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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Tennis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The Highland tennis team will journey to Orange on New Year's Day, where they will meet a team in which are some of the leading Sydney players. Despite the strong…

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BOXING. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

Fifteen thousand people witnessed last night's contest at the Stadium between Frank Thorn, light-weight champion, and Rudolph Unho[?], the Boar. Although…

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Hospital Benefit Races

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the committee, controlling the Hospital Benefit-Races, which will beheld on Anniversary Day, will be held at the Council Chambers on Friday night next,…

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Cricket. (By Telegraph.) Sydney. January 5

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

New South Wales 280. Queensland, second innings, 4 for 141…

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Boxing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 2

THE "flstlouff" fever has caught the youth of Dubbo and caught it badly. Any old excuse is good enough for a 'mill,' and whether there's a 'purse' or a 'gate' for just a whiff of 'bacsy'…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 2

THE Western District shield competition was advanced a further [?]e on New Year's Day, when [?] of the Dubbo Club journeyed to B. [?]…

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Fast Foot-racing. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 2

R. E. Walker, a Cans[?], ran 100 metres at Pretoria in [?] 2-5secs…

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Cobar Races

The Cobar Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

The race meeting held by the Cobar Turf Club on New Year's Day was a failure, there being only about 15o present, and the club…

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Boxing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

At the Stadium on Wednesday night, Joe Summers, Canadian middleweight champion, suffered defeat at the hands of Jack Blackmore. The visitor, although he showed considerable…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

The following will represent Dubbo in their match against Narromine, to be played at Narromine to-day (Saturday) —C. R. Taylor, Harold Smith, Clive Smith, Otto…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

South Australia and New South Wales commenced their match in Sydney on Saturday. S.A. went to the wickets first, scoring 272, towards which…

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Baradine - Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

The Baradine Amateur Turf Club’s annual race meeting, held on the last and 2nd January, attracted a vary large attendance. The weather was intensely hot, which, together with the dust…

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Cricket. South Australia v. N.S.W.

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

South Australia; all out, 273. [?] 102, Dolling [?] Woodland 25, C. Hill 22 Monday. N.S.W.—Nine out 445, McCartney…

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Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

Two games were played off on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Consistent Competition, with the following results:— Cadman beat Smith, and Wheeler…

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Bourke District Hospital Benefit Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the committee of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Friday night last, Mr. P. Chapman in the chair…

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Football. (By Cable.) London, January 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

The Rugby footballers defeated England in the last match by 9 points to 3. Wigan defeated the League team…

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Moorefield Races. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

Kogarah Stakes.—Glennella, 1; Britain, 2; Mascano, 2. Two-Year-Old Handicap. —The Twister, 1; Flavigny, 2; Aerospire, 3…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

South Australia, all out for 272. Gehrs 102, Dolling 27, Woodford 35, C. Hill 22. New South Wales, none out, for 88. McCartney 36, Bardsley 44…

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Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The following additional competition games have been played off:— Championship—Wheeler beat J. Gartrell. President's—Wheeler beat Cadman…

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Racing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

The new Gaming Act is putting some of the suburban racing clubs under pressure, and may bring them into conflict with the A.J.C. The limitation of racing days…

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