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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

A scratch match will be played on the local cricket ground this afternoon. All cricketers are invited to assemble at 2.15…

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Dubbo Football Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Dubbo Football Club was held on Satuday evening at Fitzgerald's Court House Hotel. The chair was occupied by…

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Ormonde Football Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Ormonde Football Club was weld at Fitzgerald's Court House Hotel on Thursday evening…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

A search football match takes at the cricket ground this a[?]. Teams will be picked at four o'clock…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

The following will represent the Meat Works Club in their match with the pioneer Football Club on Monday: [?] [?] [?]…

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Dubbo District Trotting and Pony Racing Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

THIS Club held a meeting on the Show Ground on Thursday last, and although the weather was all that lovers of out-door sports could desire, the attendance was not as good as expected. In the…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 2

The first football match of the season was played on the local cricket ground on Monday afternoon last between the [?] [?] and Meat [?] [?] After a…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 2

[?] team of cricketers leave for Australia on [?]th september…

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SYDNEY T.C. Races. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, May 22. First Day

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 2

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Bourke Jockey Club's Annual Races. Second Day. a Very Large Attendance

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 3

Notwithstanding the dull cold weather on Friday, fully 1000 people attended the second day's races. We noticed visitors from many miles around, and Brewarrina,…

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Bourke Jockey Club Races. the Third Day

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 2

On Saturday last the third, or what is generally recognised as the "off day's" racing of the Bourke Jockey Club's annual meeting, came off. Owing to the fact that…

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Football. Bowen Bros. F. C. v. DUBBO F. C.

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 2

THIS match was played on the Dubbo Show Ground on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 15 to 0. Mr. Halliday (union referee) umpired. His decisions caused some comment, not that…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 2

Footballers are requested to roll up to the local cricket ground this afternoon. Scratch teams will be chosen on the ground at 4 o'clock…

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Dubbo Lawn Tennis Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 June 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of persons favourable to the formation of a Lawn Tennis Club was held at the Exchange Hotel, on Saturday evening, The chair was occupied by Mr. W. Binning. It was resolved to…

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Football. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1897 · page 3

The annual country week football carnival was continued yesterday, when the Central Western team defeated tho Norfheon team by 12 points to three,…

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Football. Newtowns v. ORMONSDES

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1897 · page 2

THE first match of the series for the Ross Cup between the above clubs was played on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon last. The weather…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 2

A football match between the local Pioneer Club and Meat Works Club has been arrangeed for Saturday next, Much interest is centreing upon the event and the…

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Football. Ormondes v. NEWTOWN

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 3

THE second football contest between the Ormonde and Newtown clubs for the Ross Cup took place on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon. The weather was…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Welsh, Secretary of "Our Boys" Football Club, Ny[?]gan, writes asking for the name and address of the Hon. Sec. of the Bourke Pioneer Football Club…

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Football. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 3

The New Zealand Football team won the match against the Orange team by 28 to 3…

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