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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1954

775 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 22 of 39

St. Mary's Tennis Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 2

The winners of the last club tournament were: A division (ladies): Mrs. Gittoea and Mrs. J. Connellan…

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12 Clubs Represented At Golf Tournament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 5

A total of 147 players, including- golfers from 12 different clubs, hit off in the West Wyalong Golf-Club's annual open tournament last Sunday. The tournament was one of…

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Shock Win For West Wyaiong Associates In Golf Zone Filial

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 2

By winning their match against Temora yesterday, the West Wyalong golf associates' team has won the Anal of this zone pennants…

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Associate Title Golf Tomorrow

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 10

The first qualifying round of the associates' golf championship will be played tomorrow. All associates must be in the…

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Swimming Club Votes £150 for Clubhouse Fund

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 10

INDICATING its keenness to have a clubhouse, Forbes Swimming Club committee voted £150 to a special "Clubhouse Building Fund" at the Swimming Club committee meeting on Monday night…

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The Sporting Outlook Rugby Leaders Resent Criticism

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

Well, it happened, and about the most noteworthy feature of it all was its sheer Inevitability, for Pressman who have toured…

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Win for President in Golf Contest

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 6

An 18 hole par competition on Saturday resulted in a win for the President. Congratulations. Foster, it is…

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Forbes Golf Club Week-end Play

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 10

Forbes members have an 18-- holes par event set down for Saturday afternoon. On Sunday there will be a…

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Brothers Win 2 School Football Games; Draw One

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 10

Three divisions of the Lachlan Valley schools' football competition were played at Forbes yesterday, between High School and…

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Ben Sharrock's Bir Golf Win

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 2

Ben Sharrock. former well-known golfer, of West Wyalong and now on the staff of the Rural Bank at Coonamble, "hit…

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Space For Tennis Or Women's Bowls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 6

Town Tennis and the Ladles' Bowling Club are to be Invited to discuss the future use of the croquet green at the corner of…

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'A' Grade Golf Win By Ralph McDade

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 6

Ralph McDade made a pleasing return to the winning list In the "A" grade golf competition, a stroke event, on Sunday…

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Rugby Union In Match of Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 10

The West Wyalong Rugby Union team will play the match of the day at the Wagga Cricket Ground on Saturday against…

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School Football At Junee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

Already more than 125 teams have nominated for the Riverina schoolboys football carnival which is to be held at Junee…

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Picnic Day at Golf Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 10

Sunday's picnic day will commence at the West Wyalong golf club with 9 holes stroke competitions…

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Temora man won £15,000 at races

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 3

A Temora man collapsed on the Wagga racecourse recently when he heard that he won £15,000 in a…

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Football Flashes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 9

Saturday, August 7, is a day for football fans to keep in mind. The annual schoolboys' carnival at Forbes is set down for that day,…

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Tennis Players for Wongajong

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 10

The following Forbes Town Tennis Club members have been selected to play against Wongajong on Sunday:--…

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Tennis Win in Mulyandry Play

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 9

Last Sunday Eugowra Tennis Club played Mulyandry and had a very comfortable win. Next Sunday Eugowra will play…

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Associates' Golf Title Round at Goolagong

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 8

In the first round of the golf associates' championship played on Thursday Miss M. Perry defeated Mrs. C. Haydon, Miss…

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