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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1950

1,172 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 38 of 59

Orange Road Golf Links Section Under Water

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 6

Owing to the fact that the lagoon near the golf links is impassable to most ordinary vehicles, residents along the Orange Road…

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Rain Forces Abandonment of 20 Races

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 8

Rain affected tracks forced the abandonment of 20 racing days during the 1949-50 seasan, Western District Racing…

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FOOTBALL Star Teams to Clash at Spooner Oval

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 8

Football followers can expect a great game on Sunday, when the strong Canowindra team meets…

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Forbes Jockey Club Annual Meeting of Members Show Races

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 8

Forbes Jockey Club held its annual meeting on Wednesday night in the presence of a good attendance despite the…

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Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

Grenfell was defeated at Wyalong on Saturday-the. seconds by 12/0, the firsts by 11/6 in a game that was hard and tough…

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Caragabal Golf

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

Despite the heavy rains that had deluged the course on Friday and Saturday week the course was in reasonably good order for…

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Bowls Matha in Interstate Match

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

Cal Matha, West Wyalong's champion bowler, wlm skipperet a rink in an Interstate match against Victoria, had every…

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Ampol £1000 Golf Tournament. Entries Close for Big Golf Match

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

Entries for the "AMPOL £1000" golf tournament, to be played at Glenelg golf course, S.A., on 17th to 19th August, have now closed…

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Bernard Bell Plays Good Golf

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 3

Bernard Hell, whose golfing form this year has been outslamling. had a successful week end in competition…

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New Dance Floor for Golf Clubhouse

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

In order to provide greater amenities for members, West Wyalong Golf Club will carry out extensions to the Club House, which include a dance floor…

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Heavy Taxes Crippling Small Racing Clubs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

Delegates at the annual Western Districts Racing Association conference at Orange said smaller race clubs were being…

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Golf Wins for Mrs. Sanderson and Mrs Butler

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

Mrs. Athol Sanderson, with a net 72, won the third round of the Cameron Cup competition, which is being…

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Decision on Cricket Broadcasts SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

A decision whether major cricket matches will be broadcast from the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 1950/51…

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Tennis Club Championships Will be Continued on

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

West Wyalong Tennis Club championships will be continued on Wednesday afternoon of this week, Secretary Bill Withers said this morning…

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Byrnes Holds Golf Club Title; Lloyd Wins B Grade at 42nd Hole

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

Tom Byrnes yesterday held his title as the champion of West Wyalong Golf Club, when he won his 36 holes match from Jack Douglas 11 up and 10 to play…

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The Henley Royal Regatta

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

A record crowd, brilliant [?] and a head wind that ruled out startling times marked the [?]al day of the Henley Royal Regatta. the main features this year were the success of the American eights and the [?]ger of Irish rowing…

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GOLF Ampol £1000 Tourney 47 Competitors

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

Entries for the "Ampol £1000" golf tournament, to be played at Glenelg golf course, SA., from August 17 to 19, have now closed…

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£240 Profit on Cowra Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

A profit of more than £240 re-resulted from the combined race meeting held at Cowra on July 21 and 22…

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TENNIS Notes From the Town Club

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 6

Town Tennis Club has received a challenge for the Blddulph Cup from Canowindra, to take place at Town courts next Sunday. Laurie…

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TENNIS Nelson Park Versus Wongajong Night Play

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 6

Nelson Park indulged in only one match on Sunday, as the game with Pinnacle had to be abandoned, owing to the flood in Dog and…

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