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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Canterbury Park Races. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, February 28

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 2

Flying Handicap.—Dum Dam, 1; Hello 3; Salvous, 3. Park Stakes—Clydesdale, 1; Isis, 2; Jest, 3…

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Cricket. Victoria v. Adelaide. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 3

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 2

Victoria.—First innings. 291. Adelaide. —First innings, 278. Victoria,—Second innings, 5 out for 190…

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Cricket

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Narronrine C.C., wan held at Bell's Exchange Hotel od Saturday night last. The minutes of the previous…

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The Cricket Competitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

A photograph of the Methodist cricket team, leaders in the Second Grade competition, appears on the last page of this issue. This, and the photo of the…

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Boxing (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 4

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

In the McColl-Creedon fight the former won in six rounds. Both men wore terribly punished. LATER…

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Cricket. the Methodist Team

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

The record of the Methodist Cricket Club in the first year of its inception is one of which its members can justly feel proud. In the Second Grade competition every…

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Cricket in New Zealand

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 5

Lord Hawke's team v. Wellington-- Englishmen 380 (Warner 125), Wellington 2nd innings, 2 for 21…

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Queer Contests and Laughable Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

NOT long since at a fair held at Bann, a husbands' race, in which it was stipulated that each competitor must carry his spouse on his back, was one of the…

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Cricket. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, March 6

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

Hawke's team completed their innings against Wellington for 380. Warner 125. The locals in their second innings have 2 out for 21…

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The Dubbo Athletic Club. To Be Opened on Monday Night

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

A MEETING for the formation of an Athletic Club was held at the Carrington Hotel on Wednesday evening last. Mr. H. Mitchell occupied the chair, and the following were also…

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Tennis

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tennis Club was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday night, there being a very good attendance of members. The following office-holders were…

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Moorefield Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

Kogarah Stakes : Zue and Atholstone (dead heat), No Name ; Flying Handicap : Saltillo, Hello, Geneva Stewards Mile: Wyena, Atholstone, Royal King; Two…

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Cricket Match. Coonabarabran V Binnaway

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

The first meeting of the above teams this season took place at Binnaway last Saturday and resulted in an easy win for the visitors by 87 runs…

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Cricket. Macquarie V. Narromine. Championship Match

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

The final match to decide which team should hold the First Grade Gup presented by Mr. W. Ley was commenced on the oval on Saturday, the…

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ATHLETICISM. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

Speaking at St. Andrew a Gathedral yesterday, the Rev. Mr. Wilkinson said athleticism had been given a position in Australian life out of all proportion to…

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The Races

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for the two principal events in connection with the Narromine Amateur Race Club's meeting…

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Cricket. HARROMINE v. Macquarie. Championship Match

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

The following report of lost Saturday's match is from the "Dubbo Liberal" and is a fair account of the same, with perhaps two or three slight…

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Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

MR. P. SOANE has organised a town eleven to visit Narromine on Saturday, March 28th. The team chosed by him is-- N. Hives, Ivo Hives, O. Smith, and G. Taylor (Macquarie C.C.), G…

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RACING. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

Sequence was pulled up lame after galloping at R[?]ndwick, and was afterwards struck out of the Doncaster Handicap and the Sydney Cup…

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