sentences:  According to the "Lithgow Mercury", Bathurst and Orange were granted permission to conduct their own competitions, independent of the new inter-town club tournament.Brazil's plan for a new inter-town club competition was thrown into turmoil, with only four teams nominating, well below the secretary's eight-team dream.At the Group's meeting on 7 April, only Lithgow Small Arms Factory, Lithgow Western Suburbs, Oberon Tigers and Portland Colts had put their hands up for the new competition.