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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1946

972 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 30 of 49

Wirrinya News Tennis Tournament M. & D. Sosiety Assists Ambulance TENNIS

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 7

The results of the three matches played on Sunday are as follow:-- Wirrinya 1 v. Ooma 1. 24 sets to 8. Wirrinya 2 v. Ooma 2, 16 sets to 16,…

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TENNIS Saturday Afternoon Comp. Club Fixtures

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 10

At the end of a week it has only been possible to secure the scores of four of the five matches played in the Saturday afternoon competition last…

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TENNIS Visit of Nelson Park to Bandon

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 6

Nelson Park Tennis Club, Forbes, paid a visit to Bandon on Sunday in a return match with that centre. The visitors won by 19 sets to 14, but…

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First Annual Tournament Forbes Golf Associates 56 Visiting Players

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 9

Under ideal conditions, 80 associates hit off for the first annual tournament of the associate section of Forbes Golf Club, on a course…

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CARAGABAL Grenfell Wins at Football Hard and Fast Game

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 7

On Sunday last the Caragabal team visited Grenfell for the fourth match in the second round of the Bendick- Murrell second-grade competition…

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Sunday's Big Game Football Zone Final Forbes v. Canowindra

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 10

Forbes Rugby League is preparing for the season's largest crowd, at Spooner Oval, next Sunday, when this year's strongest rivals,…

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QUANDIALLA Close Football Match Quandialla Beaten by Three Points QUANDIALLA, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 7

On Monday at the sheep sale, 2,000 fat sheep were yarded and the quality of several lots was of a high standard. A nice lot, penned by Mr. N. Conn,…

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Western Schoolboys Football Championships the Big Carnival at Forbes Tomorrow 42 Teams - 550 Players

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

FOR the first time in the history of Forbes the flag of the Country Rugby League will by from the grandstand flagpole at Spooner Oval tomorrow. The Country League, with the N.S.W Rugby Football…

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Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

The first club championship to be held for six years was concluded over the week-end, when the third and fourth rounds were played…

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Golf Championships

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 1

Some of the matches in the A and B. grade quarter finals and semi-finals were played over the week-end on the West Wyalong golf links, but…

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Bowls Rink Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 1

A rink competition played yesterday afternoon for trophies donated by Mr. H. Kaye, was won by F. W. Gibson's rink with 46 points. Results:—…

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Football Grenfell Defeat Wirrimah

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

Grenfell journeyed to Wirrimah yesterday and were successful hi winning by 23 points to 2. The game was very ragged, and…

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W. Wyalong Trots Good Fields—excellent Racing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the West Wyalong Trotting Club's meeting on the Show ground on Saturday afternoon. A big knockout football…

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Tennis St. Joseph's Easily Defeated at Canowindra

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 4

On Sunday week St. Joseph's No. 1 team made the trip to Canowindra to play Canowindrea Town Club for the Gold Cup…

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Social Day at Golf for Commercial Travellers Queen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 1

Miss Joan Nicholson's Committee in the Hospital War Memorial Queen Competition held a social day at the Golf links yesterday…

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Football Car Crashes Narrow Escape of Eight Bottles

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 1

While on its way to Tumut from Gibsonvale for Saturday's Maher Cup match, a car turned over at the corner of Crown and Temora Streets,…

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Schools' Athletic Day Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

All roads will lead to the Showground, West Wyalong, on Saturday next, 10th August for the District Schools' Athletic Carnival. All that [?]…

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Associates' Golf Tourney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 6

A recent report published in these columns stated that the Forbes Golf Club associates held their first annual tournament, which was very successful…

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TENNIS Saturday Afternoon Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 6

The above competition was continued on Saturday, results to hand being:-- Town 4 beat Nelson Park 3 by 5 sets to 4…

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Another Outstanding Success Attends Western Schoolboys' Football Carnival "March Past" of 42 Teams a Glorious Spectacle

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 1

THE Western divisional schoolboys' football carnival, at Forbes, is only in its second year, but already the time has arrived when the arrangements for the fixture will have to be planned on a wider and grander scale, good as this organisation…

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