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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1911

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BOWLS. Dubbo Players' Tour

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

Details of the arrangements for the forthcoming tour of Dubbo bowlers to Sydney and Newcastle are now in hand. The team leave Dubbo on…

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District News. (From our own Correspondents). NARROMINE. Bicycle and Athletic Club's Sports

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

The Narromine Bicycle and Athletic Club held their sports on Monday last. The attendance was only fair, the day being cloudy and threatening. Interest…

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Probable Boxing Match

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

IT is probable that a boxing match will shortly be arranged in Dubbo between J. J. Lynch and a loc[?] boxer. A challenge from the former appeared in our last issue, in which the word…

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Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 3

Ninety matches have now boon played between New South Wales and Victoria, the mother State having won 47 and the Victorians 30. This gives New South Wales a load of…

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Boxing. Smith Defeats Thompson

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 3

Dave Smith, the Australian [?], who recently defeated Billy Papke and Jimmy Cl[?]hy, went very close to being knocked out at the Sydney Stadium on Monday night by 'Cyclone'…

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BOWLS. The Sydney-Newcastle Trip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

Mr. R. W. Jelf, Secretary to the Bowline Club, has received advices from Sydney which set out the followfixtures for the Dubbo bowlers' visit to…

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Cricket. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

The cricket match between Victoria and South Africa at Melbourne was postponed owing to rain. Victoria opened with 242, and South Africa with…

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Boxing. Smith v Thompson. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, February 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

Dave Smith defeated Thompson on points [?] a 20 rounds contest…

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H.a.c.b. Society Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

In another column the Committee of the above races are advertising that they have postponed their race-meeting from March 22 and 23 to March 29 and 30, to avoid…

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Cricket. the Africans v Victoria. (By Telegraph.) Sydney February 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

The Africans made 324 runs. No play yesterday owing to rain…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 4

A match in the western district shield competition will be played between the Wellington and Orange Bowling Clubs on Wednesday next on the Orange green…

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Boxing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

The American press frankly declares that if Dave Smith, the Australian champion middle-weight pugilist, is not licnised by the Australian press, he is not getting all he deserves…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

South Africa defeated Victoria by eight wickets. Vdctoria only made 99 in the second innings, just saving a one-innings defeat…

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Cricket Revival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

Although the season is so late there are evidences of renewed interest in cricket in Dubbo. The Dubbo C.C. and Civil Service C.C. have taken new…

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BOWLS. Touring Team from Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

To-day (Saturday) a team of Dubbo bowlers leave for Sydney and Newcastle. Those who are making the trip compri[?] Messrs. E. R. Hawke, G. Wheeler, H. B.Pinnington, S. J…

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BOWLS. The Sydney-Newcastle Tour

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

Mr. Richardson, who is making all the necessary arrangements for the Dubbo and Orange bowlers' entertainment while in Newcastle, has…

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Ranji on Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 3

HIS Highness the Jam Sahib, in presenting prizes to the Poona Young Cricketers, Club, made some interesting reference to Indian cricketers. After eulogising cricket as a…

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Races on the Show Ground

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

AT a recent meeting of the Show committee, the question of having races on the Show Ground was brought up, and it was feared that such might prejudice the committee in the matter of…

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Geurie Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 2

The Geurie Amateur Race Club's summer meeting will be held on Wednesday next, when a programme of seven events will be gone through. These meetings are…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

Playing at Association football, England defeated Ireland by two goals to one. Under Rugby rules, Ireland defeated England by one try to nil…

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