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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
6
Ex-servicemen and mariners feature in a Saturday cricket roundup with match scores, player lineups, and all over details. Crowley and Crowley led a resilient effort for the side, while notable performances from Goodman and Munro shaped key outcomes across multiple fixtures.
A supper marked the departure of four Forbes Golf Club members. Mrs. Bob Tinna, Mrs. Fran Clare, and others were honored with music from a local orchestra. The event featured speeches, gifts, and a formal response to the crowd as the group prepared to leave the club.
Giesens total of only L0 runs could not clinch the Gristed Cup from Forbes at Spooner Oval. Forbes won with eight wickets to spare as the crowd watched a tense season-ending match.
The article notes good prospects for hockey with seven teams in camp and an annual meeting. It mentions registration deadlines, dates for upcoming carnivals, and plans to reintroduce competitions at Bathurst and at the Meagher shield. The Meagher ghied was won by Chub, while other results and future venues at Syaner and the western district are referenced.
At a well attended meeting in Forbes a new Polocrosse Club was formed to be known as the Forbes and District Polocrosse Club. Officers elected include President A A Manoa View, Vice Presidents A Law and Mew A Law, Secretary L Tomkins, Treasurer Rose, and a governing committee with A A Matinton and C Brann among others. Members planned a season with both men and women taking part and noted rapid growth in the sport in the region.
A fragmentary account outlines an event involving Grant and Monty, with references to a church, prayer answered, and a series of names and places such as Tahlin, Wain Tamklon, and Fontaine. The text shifts between scenes, mentioning a minister, a priest, and various towns, hinting at a dramatic turn or mission.
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