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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Football. (By Cable.) London, January 1

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

Wales defeated the New Zealand footballers by 9 points to 8…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, December 31

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

Victoria all out for 141. MacKenz[?] 29; Tarrant 46. New South Wales, second innings, 2 out for 168. Trumper 112. The latter won by…

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Athletic Sports

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

On New Year's Day athletic sports were held on the cricket ground, the programme being similar to that of Boxing Day, Mr. W. Pearce, of the Club House Hotel being…

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Baradine Amateur Turf Club Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Baradine Amateur Race Club was held on Wednesday and Thursday last, 1st and 2nd January. The weather was fine and there was…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

THE only match on the bowling green since our last was played on Saturday as under:--Consistent Bewling--Blacket 80 Wheeler 50…

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Bobadah Races

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

The Races at Bobadah on New Year's Day resulted as under:— Opening Handicap.— Pardon, 8-10, 1st; Staple, 11.3, 2nd. There were five…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

THE following match has been played on the local bowling green since our last:--Championship.--31;Wheeler, 13…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

A MEETING of the Bowling Club was held at the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening, Present:--Mr. J. Sillar (in the chair), Messrs. Moseley, Hawke, Bain, Cadman, Wheeler, and Palmer…

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Bowls. Dubbo Bowling Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Dubbo Bowling Club was held at the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening, the 9th instant, Mr. J. W. Sillar in the chair…

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Football. (By Cable.) London, January 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Cumberland defeated the New Zenlanders by 21 points to 9…

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Cricket. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 10

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Cotter will be unable to play in the Test match owing to an injury to the groin. Hartigan and O'Connor are included in the team with Roy Hill as twelfth man…

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Coonabarabran Jockey Club Races. Annual Meeting. a Great Success

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

President, D. I. Watt; Vice-Presidents, J. M. Allison, C. P. Bayley and A. Maguire; Judge, E. May-Steers ; Starter, F. J. Rodda; Handicapper, O. P. Bayley;…

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Great Football Match. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Playing on Saturday afternoon England defeated New Zealand by three goals and and four tries to two goals, four tries. Both sides put their strongest teams into…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

Two or three rounds have been played off this week in connection with the local single tournament. G. Walker (5) beat T. Horton (7) by 4…

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Boxing Contest. STERLING V. GRIFFIN The Maorilander wins in the Seventh Round. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

The boxing match between Geo. Sterling (Cobar) and Jim Griffin (N.Z.) took place in the Gaiety Hall last evening, and resulted in a…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

THE following match has been played on the local bowling green since our last:--President's.--J. Gartrell (3)31 defeated H. Mathews (5) 21…

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SWIMMING. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

The half-mile test race to assist the N.S.W. Swimming Association officials to choose a second representative of N.S.W. in the Australian [?] championship…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Swimming Club is called for Wednesday night, when the preliminary arrangements for the holding of the…

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