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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Land for Golf Course P.P. Board Grants Mungindi Application

North West Champion · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 9

Mungindi Golf Club made application to Moree P. P. Board yesterday for portion of a stock route, totalling about 61 acres, for use as a Golf…

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Cricket Teams

Manilla Express · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

Alpals to play Scores at No. 2 Oval next Saturday at 1.45 p.m. K. Evans, J. Bell, R. Dyson, R. Weatherall A. Coleman, K. Bushby, S. Wicks, M…

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Swimming Club Prepares for Gala Carnival

North West Champion · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 5

Moree Amateur Swimming Club's carnival to be staged next Sunday night, January 28 promises to be the most successful ever staged by the Moree Club. The water ballet this year will be…

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Divisional Meeting May have big Bearing on Football Future

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

The Divisional meeting' embracing Groups 4, 5 and 12 of the Country Rugby League which has been called at Tamworth on Sunday, February…

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Tennis

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 12

From my observation, at the commencement of the Night Tennis Competition, now being conducted by the Narrabri District Hard Court Tennis…

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Swimming Club's Carnival Record Gate Expected

North West Champion · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

If the weather holds the Moree Swimming Club's Carnival next Sunday night should attract a record gate…

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Record Crowd at Swimming Club Carnival

North West Champion · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 4

It is estimated a crowd of over 2,000 were present at Moree Amateur Swimming Club's galas carnival last night. This is claimed to be a record. Although dark clouds gave a threat…

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Manilla Races Abandoned

Manilla Express · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

Owing to insufficient nominations being received, the Manilla Races set down for next Saturday, have been abandoned…

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Cycle Racing

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 10

Good racing was witnessed last Friday night, winners were hard to pick and there were quite a few surprise results…

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Cricket

North West Champion · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 9

Magpies team to play Colonials on Saturday is : E. Harborne, W. Hilton, W. Healy, M. Heywood, L Heywood, W. Calcott,…

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Bowls

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 12

The Programmes committee have completed the draw for the club championships. This year there are A, B and C…

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Tennis

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 11

At the town courts on Friday and Saturday nights, the Tennis Night competition again gave an excellent night's entertainment, before a good…

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Cycle Racing

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 5

The carnival on January 26 was well supported, attracting probably the best attendance to cycle races to date. This is most encouraging to…

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Bowls

Manilla Express · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

Results of games played Consistency: Warburton v Scott 117-158; Clayton v Pittman 152-133. Club Championship: Stewart v Price…

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Bright Cricket MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

Batting brightly, Hassett and Ring added 90 runs to Victoria's first innings this morning, in the match against the M.C.C. At lunch scores…

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Stormy Group 12 Rugby League Meeting

North West Champion · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 4

Heated exchanges occurred at the Group 12 meeting when delegates were discussing a motion to hold a competition within the Group, and the chairman's refusal to accept a motion moved by a Gunnedah delegate…

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Successful Bowls Day At Moree

North West Champion · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

The N.W. Association day held on the local green on Sunday last was an outstanding success…

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Annual Meeting Of Golf Club

North West Champion · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

Mr. C. D. Handley was re-elected. President of Moree Golf Club at the Annual Meeting last night. He was unopposed…

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Cricket Teams Namoi Team

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

The Namoi team to play Bohena Creek next Sunday on No. 1 Oval is O. Smith, N. Alexander, A. Hay, L. Panton, W. Armstrong, J. Hardman…

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CRICKET. Win For Wallabies

North West Champion · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Wallabies, 125 runs, defeated Crooble, 96, in the Daley-McNamara Challenge Cup match yesterday. Max Croat was the only Crooble bat…

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