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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,108 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 56

BOWLS Jubilee Day At Week-end

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 6

Only a small percentage of members turned out last weekend. The weather was ideal and those who had a "roll-up"…

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Golf Gossip The Manildra Tournament

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 6

Last Saturday saw the best roll up since opening day at the local links. However, the numbers were still very disappointing,…

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Diggers' Races Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 10

The Forbes Diggers' Race Club will conduct its annual race meeting next Wednesday, May 2. Proceeds of the meeting are in…

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Vermont Hill Tennis and Dance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 2

The American tennis tournament and dance held at Vermont Hill on Saturday, 21st, proved very successful despite the bad…

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Football Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

Grenfell defeated Canowindra at Canowindra 38 to 4 on Saturday last. From the start Grenfell played…

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Golf. 18 Holes Stroke

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

B Grade: M. Mannell (19), 60, 1; H. Mitton (23), 61; J. Shannon (28), 64. A Grade. W. McCabe (8), 66, 1…

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Old Boys at Cricket

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

A recent cricket match between the "lumpers" and "carliers" of Ungarie district, gave Mr. Arch Haub sufficient…

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Anona Tennis Club Predicts Bright Year of Play

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 6

Anona Tennis Club has commenced activity for the winter months. "We look forward to a year…

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Rugby Union Forbes' Determined Bid In Drawn Games

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 6

FORBES, playing their first season in the Orange competition, showed that they will make a determined bid for premiership honors by playing a 9-all draw with Emus on Saturday…

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Opening Day for the Golf Associates

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 1

The Golf Associates held their Opening Day last Thursday in beautiful weather. After some novelty events in the morning a delicious luncheon was enjoyed, and the main event contested in the afternoon…

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Rugby League Forbes Wins Deciding Trial Game Parkes Defeated 4-3

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 6

THE old rivals, Forbes and Parkes, met in the third and deciding Rugby League game of the season, on Spooner Oval, Forbes, on Sunday, when Forbes won p closely contested game by four points to three--two goals…

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Golf Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

On Sunday next tehre will [?] an IS holes [?] for members at the Golf Links. As it would cause too much…

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Football Season Tickets

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 6

West Wyalong Rugby League Football Club season lick as are [?] available, but will be unavailable after Sunday…

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Town Club Tennis Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

West Wyalong Town Tenifis Club will hold a tournament on Sunday next. May 6. Proceeds are for the Girl…

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Mallee Plains Rugby League Club Re-formed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

The Mallee Plains Rugby League Football Club Has been re-formed for the season…

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Madha-mirrool Ariah Park News Yarranjerry Tennis Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

There was an exceptiona[?] good roll up at the jumble tourney conducted by the Yarranjerry Tennis Club last Sunday…

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Tennis. St. Joseph's Club. Ladies Defeat Cowra for Jamieson Cup

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

Last Sunday at Grenfell, Cowra ladies played for the Jamieson Cup, and after a grand game were defeated rather easily by 13 sets…

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Golf Notes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

Golf news for last week-end centres around the Trundle Golf Club's Annual Open Tournament, at which eleven of the local Club members played. One cannot help but compliment…

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Town Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 6

The team to go to Forbes to play the return match with the Forbes Town courts is as follows: H. Ellis, K. Greenhalgh, K. Hoswell…

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Associates' Golf Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 6

The golf season has been open now for nearly three weeks and so far very few associates have shown up for Wednesday…

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