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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Perilous Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

At a local match, the first of the season, two batsmen of the stonewalling type became partners, and for a fall hour gave an exhibition of how cricket…

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Ford's Bridgk Races

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

The following are the weights for the two principal events: Flying Handicap. Seven furlongs.—Whya, 11.12; Our Dance, 9.12; Roallan,…

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Boxing. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, June 19

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

Matt Wells, the English lightweight, arrived in Sydney to-day…

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English Football Harvest for Gamblers

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3

A police court prosecution at Newcastle for gambling has revealed the startling fact that one firm of football betting commissioners has made a profit of £7000 in three months…

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Football. Blues and Boys Play a Draw. a Fast, Exciting Game

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday evening last the first match in second round of the Competition was played, and after a fast, and exciting game six points for each side were registered…

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Football. Ponto V. All Blacks

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 2

These two teams met at Bell Park on Saturday afternoon, the game resulting in a drew, neither side scoring. Heavy rain fell all the afternoon, and it was…

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The Tennis Tournament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

Play was limited to about four hours on the Dubbo court yesterday, and it will not be until after we have gone to press that any of the events…

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Football. DUBBO V. DARLINGHURST

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

The N.S.W. Rugby League, following out its laudable object of lending every assistance to country branches, on Friday last despatched another…

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Football. Committee Meeting

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Bourke Football Association was held at the Post Office Hotel on Friday eving last…

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CRICKET. (By Cable.) London, June 23

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

The Australian cricketers defeated Philadelphia Eleven by an innings and 178 runs…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Macquarie Rugby Football Union was held at Seymour's Hotel last Monday evening, when Mr. J. Usher presided, and Messrs…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 4

The New Zealand League footballers visited Crange yesterday, and played a local team, defeating them by 28 to 5. The Maori footballers defeated a…

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St. John's Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 4

At the courts near the rectory a good day's tennis was enjoyed on Monday. In the afternoon the ladies kindly provided afternoon tea. There was a good…

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Country Cricket. Scheme to Improve It

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 7

A scheme that should result in the improvement of country cricket has been prepared by the country committee of the New South Wales Association…

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Football. Smoke Social

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 2

The smoke social, which was played for between the Great Railway aud Terminus Hotel boarders on Sunday last, and which resulted…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

Owing to recent rains and the heavy state of the ground the match between the Ramblers and Blues was abandoned last Wednesday afternoon and…

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Fords' Bridge Races

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

The Hon. Secretary, Mr B. Wilkie, writes that at a meeting of the Committee of the Ford's Bridge A. T. Club it was decided to abandon the Club's…

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Boxing. (By Telegraph.) Sydney June 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

Hill outpointed Simpson in a 20 rounds contest…

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Thargomindah Races. First Day. (By Telegraph.)

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

Tbargomindah, June 27. Trial.—Millawarrn, 1;. Wyarru, 2. Evens. Flying Handicap.—Demon, 1: John…

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Golf

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Wellington Golf Club was held at Muir's Hotel on Saturday evening, there being present Messrs…

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