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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1901

372 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 19

Football Flashes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 3

The second match of the season between the Wellington and District, Clubs is now all the talk in the local football circles, players and public alike looking forward…

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District News. Belara, Goolma and District. Football Match—Gulgong v. Goolma

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 6

This match was played at Goolma on June 12th. Teams—Gulgong: T. Walsh, W. Walsh, J. West, E. Rouse, S. Rouse, H. Rouse, Fletcher, Hewitt, Roache, Shannon,…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

THE following players have been chosen to represent Dubbo in a match with the Narromine team, which will take place upon the Dubbo Oval on (this) Saturday afternoon:-- Rich, Rae,…

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Football ! Rather !!

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 8

THE superintendant of a certain Sunday -school in the neighbourhood of Birmingham recently received a reply from one of his scholars which, if it did not advance…

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The Tennis Dance

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

On Thursday night last a dance under the auspices of the Bourke Tennis Club was held in Tebin's Union Hall, which was nicely decorated for the occasion. Twenty coup[?]…

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Sidelights on Pony Racing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 3

A HORSEY dispute occupied the attention of the bench, at Essendon, Victoria, for several hours recently. The parties were A. L. Hall, horse owner, of Barwon Downs, and J…

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Football. Competition Matches. Pakas v. PIONEERS

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

The final match in the first round of the Football Competition took place on Wednesday afternoon last on the local cricket ground. Although the evening was bitterly…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 1
Also in The Wellington Times

0n Saturday Dubbo played Narromine on the Dabbo oval, when the visitors wen beaten by 31 to 9 points. A match between Trangie and Dubbo…

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Football! Rather!!

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 4

The superintendent of a certain Sunday school in the neighbourhood of Birmingham recently received a reply from one of his scholars which, if it did…

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Football. Dubbo V. Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 4
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A MATCH was played on the park [?]val between the above teams on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the local team by 31 to 9. Play commenced…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 5

A match will be played on Bell Park on Wednesday, July 13th, between a team picked by Mr. Barton (all relatives) to be known as "the Bartons," and a combined…

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Football Flashes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 6

The excitement in local football circles loading up to the inter club match last Saturday is, of course, now a thing of the past. Wellington has asserted its superiority in a…

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Football. DUBBO v NARROMINE

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 5

A match was played on the park oval between the above teams on Saturday and resulted in a win for the local team by 31 to 8. Mr. W. Heap…

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Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon the Mine and Water Jacket teams met on the Mine ground in a competition match. The Mine team won by five points to…

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Football. Dubbo V. Trangie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

THIS match was played on the Park oval on Wednesday last, and resulted in a win for the local team by 11 to nil. Play commenced at 3.30. There was a very large…

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Football. Competition Matches Pioneers v. ROVERS

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

The first match in the s[?] Competition was played on [?] ground on Wednesday [?] tween the Rovers and Pi[?]…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Wellington v. Dubbo on Saturday next, and are particularly requested to practice:— R. Holt, N. Smith, T…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

A FOOTBALL MATCH, between sides selected by J. Dowd and J. Hires, with a view to picking a team to play against Wellington in the coming week, was played on Saturday afternoon last,…

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