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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1947

1,103 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 29 of 56

Tennis Tourney On 6th July

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 1

West Wyalong Tennis Club will hold its second Club tuornament on July 6. commencing at 9.30 sharp…

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Bowls Club Presidents Team Too Good for Secretary's Team

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 1

The team skippered by Bill Doohan, President of the West Wyalong Bowls Club, yesterday beat a team led by Secretary Les Lamont, in the annual "test"…

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TENNIS Saturday Afternoon Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 4

The Saturday afternoon competition was to have been commenced last week-end, but the matchs set down for Town and Bonnie Royal courts were…

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Bright Football Reserve Graders in Action Y.C.W. Win Over Tullamore

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 4

Clapping on the pace right from the commencement of the game and running up an early lead of 10-0, paved the way for Forbes…

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Bowls

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

West Wyalong Bowls Club members played several games yesterday afternoon. In the Handicap Singles, Alf…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 2

Grenfell are to pluy Young next Sunday at Lawson Park. Young's team includes mauy star players. Their captain and coach…

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Golf Notes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 2

Caddies: The Committee is grieved because members are not obeying the Club rules regarding the hiring or caddies. Once again, here's the…

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Associate Golf

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

Associates will play an 18 holes stroke on Saturday afternoon for a Club Trophy. Mrs. Stenner and Miss…

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Caragabal Golf Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 2

Sunday, 20th Juue, saw 15 members piny an 18 hole Stableford competition. "Doe" Tomamichael was…

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Golf Ch'ship

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

West Wyalong Golf Club members will play 36 boles qualifying round on Sunday for the Club Championship…

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Presbyterian Tennis Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 2

In the Association matches for next Satrday, 5th inst., No. 1 team plays Methodist I at the Methodist courts, and No. 2 team plays Church…

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Central Wyalong Has Tennis Future

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

Owing to increased interest in tennis, the Central Wyalong Club will enter a B Grade team in the…

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178 Pupils Will Srive for Tennis Cham'ship Honors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 4

"Engries for the West Wyalong District Schools Athletic Association annual Tennis Tournament on Saturday, July 12, has exceeded all expectations,'' said…

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Golf Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 10

I am informed that as a result of last week's notes a certain player "has a dog tied up." Hope it's to a post (for the dog's sake) and not to a bank (for…

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WIRRINYA Tennis Topics

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 3

A section of the club's tennis tournament was carried out last Saturday in spite of the rain which fell on Friday night. The tournament will be…

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QUANDIALLA Sporting Notes Football

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 8

On Sunday the Quandialla football team Journeyed to Bribbaree and met the representatives of that centre in a competition match…

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GOLF Notes by "Sandy Green"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 6

D. J. Herbert gave a display of golf last Saturday which was his best for the season and earned for him the Saturday competition. Playing on a…

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Golf Notes Championship Play Boona Cup Challenge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 10

The par competition on Saturday saw another big field hit off and the winner of the "A" grade was Dick Jones, with 1 up, Bill Clifford and…

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FOOTBALL Visit of Two Cumnock Teams

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 6

Some very good football was witnessed at the match at Eugowra on Sunday, when Eugowra firsts played Cumnock, the home team suffering defeat…

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FOOTBALL Peak Hill v. Forbes Is Star Attraction

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 10

The "match of the day" in Group XI. next Sunday is Peak Hill v. Forbes, to be played on Spooner Oval, and an exciting…

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