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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Golf Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The West Wyalong golf course was opened for play on Saturday last, and over the week end quite a number of…

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Tennis Tournament at Tallimba

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 6

A tennis tournament was conducted by the Tallimba Tennis Club in aid of the Country Queen candidate in the Hostel…

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Girls' School Assembly Milthorpe Swimming Cup Presented

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

At the weekly assembly of the Forbes' Girls' School on Friday, March 19, the Milthorpe Challenge Cup for swimming was…

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Night Tennis Finals Of Two Comps. This Week

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

The finals of the two night tennis competitions--Town and Nelson Park--which have been in progress during the summer…

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Two Cricket Finals Forbes & Jemalong Cups Bedgerabong Wins Latter Trophy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

The final of the Forbes Association competition was commenced on Saturday between Ex-Servicemen and Federals, and as is often…

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Golf Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 12

The committee has big plans for the watering of all the greens on the short nine in the [?]ear future, and if this…

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Ungarie District News Swimming Performance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

The only facilities for a budding swimmer at Ungarie are dams on farms, or an occasional visit to the Olympic Pool at…

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A Definition of Golf

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 11

"Golf is a form of work made expansive enough for a rich man to enjoy it. It is a physical and mental exertion made at…

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Working Bee at Golf Links

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 12

On Sunday next at 9 a.m. the final Working bee for the season will be held at the West Wyalong Golf Links…

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Ungarie Golf President Re-elected

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. D. R. Ciemson was re-elected president of the Ungarie Golf Club at the annual meeting of the club last week…

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Big Revenue from Night Tennis

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 7

With its night tennis competition still incomplete Nelson Park Tennis Club at Forbes has so far received £1055 revenue…

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Tennis Court Charges May Be Reviewed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 12

Bland Shire Council may review its charges for electricity used for night tennis. This was the outcome of…

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Hampton Court Tennis Club Opens Season

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 12

Last Sunday was opening day for Hampton Court tennis club. A large number of visitors…

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Five Visiting Clubs at Bowls Carnival Day at Quandialla

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 11

A men's carnival day was held at the Quandialla Bowling Club last Sunday, with teams from five visiting clubs participating…

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N.r.c.a. Cricket Final

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 12

The final of the Northern Riverina Cricket Association competition was commenced last week…

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Football Club Wants Repairs To Wyalong Ground

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 9

The Rosella Football Club has applied to the Bland Shire Council for certain improvements to the Boronia Park…

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Quandialla's Good Position In District Cricket Final

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 11

A fighting innings by the Captain Vic Perkins who went on to compile 66 and a hard hitting 20 by Brown enabled Quandialla to score 201 and give them the handy lead of 48 runs on the first innings in the cricket final last Sunday…

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Sydney Swimming Carnival: Forbes Placings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

On Sunday night a team of four boys from Forbes Boys' School left for Sydney to compete in the Country and State Public Schools'…

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First Rugby League Trials Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

Forbes Rugby League will kickoff for the season next Sunday, when three teams will visit Canowindra to take part…

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Night Tennis Town Club Finals

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 12

The "A" and "B" grade finals of the night tennis competition conducted by the Town Club on Tuesday night attracted a…

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