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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Football Under Curious Conditions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 6

An Austrian lion -tamer named Heitzman and his plucky assistant Henri recently gave a novel exhibition near Budapest. Entering a spacious cage…

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Coursing Committee Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 3

A meeting of the Committee of the Maryvale and Wellington Courting Club was held at the Grand Hotel on Saturday night. Present—Messrs. Stephenson (in the chair)…

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The Coursing Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 2

The rights of the Coursing Club for the coming season were sold by Mr. A. E Rotton, for Messrs. L S. Teece and Co., on Saturday, as follows :—Booth and luncheon…

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Amateur Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for the Castlereagh Amateur Turf Club races to be held on the local course on the 25th and 26th inst…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

Flying Hdcp ; Ceontha, Euston, Berwick; Stewards Mile ; Smith, Marvel Loch, Ambulance ; Farm Stakes ; Shock, Biddy Moriarty, Paradenyia: Warwick Hdcp:…

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Cricket Dinner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

AT the conclusion of the match between [?]lacquarie and Narromine on Saturday the teams adjourned to dinner at Mrs. Simms' Court House Hotel. Mr. E. H. Utley,…

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Brutal Boxing Contest. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 4

What is described as a most brutal boxing contest was stopped in the ninth round On Saturday night…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Cricket. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 3

IN the cricket match between Lord Hawke's English team and Victoria, the latter in their second innings made 217 (Graham 92) and won by seven wickets…

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Cricket. Victoria v. Lord Hawke's Team. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

Viotoria defeated Lord Hawke's team seven wickets…

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The Races

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

The Race Meeting just concluded would be difficult to class as a pronounced success, nor would it be fair to record it as a decided failure. To…

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Cricket Notes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 4

THE first grade "final" has been played and won by the formidable Narromine team, who will now hold the cup until next season, when, it is to be hoped, some club will arise and wrest…

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Dubbo Lawn Tennis Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Dubbo Lawn Tennis Club was held in the Masonic Hall supper room on Wednesday night. Present: Mr. P. A. Smith is the chair,…

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CRICKET. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 3

Owing to rain, play against Lord Hawke'e team is postponed until after lunch…

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Dubbo District Cricket Union

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of the Union executive was held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday night. Mr. T. L. Jones presided, others present being Messrs. H. Guest, E. Hawke, and the…

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Dubbo Lawn Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Dubbo Lawn Tennis Club was held in the supper room of the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. P. A. Smith (Treasurer) in the chair. There was…

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Dubbo Cricket Union. Meeting of Executive

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 4

A MEETING of the Executive of the Dubbo Cricket Union was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening at 7.30 to fix the date for the final match of the competition (of that…

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Cricket. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

The commencement of the cricket match with Lord Hawke's team was delayed owing to a heavy downpour of rain. It has now cleared…

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Narromine Races. (From Our Own Correspondent.) March 18

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 3

THE first meeting of the Narromine Amateur Jockey Club was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and must be deemed a success, although the attendance was not…

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ENNGONIA A.T.C. Races. Run April 23. (By Telegraph.) March 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

The following horses have been paddocked:—Toff, Victress, Twilight, Gentleman, Paradox, Tricks, Dick, Noella, Whalebone, Myrtle, Busty, Statesman, Fenola…

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The Oval and the Cricket Clubs. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 5

SIR,--I was very much surprised to hear that the Dubbo Cricket Union had decided that the second-grade final contest could not be played on the Oval on the day arranged for same, viz.,…

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