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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,108 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 56

Bowls Singles Championships R. Wells Wins B Grade

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

Dick Wells won the final of the B Grade singles championship yesterday' afternoon, defeating Jack…

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Rugby League Will Be Played in Two Zones This Season

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

Group 9 Rugby League Football Association will operate two zones this season, delegates to an Association meeting at Cootamundra yesterday,…

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Visit of the Blind Servicemen's Cricket Team to Grenfell on 11th MARCH

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 2

These young cricketers who make this trip from Sydney arriving at Cowra on the Saturday morning are to play a few games…

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COURSING Dog Breeders' Success

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 6

Messrs. Bray Bros., of Forb[?]ed two of the winners at Wen[?]n' Park mechanical hare [?] lest week. One was Farrago, by…

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SWIMMING Forbes Club Championships This Week-end

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 6

Club members are reminded that the championships will begin next Saturday afternoon, and continue on Sunday morning…

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Night Tennis Town Club's Comp

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 6

A large crowd was present at the Town Club's tennis courts on Friday night to witness the grand final of the senior competition…

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Semi-Finals Of Cricket Competition To Be Played Next

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 6

THE four leading teams in the Saturday cricket competition consolidated their positions at the week-end, although there was a slight variation of the order. It is possible that when Bedgerabong completes its…

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Grenfell Golf Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

A dance will be held at the club house on Saturday night next, 3rd March, the proceeds of which will be given to the Parents and…

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Night Tennis Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 8

To-morrow night (Friday) at 8 p. m. No Hopers will meet Drop Shots and Rural Bank Drop meet Ungarie in the night…

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St Mary's Tennis Club Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

The annual general meeting of St. Mary's Tennis Club. West Wyalong, will be held at the Convent. School on Thursday…

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Golf Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 9

The season is about to open. There is much twittering at committee meetings, much sieving of sand, much chipping of weeds,…

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Football Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 6

A meeting of footballers was held last Sunday and it was decided to combine with Goolagong. Delegates from Eugowra will go to…

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BOWLS Ladies' Day a Success

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 6

The ladies of our club held their "big day" last Wednesday week. Old Jupitor Pluvius decided to make his presence felt, and the…

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Rugby Union Parkes Arranging Important Match

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 10

The growth of Rugby Union football in the West of N.S.W. in the past couple of years has been rapid. It is on a sound…

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Rugby League Coach To Arrive Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 9

Mr. Barney Hearne, coach to Forbes League for the 1951 season, has notified the local secretary that he will be travelling to…

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Condobolin Tennis Club Annual General Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the Condobolin Tennis Club was held at the Club House last Tuesday night, February 27. Mr. Ted Baxter was in the chair, and a big roll-up of members and intending members present…

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Coast Football Stars In Real Gridiron Duel

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

The football sequences in "Father Was A Fullback," the new Twentieth Century-Fox comedy starring Fred MacMurray and Maureen O'Hara…

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Eugowra District News Golf Notes Working Bee On

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 6

Following are members of the various sub-committees of the Eugowra Golf Club: Handicap committee: Messrs W…

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Cricket Chatter Comp. Semi-Finals on

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 9

AS mentioned in our last issue, the semi-finals of the Forbes Cricket Association's Saturday afternoon competition for the Paddington Shield will both be played on Sunday, with the final on the following Sunday…

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Caragabal Annual Meeting P. & C. Association -- Cricket Match -- Personal Items

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 7

The engagement is announced of Miss Maude Tame, of Caragabal, and Mr. Eddy Quilty, of West Wyalong. Both are keen golfers,…

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