Local boys carnival gains patronage amid travel and team changes
About 800 schoolboys seek patronage to propel a weekend carnival while Marist Brothers’ College Forbes players are excluded due to closure from mumps and chicken pox. Forbes fights to meet Wellington Parkes and Canowindran as Parkes plans a home game against Cumnock with Parkes and Peak Hill still contending for Group XI standings. Alex Fowler’s goal tally draws attention as Forbes climbs the points table.
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Marist Brothers
Forbes
Peak Hill
Nar- Famine
Wellington
Parkes
Canan- Indra
Cumnock
Canowindren
Alex Fowler
Forbes Rugby Set for Orange Encounter Next Sunday
Forbes Rugby League schedules a special rail motor to Orange for a Sunday match testing clubs from Groups 10 11 and 4. The visit comes after Orange (Group 1) defeated Cowra last week and Forbes aims to assess playing standards with Des Edwards likely in Forbes lineup. The return fare is 10/6 with a 6:15 am departure from Forbes and 6:30 pm return.
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Tottenham
Forbes
O'Leary
Hue
Orange
Bill Nicely
Cowra
Forbes Rugby League
Cowr
Porches
Gordon Bentick
Mke
Abeentes
Forbes Thirteen
Des Edwards
Porbes
A. Fowler
Jayett
Sykes
J. Stackpool
E Tanks
J. Huggett
R. Aeret
O'Connor
D. Edwards
C. Jones
E. Turnbull
K. Rodgera
Lawler
J. Rath
Brawl Ends Wellington Canowindra Football Match
A Group XI inter-town fixture at Canowindra ended in a field brawl after full time. The score was tied 2 2 when referees blew for the end. players from both sides joined veteran Wellington captain coach Lea Lay who was carried from the field by ambulance. Official reports differ on who started the fighting, with gate closure noted as the game finished.
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Russell
Parkes
Wellington
Lea Lay
Wis
Canewindra
Jasaes
Canowindie
Forbes
Russells
Jack Hartcher
Sam
Parkes Fans Pick All Time Football Dream Team
A Parkes Champion-Post writer names an all time best football team drawn from local history. He lists Jim Reid as best full-back and includes Phil Bagwell Hopper Felly R Dunbar G Fletcher Bluey Coulston FP Bugden Barra Davis NS Quinning F OBrien FR Wethered C Morris Hopper Kelly plus Forbes standouts Bill Cowderoy Arch Crippim Mick Rankin Dick West Ose Willard Len Winterbottom Jim Flynn Basil Clifton Jack Huxley Jack Bright Jack Davies Bert Parsons Alan Darcy.
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Parkes
Champion-Post
Werth
Jim Reid
Australia
Phil Bagwell
Hopper
Felly
R. Dunbar
G. Fletcher
Bluey
Coulston
Hall
FP. Bugden
Barra Davis
NS. Quinning
F. O'Brien
FR. Wethered
Morris
Hooker
G. Bishop
Australian Rules Bid for Football Supremacy Sparks Debate
Early season discussions in Forbes focus on extending Victorian Rules League dominance into New South Wales and Queensland. Volume of exhibitions and a proposed £12,000 allocation aim to foster the game across regions, with noted interest from NSW officials and increased attendance at Melbourne finals cited as evidence of Rules’ spectacle.
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Forbes
N.S.W
Queensland
Blackmore
N.S.W. Ras
TSA
Melbourne
Western Australia
South Australia
Wally Meagher
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