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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Sydney Men Win Doubles Keys and Burns Take Principal Races Fast Times and Good Finishes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Despite transport restrictions, and a number of other prominent New South Wales and Victorian meetings, the sports carnival conducted at West Wyalong this week, was one of the…

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FOOTBALL Country Rugby League English Visit to West Goes to Orange

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

Mr. J. Hartcher, a member of the Country Rugby League executive, was in Sydney on Saturday and Sunday, attending spirited…

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SWIMMING Young Championships Forbes Boys' Bad Luck

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

The special reporter of the "S.M. Herald" attending the Young swimming championship carnival over the Anniversary holidays…

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Cowra Races Win for Forbes Mare

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 8

Forbes horses in Blue Tulip (trained by Mr. P. Ryan), J. Barton's Ring True and R. Caldwell's Gold Rex were competitors at the…

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QUANDIALLA Close Cricket Contest With Bribbaree Personal News

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. G. Lemon and family, of Mosman, arrived last Tuesday via Forbes. Mr. Lemon recently was discharged from the services, in which he…

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Grenfell Swimming Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Another successful night marked tho second night's racing of the Grenfell Swimming Club. An attendance of 450 showed the…

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A1 Swimming West Wyalong Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 2

"The swimming carnival at West Wyalong on Wednesday night of this week, promises to be something out of the ordinary. With Robin…

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Cricket Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

The second round of the West Wyalong and District Cricket Association competition will commence on Sunday next…

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Swimming at Young Forbes Boy Wins Age Championship Event

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 4

A team of about 20 swimmers representing the Forbes Swimming Club took part in events at the recent championship carnival at Young, when…

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Bowls Night Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 1

Matches in the night bowls played on Tuesday night last resulted:—Spence, Wheeler, Clemson, Sharpe [?]kip) defeated Gover, Grellman,…

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Cricket

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

At Lawson Park on Saturday Brundah scored 144 against the G.I.H.S., H. Anderson 39 top score, D. Nealon 23, J. Nealon 22…

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Wyalong Swimming Carnival Biddulph Wins 220 Championship

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

Wyalong Olympic pool presented a charming picture for their carnival, last night. Wide lawns, shaded by tall…

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Challenge Cricket Diggers Match at Griffith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

West Wyalong branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will send a cricket team to Griffith early in March. A return match will be played shortly…

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Cricket Cracks Kelly Cup Competition Matches for

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 10

The second Kelly Cup competition of the season started last Sunday, with five teams taking part. Through having lost a good many…

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Night Bowls Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

Rink games played last Thursday night in the night bowls competition resulted:—Fealy, Johnston, Mulcahy, Schmitzer…

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Did Fine Job 'Swimming Club Officials

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

President Frank Kelly and Secretary N. R Gellert, of the West Wyalong amateur Swimming Club, are loud in their praise of the excellent work and…

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Pennant Bowls Matches at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

Three No. 1 Pennant teams from BeckGin, and three No. 2 Pennant teams from Temora visited West Wyalong yesterday…

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BOWLS Jottings from Forbes Greens

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

The Forbes Club's "B" grade handicap pairs competition was advanced a further stage at the week-end, when two matches were finalised. A. Stevens…

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TENNIS Nelson Park Improvements

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

At a general meeting of members of Nelson Park Tennis CiClub, held on Friday night and presided over by Mr. Leo Beeves, it was decided…

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Friendly Cricket Match

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 4

Sunday's game. c. Woods' team v. St. Lawrence, will be dealt with In next Issue. St. Lawrence was toppled…

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