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Sport, 1948

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TENNIS. Town Club News

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 10

Members are reminded that the teams to travel to Orange on Sunday week will be chosen during this week-end. The selectors are most anxious to see…

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TENNIS Teams for

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 9

The team chosen to represent Eugowra in the match against Molong, on Sunday, is as follows: K. Greenhalgh, W. Toohey, A. Ellis, T…

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FOOTBALL Visit of Cargo Teams

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

Despite the bitter cold weather on Sunday, a fair crowd watched the football. Cargo visited here with two teams…

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Annual Golf Tournament Successful Two Days' Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

The annual two-day tournament of the Eugowra Golf Club, held over the week-end, was one of the best, from the view of both scores and…

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QUANDIALLA Football Melee Two Players Sent Off

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 9

A public meeting held last Saturday, for the purpose of receiving nominations to fill two vacancies on the board of trustees of…

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FOOTBALL Forbes to Play at Peak Hill

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 10

Forbes is drawn to play at Peak Hill this Sunday, in the Group XI. intertown competition. The match should provide Forbes with its first comp. win…

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Aust. Rules Football Exhibition Match at Forbes Abandoned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

The exhibition match of Australian Rules football, which it was proposed to stage at Forbes on King's Birthday (June 14) has had…

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Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

The week-end saw a great amount of activity in the golfing world. On Saturday an 18 holes stroke handicap wag played for a trophy…

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Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 4
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Rackets: All leading makes, Including Alexander, Stazenger, Dunlop, Spalding, Hedley and Oliver. Prices reduced…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

With both teams weakened by the last minute withdrawal of key players, Grenfell was beaten by Temora in both games yesterday…

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St. Mary's Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

The following teams have been selected to play the West Wyalong Tennis Club on Sunday 30th instant…

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Bowls Final of No. I. Pennants

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

The final of the Southern Slopes No. I. Pennants will be played on Sunday next, 30th May, at Cootamundra, between…

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Parkes Diggers' Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 6

Survey winner of the Mungery and Coradgery Picnic Race Club Cups, won the Diggers' Cup at Parkes on Thursday, starting at 52, the, Forbes horse,…

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TENNIS Town Club Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 6

Sunday was a perfect day for tennis and is goodly number of players took advantage of such a nice day, with the result that the biggest crowd to be seen…

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Swimming Club Presentation of Season's Trophy Younger Set Dance Function

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Trophies for the 1947-48 season were presented by Forbes Swimming Club at the C.W.A. Younger Set dance last Saturday night…

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Three Football Casualties During Week-end Play

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

During the week-end, several serious football accidents occurred at the various games in the district…

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Annual Open Golf Tournament Week-end Results Pleasant Forbes Outing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

On Saturday the first event in the open tournament, a four-ball-best-ball stableford, was played. The winners were Ted Prow and Don McKinnon,…

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