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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1953

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£550 for Ardhethan Swimming Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 8

At a largely attended public meeting it was decided to extend the R.S.L. and ardlethan Memorial Swimming Pool…

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News From Naradhan Football

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 2

Naradhan footballers journeyed to Burgooney on Saturday and a very good game resulted. Naradhan lads held a one…

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Ex-Golf Champ, at W.W. Rotary Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1

Mr. Arthur East. one-time open golf champion of Australia, was the guest speaker at the weekly dinner meeting of…

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Golf

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

The 18 holes stroke competition played last week-end resulted in a win for L. Hogan in the "A" grade and C. Neville in the "B"…

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Rugby League Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 9

Forbes made an auspicious start season's inter-town competition when it recorded clear-cut victories with its first and…

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BOWLS Championship Final

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

A working bee will be held on Saturday afternoon to erect a dog-proof fence around the green. Dogs have been playing havoc…

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Tennis Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

A team from Forbes Town club played Eugowra South at Eugowra on Sunday, and a very enjoyable game resulted, the latter…

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Golf Associates' Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 10

Results of Wednesday's competition, an 18 holes par, were as follow: Winner, Mrs. Palmer, 1 up; runner-up. Miss Creighton, square…

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TENNIS Nelson Pork Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 10

At the general meeting held last Friday night it was decided to seek affiliation with the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association. This…

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BOWLS North Coast Bites The Dust

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 10

We had a visit from our old friend Bert Buckmaster, accompanied by Weller Maiden from Wauchope, over the week-end…

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FOOTBALL Matches At Forbes Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

Sunday last saw both the junior and senior teams playing at home. The juniors played a depleted team from the Forbes National…

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Opening of Tennis Club House

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 6

Next Saturday evening, May 3. a social will he held at the club house at which the new Club House will be officially…

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650 Tennis Matches In One Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 6

Six hundved and fifty matches were played on 62 courts in Sydney in one day to speed along the State age tennis…

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TENNIS. Nelson Park Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

The second of the series of Prior Cups tournaments played on Sunday was won by Miss P. Dunford with 34 games, and Mr. Peter…

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GOLF Forbes Retains Boona And Walker Cups

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

The quarter finals of the Wallace Cup were played by members on Saturday afternoon, with the following results:…

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Forbes Riders At Oronge T.T. Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

Forbes motorcycle riders won all their heats at the Orange T.T. races on Sunday, and Larry Baines ended up winning four nice…

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Grenfell Picnic And Jockey Club Races; Forbes Successes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

Two local horses, Argee and Altiero, were successful at last Friday's Picnic Race Club's meeting at Grenfell…

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Rugby League Football (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 8

Sir.—As a follwer of Rugby League both to the country and city for the past 40 years, i would like to comment briefly…

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Naradhan Football

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 2

Naradlian footballers were at [?] to Tullibigeal on Saturday, and a very good [?] was played…

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Football Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 8

The season's record crowd is expected to throng the recreation ground next Sunday afternoon when Grenfell play West…

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