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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1904

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Wellington Football Club was held at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday night. Mr. G. W. Brownhill was voted to the chair and the attendance…

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Cricket Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

The season 1903-4 has not been a good one as far as Narromine C.C. is concerned. Instead of holding the premier position as they did last year,…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

Now that the annual meetings are being held and officers elected for the fast approaching season, followers of the game are beginning to speculate as to the…

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Macquarie Picnic Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

HORSES intended to be run at the Macquarie Picnic Club's races on May 12 and 13 must be delivered to the Secretary to be paddocked to-day (Saturday, April 2.)…

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Cricket. Bunglegunbie Public School V. Dubbo Public School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

On Wednesday last the Bunglegumbie Public School played their first cricket match, meeting a team from Dubbo Public School at Bunglegumbie…

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Coursing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 6

A day's coursing was held at Orange on Easter Monday, with the following results: EASTER STAKE. Whipple's Kilmona beat Merrick's…

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District Football Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 4

The annual meeting of the District Foot-ball Club was held at the Club House Hotel on Saturday night last. Apologies for non-attendance were read from Messrs. W…

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Macquarie Rugby Football Union. Annual Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Macquarie Rugby Football Union was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. In the absence of the President, Mr. P. W. Phillips was voted to the…

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Macquarie Rugby Football Union. First Aunual Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

THE first annual general meeting of the Macquarie Rugby Football Union was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. P. W. Phillips ocoupied the chair,…

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Where Thousands Are Made by Golf

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 7

SOME few months ago, at a meeting of the Urban District Council of Petruah, a popular watering-place in the North of Ireland, it was started that golf had…

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Athletic Sports Ground. Details of Improvements

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

THE practical work of improving the new Athletic Sports Ground, adjoining the park, was duly entered on by the contractor (Mr. P. Donnelly) on Easter Tuesday morning…

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Coursing. Meeting next

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 3

All the arrangements in connection with the first meeting of the new Wellington plumpton next Wednesday are now complete, and everything points to successful…

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Amateur Racing

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

A meeting of a number of gentlemen interested in amateur racing was held some time since in Sydney at the office the Sydney Turf Club and it was decided…

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Randwick Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

Rous Hd'op: Electra Felici[?] Raeburn; PI[?]ce [?] Faithful Steeplechase Signet, The African Teamster; No sery Hd’ep: dim Dorset, Nunuic…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

FOOTBALL is in the air. Cricket has vanished for a time, and the sporting populace have turned their attention to the winter game. If the enthusiasm now prevalent is lasting, and…

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The Cricket Dispute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 3

The dispute between the Cricket Association and the Trustees of the Cricket Ground was brought before the Judge in Equi[?]y this morning. A heavy bar has been engaged by…

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The Athletic Sports Ground. Reception and Acceptance of Tenders

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

THE trustees of the Sports Ground met at the Royal Hotel on Monday everting. Present:-- Messrs Se[?]on, Hives, Ritter, Field, Dr. Burkitl; and the Secretary (Mr. While.) In t…

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The Athletic Sports Ground

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

A [?] Athletic Sports Ground [?] the Royal Hotel on [?] Of Burkitt Messrs. J. Hives, J. Field, G.I.Sefton, and the…

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Coursing. Wellington Club's First Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 5

The official "christening" of the Wellington Coursing Club's new plumpton took place yesterday in fine weather and to an attendance of between 200 and 300. The…

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Narromine Tennis Club

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

The animal general meeting of the above wa held at the Court House Hotel on the evening of tie 6th April. The following gentlemen were present— [?] (in the…

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