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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,268 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 29 of 64

BEDGERABONG The Annual School Picric Tennis and Other Items BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 8

The annual school picnic was held this year on Tuesday, May 24. For some years now the date chosen has been Easter Saturday, but when the…

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QUANDIALLA Another Successful Rabbit Drive -- Hockey and Football Matches -- Personal News

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 8

Last week little Maria Caldwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Caldwell, was taken to Grenfell Hospital, suffering from pneumonia. She is…

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Eugowra District News Eugowra Beats Manildra Exciting Football in Week -end Match

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 6

Eugowra footballers visited Manildra on Sunday in quest of the Meradong Cup and were successful, winning 8 to 3…

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Bowls

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Although bowlers experienced wintry conditions on Saturday, Sunday's play was favored with ideal conditions…

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Big Bowls Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

West Wyalong Bowling Club will conduct a big tournament on Sunday and Monday next, 12th and 13th June…

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Tennis Tournament

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

The Methodist and St. Andrew's Tennis Clubs invite everyone to an American mixed point score tournament on Monday, 13th June…

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Bowls Open Singles Cock-o-thewalk

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Dr. Bracken, who recently recently won the B Grade singles cock-o-the-walk, surrendered the title to challenge for the open…

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Football Group Nine Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Grenfell first and second grade teams made the trip to Tumut yesterday. The firsts were defeated 12/5…

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Table Tennis at Bowling Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Owing to the Catholic annual hall being held at West Wyalong to-morrow (Tuesday) night the table tennis at the Bowling…

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Officials Say Week-end Tennis "Worth Seeing"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Lovers of tennis will have the opportunity at St Mary's courts. West Wyalong, on Saturday, Sunday and…

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City Photographer for Races and Ball

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the Picnic Race Club held last Thursday night, the general organization in connection with the picnic races and…

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South-West Championship Golf Tournament, W. Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

A number of West Wyalong golfers who have been playing well in the last few weeks expect to return good scores in the South-western Districts Championship…

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Sixteen Golf Associates to Contest Club Titles in Two Divisions

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Sixteen of the thirty three West Wyaong Golf Associates who entered in the Club's championship qualifying rounds will play the quarter finals in match play…

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Forbes Annual Tennis Tourney This Week-end

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 6

THE annual tennis tournament which is always run by the Forbes Tennis Club at the King's Birthday week-end, looks like creating a record. Entries are very close to the three…

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Parkes Concerned Over Decline of Racing There Public Meeting Held

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 6

Many suggestions for the rehabilitation of the Parkes Jockey Club, and for reviving interest in horse-racing in Parkes generally, were made at a…

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Record Gate Takings At Sunday's Football Match With Parkes Forbes Beaten in Close Game 5-2

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 6

HIGHLIGHTED by brilliant displays by the full-backs, Chew and Fowler, the Parkes-Forbes competition match at Spooner Oval last Sunday, held the interest of the season's largest crowd from beginning to end. Gate-takings totalled £105…

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Bowls Club Table Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

The table tennis at the Bowling Club, which was to have been held next Tuesday night, has been unavoidably postponed…

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Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 4

What a variety of playing conditions was experienced over the week end! On Saturday afternoon it was bitterly cold, and a wind of…

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Rugby League Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

Holders of tickets bearing the numbers of Kevin Broad (West Wyalong) and Tom Bourke (Griffith) were the winners of…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

Next Saturday is the day Grenfell football fans have been waiting for, and on that day Grenfell's selected thirteen will attempt to…

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