to play Grawlin on Sunday at Halpin's Flat, the match to commence at 10.30 a.m.: D. McKinnon, T…

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Bowls Club Championships

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

Members of the West Wyalong Bowling Club are reminded that the second round of the Club's championship pairs and singles elimination…

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More Surprises West Wyalong'bowls Championships

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

In the A Grade Club Championship pairs elimination games conducted by the West Wyalong Bowling Club, C. Matha and H. J. Smith defeated…

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Rugby League Conference in Sydney (By Wire). Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 1

New rules concerning qualifications for Rugby League players in the Services were decided yesterday at a conference between the New South…

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Holiday Bowls

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

Rink games conducted by the West Wyalong Bowling Club on Sunday last resulted in a win for a team skippered by T. Wallace with a total of 33…

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Bloore and Wheeler Win Elimination Games Bowls Club Championships

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

R. B. Bloore proved much too good for F. W. Gibson in the West Wyalong Bowls Club Open Singles elimination contest yesterday…

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