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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Big Cricket on New Year's Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

A team picked from Mallee Plains and West Wyalong will play Weja at Weet Wyalong on New Year's Day…

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Ladies' Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 6

Following are further results in the ladies' competitions: First round: Mrs. Maloy defeated Mrs. Moore…

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TENNIS Keen Davis Cup Interest

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 8

There was a great deal of local interest in the Davis Cup Challenge Round matches just concluded at Adelaide…

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CRICKET Australia's First Loss

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 8

Australia's defeat in the second test again South Africa should do cricket in this country a lot of good. In fact, there were many…

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Swimming Club Officials Are Worried

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

West Wyalong Amateur Swimming Club officials admit they are worried, but they hope to overcome a difficult problem…

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Third All-day Bowls Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 6

On Thursday last (New Year's Day) the West Wyalong Bowling Club staged its third all-day tournament for the holiday period, which proved very…

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From Our Point of View. Cricket's Blood Transfusion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

Australia's national game has at long last received a very necessary blood transfusion. It was on the down grade before Bradman retired. Its Board of Control is more or less dead from the chin up, and its selectors have…

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Cricket Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

The following team will represent West Wyalong against Mallee Plains on Sunday next, 11th inst., in the District…

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Early Entries Requested For Swimming Club Carnivals

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

The committee of the West Wyalong Amateur Swimming Club is seeking more co-operation from its members with regard to entries for S.W…

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Vic. Leading in Tennis Champ

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

It was started this morning that it now seems certain Victoria wtli defeat New South Wales in the junior tennis…

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Aus. Success in First U.S. Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

Playing their first matches at Los Angeles (Amewca) yesterday, Bedgman beat Kramer 3/6, 6/4, 6/4…

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BOWLS Forbes v. Eugowra

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 6

Forbes bowlers will travel to Eugowra on Sunday. The Eugowra team is as follows: W. Little, D. Herbert, J. Norrie,…

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BOWLS "Face Lift" At Clubhouse

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 8

"A" and "B" [?] played [?] weekend reached as [?] K.[?] W. Green and P. [?]…

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Footballers Play Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 8

It was pleasing to see so many local Rugby League first- grace men turn out on Sunday for a game of cricket, but the weather…

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GOLF Temperature Didn't Affect Play

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 8

Last Sunday was quite a good day despite the 106deg. in the shade. Not too many 106 results were returned…

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Night Tennis The Nelson Park Tournament

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 5

Play in the Nelson Park night tennis tournament will be resumed next Tuesday night, and the draw for next week is as follows:--…

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New Year's Night Swimming Carnival Thrilling Club House Cup Race

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

EASILY the most thrilling race on the programme of the Forbes Swimming Club's New Year's night carnival was the Club House Cup, in which the swimmers forged down the pool in an almost unbroken line…

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No Races on Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1

There-will be no race meeting in Sydney on Auzac Day, April 25, this year. Neither the AJC nor the…

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No Cricket Competition Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 6

There will be no cricket competition in the West Wyalong and District Cricket Association…

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TENNIS Indian National Titles

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 6

Sumant Misra, who represented India recently in the Davis Cup interzone final against Italy, played at Brisbane, on New Year's…

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