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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 3

H. Gilbert, the brilliant three-quarter league footballer, leaves Sydney by the Orvieto at the end of June to play with the Hull club. He is…

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Boxing. Robbie Defeats Reidy

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 8

A good crowd attended the Skating Rink, Orange, on Thursday night, to witness the boxing contest between Geo. Reidy, of Orange, and Ted. Robbie of…

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Sporting. League Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 3

Au effort is being made to form a branch of the New South Wales Rugby League (Northern Rules) in Gilgandra. The branch will probably take in…

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Beekeeper. Facts About Bees. the Different Races

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 3

One of the most interesting demonstrations at the Fruit and Floral Carnival, in the Melbourne Exhibition last week, was that associated with apiary…

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Football. Teams Selected for Coming Season. Competition to Start on May 29

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the Bourke Football Association was held at Mr. P. Fitzgerald's Post Office Hotel on Wednesday evening last…

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Wellington Golf Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Wellington Golf Club was held at Muir's Hotel on Friday evening, there being present Messrs. French (in the chair)…

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Wellington Picnic Races Splendid Nominations

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 3

The Wellington Picnic Race Club's annual races take place on Thursday and Friday next on the caves racecourse and promises to be amongst the most…

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Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Hawke and Wheeler, the champion pair of the Dubbo Bowling Club, are after further honors. In Sydney next week they will compete for the Doubles'…

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Quambone Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Says the Orange "Leader":—At Quambone, a little township on the banks of the droughty Merri Creek, and where there are a couple of pubs,…

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DUBBO J.C. Races. Show Meeting. List of Officers.—President, Mr. J. G. Brown; Vice-president, Messrs. E. H. Nelson, T. A. Whiteley and T. M. Smith; Treasurer, Mr. W. Wilkins; Auditors, Messrs. G. A. Ball and J. Field; Committee, Messrs. T. A. Nicholas, J. Barden, J. W. and W. Osborne, J. Wheeler, C. Bear, P. J. Kennedy, J. White, G. A. Ball, K. N. Wilkins. E. Fitzgerald, J. Knight, C. Nicholas, W. G. Catlin; Judge, Mr. G. A. Ball; Handicapper, Mr. J. Fraser; Starter, Mr. J. Osborne; Clerk of Scales, Mr. A. Osborne; Clerk of Course, Mr. J. Wheeler; Secretary, Mr. Joseph Field

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

The Dubbo Show Meeting came off on Friday and Saturday, and must be classed as one of the most successful meetings held on the Dubbo course for…

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Football. Benefit for Local Hospital This Afternoon. Our Boys V. Ramblers and Royal Blues Combined

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

On the local ground this Wednesday afternoon, a football match will be played between the newly selected Our Boys team and a combined team…

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CRICKET. (Sydney Premiership sure for 'Varsity.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 3

On the first day of the play-off by Univesity and Redfern, the latter collapsed for 77 before the bosies of W. J. Stack, who played for N.S.W. before…

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Tennis

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

A meeting of the Dubbo Tennis Association was held at the Lands Office last Tuesday. Mr. C. R. Taylor occupied the chair, and there were also…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

A meeting of the Dubbo Football Club was held on Wednesday night, Mr. W. Rao presiding. It was decided to form a club and join the Macquarie…

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Dubbo Golf Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The annual meeting of the above club was held at Mr. A Tyers Woods' office on 8th inst., when there was a good attendance of members. A credit…

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Dubbo Tennis Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

A meeting of the Dubbo Tennis Association won held at the Lands Office on Tuesday. Mr. C. R. Taylor occupied the chair, and there were also…

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Cricket. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

The Australian commenced their match against Northampstonshire yesterday. Australia lost one wicket for 148: Bardsley 20, Gregory, 77 (not out)…

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