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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1945

672 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 16 of 34

Bowls a and B Grade Fours

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

Matches in the third round of the A and B Grade Fours competition were played yesterday afternoon and resulted—…

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Golf. Associates. Record Competition Entries

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

On Monday, 18th June, King's Birthday holiday, the largest field of Associates ever to face the starter, competed in an 13 holes storke…

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Tennis News St. Mary's Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

Owing to St. Mary's, West Wyaiong, tennis courts, being unfit for play yesterday, due to rain, the semi-finals and finals of the handicap events held in…

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Harmony at Last District Control of Football

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

With the object of giving all Clubs in the West Wyalong League a voice in the control of district football, a meeting of representatives of each Club was called…

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Golf Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

At the risk of repeating myself I must again draw attention to the bad habit of some players of scraping all the sand from the putting surfaces when a putt…

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Forbes Tennis Tournament Still in Incomplete State Sunday's Play

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

The fall of over 3½ inches of rain on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with light showers on Saturday morning, had the effect of…

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Bowls

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

Two matches were played yesterday afternoon in the Open Singles handicap competition. S. Player (7 bhd.) defeated C. H…

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Golf. Associates

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

Although weather conditions were adverse there were moderately good attendances in the competitions held on Saturday, 23rd, and…

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Monaghans Make Golf News

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

Monaghan family, of West Wyalong, have [?]arned State wide publicity for their performance in the West Wyalong Golf Championship tourney, both…

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Thuddungra. Successful Tennis Tournament and Dance

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 3

The tennis tournament and dance hold at night on 6th June in aid of the Church of England funds vas a social and financial success…

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Tennis Balls Helped to Beat Magnetic Mine

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

About 23,000,000 tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British scientists to defeat the German…

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Ungarie's Position GROUP 9 H.Q RULING 'Must Remain Second-Grade Rugby League Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

Ungarie Rugby League Football Club's application for affiliation as a first grade Club, with the right to challenge and play…

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Football

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 6

The competition game played at Goolagong last Sunday, between Eugowra and Goolagong, after a very hard game, resulted in a-draw, the…

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Football Flicks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 8

The Group XI. shield changed hands again last Sunday, when Condobolin unexpectedly beat Parkes R.A.A.F. The airmen, without a home ground to…

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Tennis Tourney Draw for the Week-end

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 8

The annual tourney will be concluded next Sunday for all events except the district doubles (men's). In this event, three RAAF. men are…

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GOOLAGONG Over Four Inches of Rain Football Match

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 6

Over four inches of rain fell in our midst last week. Every place is looking beautifully green and crops have benefited greatly by the fall…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

The locals yesterday journeyed to Young and were successful in defeating them by 9 points to 4 after a very hard game…

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Golf Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 3

On Saturday M. Fowler just got his nose in front to win the Stable-ford Handicap from Treble. Sunday saw a good field start for…

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Associate Golf

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

Golf Associates will play the second round of the LGU Medal compettion on Wednesday afternoon, in conjunction with an 18 holes stroke competition…

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Tennis Finals Next Week

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

The finals of the tennis handicap events, played in conjunction with the recent championships tournament, will be played at St. Mary's courts, West Wyalong, on…

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