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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1901

372 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 19

[?] amateur Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

This meeting seems to have been usually successful this year, and the [?] and [?] contingent had horses and anuxed 7 out of the 12 races…

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Why He Was at the Football Match

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 7

ON some village football grounds the appearance of a ghost would cause less sensation than the visit of a reporter. When a pressman does appear, therefore,…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 2

The first match of the season was played at Boll Park on Saturday between the Wellington Juniors and the Rovers in the presence of a fair number of spectators. A try…

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Wellington Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday night, Mr. J. D. Brown in the chair and large number of members present. The proceedings at a…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 4
Also in The Western Herald

A scratch match was played on the Park Oral on Saturday last between teams from the town, viz., Probables v. Possibles, and resulted in an easy win…

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Latest Cablegrams. CRICKET. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

The Marylebone Cricket Club will not send the next English cricket team to Australia…

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Tennis

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 4

The following players have been selected to practice for selection in the match against Peak Hill on the local court on Monday, 3rd Jane:—…

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Football

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 5

A meeting of those interested in football was held in the Assembly Hall on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of organising for the current…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of Dobbo district football clubs was held at Mr. Price's Hotel, Talbraparstreet, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Hives presided, and there was a very good…

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Racing Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

A TERRIBLE accident happened in the FourteenHands W[?]lter Handicap, at Rosebery Park Races, at Waterloo, on Tuesday. At the turn, Maltee, ridden by W. Cohn, f[?]ll, bringing down…

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Football. Parkas v. PIONEERS

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

A match will be played between tesm[?] representing the Paka and Pioneer Clubs on the Crioket Ground this aftotooon. Play to commnence at 3.30 p.m., The following…

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Football. Newtown V. Ormonde

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

THE following will represent N[?]wtown in their match against the Ormondes on Saturday (today) the 18th instant:--Fred Samuels, D. L. McVicar, J. Dowd, Jim Samuels, E. Brownlow,…

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Does Football Brutalise Players?

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

A Glassgow schoolmaster has de[?] ered an attack upon football, on the ground that it is brutal and infallibly brutalives wheeiver addicted to it…

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The Visiting English Cricket Team. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 5

The Melbourne Cricket Club is undertaking the task of bringing out an English eleven to Australia. McLaren has been asked to select a team…

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Sporting Notes. Forthcoming Events. Bourke Annual Races.—May 22 and 24. General ontry, May 20. the Turf

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

We would once more remind horce-owned that they must not forget to make their noninations for the miner events at the Bou[?] Jockey Club's meeting next week, before eight…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 3

The opening match of the season was played at Bell Park on Saturday between the District and Wellington clubs, the result being a draw after a very close and…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 4

A MATCH was played on the oval on Saturday last between teams representing the Ormonde and Newtown clubs, and resulted in a draw…

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Sporting Notes. Forthcoming Events. Turf. Bourke Annual Races.—May 22 and 24. the Turf

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

We would draw the attention of horse-owners to the programmes of the Broken Hill Jockey Club and Broken Hill Licensed Victuallers'. Racing Club, appearing in our…

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Football Flashes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 6

Last Saturday's match was a good pipe-opener, and, although the form was not up to interstate football, still many of the boys showed up well…

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