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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1950

1,172 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 59

Swimming Club Champions Announced

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

West Wyalong Amateur Swimming Club has announced the winners of the various championships for the 1949-50 season with the exception of the diving…

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Tennis De-Luxe Next Week

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

Judging by the inquiries he has already recived, a record crowd will see four of Australia's most renowned tennis…

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Big Tennis Meeting To-morrow Night

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

St. Mary's Tennis Club will hold its annual meeting at the West Wyalong Convent School, to-morrow (Tuesday) night at 8…

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Tennis Club Seeks Extension of Water Mains

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

An application by Mr. Harry Hartley. Secretary of the West Wyalang Tennis Club to Bland Shire Council for an extension…

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Explosion in Racing Shell (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

A message from Melbourne tates: The police are investigating the cause of an explosion which wrecked a two-oared…

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Boys' Football Club Activities Trip To The City

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

The enthusiastic organiser of the above Club, Mr. D. Kearins, has just informed us that on King's Birthday week-end,…

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SWIMMING Results of Saturday's Racing Points Score to Date

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

The results of Saturday's racing were as follow:-- Juvenile "Beginners' 50 Metres Hep.: B. Ryan, 48.6 sees., 1; J. Ryan, 59.3, 2…

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The Picnic Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

Oh to be young and nine-stone-seven. And riding in picnic races. That was near as we get to Heaven, Long since In the old bush places…

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Davis Cup Players at Forbes Tennis Exhibition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

FORBES people are fortunate in the wealth of tennis talent they have had brought to their doors' by Forbes Tennis Club, which is to be congratulated on the initiative and enterprise it has shown in this respect over a number of years…

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Wyaong Sisters Win Swimming Races

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

June Stephenson was the winner of the Junior Women's 50 metre freestyle handicap last night at…

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Cricket, Tennis to Farewell Fine Sportsman

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

In order to farewell Jim Rudkin popular West Wyalang sportsman, who 'has been transferred to…

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Bowls Night Bowls

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

Bowlers are requested to note that next week Hie night bowls will be played on Monday night instead of Tuesday…

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Bowls

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Pennant games will be starting again next month so the competition committee will need to get a wriggle on with both the A and…

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Country Week Bowls

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

Mendham, Pavlakis, Holt, Henry defeated Picton's four of Kurri Kurri 22-11, defeated Hunt's four of [?] defeated Burns…

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Tennis Topics

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

As everyone knows the Tennis Club moved its courts to a new site in Melrose street, early last year, and this move has proved…

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Condobolin Picnic Races

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

The Picnic Races this year will be held on April 26th next, the day after Anzac Day. The events are chiefly for grassfeds…

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Cricket at Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 8

Mallee Plains and Bellarwf will meet at Wyalong next Sunday in a District Cricket Association competition match…

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S.M. Mixes Law, Bowls, Welfare Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

Mr. A. R, Raschke, Stipendiary Magistrate, of Sydney, who visited West Wyalong this week, contends…

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Golf Associates Farewell Mrs. R. Gelling

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

Mrs. R. Gelling, a prominent member of the Golf Associates will be farewelled at a social afternoon wliich will be tendered…

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