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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Macquarie Rugby Football Union was held on Monday evening. Mr. George Seymour presided, and there were also…

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Questions of Tennis Law

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 6

A tennis player writes from Gollan as follows—"Kindly tell me if there is match of, say, ten men a side. Can one any rule to guide tennis players in a…

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The Seven Ages of Golf

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 2

All the world's it course, And all the men and women really golfers; They have their clubs and subs., and…

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Boxing

The Cobar Herald · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 4

At Mrs. Rudge's Tattersall'a Hotel, Wrightville, on Friday night, a number of Mr. W. Hunt's intimate friends assembled to show…

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Racing Sire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 1

In our to- day's issue will be found particulars of Mr. Harry Taylor's blood sire "Fortunatus" (Imp.), who is advertised to do stud duty at "The…

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Lawn Tennis. the Local Championship

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

The Bourke Lawn Tennis Club has shown more than the usual activity during the past week or two, and the game is stil being vigorously played. There are several…

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Football. BOURKE v. Brewarrina. Bourke Again Victorious and Win by Six to Three

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a football match was played in beautiful weather between the above teams on the Bourke Show ground. This is the ninth…

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Golf

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 July 1913 · page 2

In the championship competition on Saturday the following matches were played—Robinson beat Stevenso[?] 1 up; French beat Shaw, 5 up…

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Football. Orange V. Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 July 1913 · page 2

The Wellington team, headed, by Mr. G. Seymour, invaded Orange on Saturday to try and take the Hives Shield away from the Wallaroos—the present…

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Tennis

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 1

The final of the Club Captaincy was played on Saturday last, when E. Slade defeated C. R. Taylor by 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1…

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Football. North Dubbo v. DUBBO

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 4

These teams met in the Macquarie League Competition on the Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon, the sides lining up as follows:--…

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Golf

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

A meeting was hold at Fitzgerald's Post Office Hotel on Monday night, July 14, to consider the question of forming a Golf Club in Bourke. Present: Messrs W. C. Platts,…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

This afternoon the last match in the second round of the competition will he played between the Our Boys and Ramblers. Should the former again suffer defeat they…

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BOXING. Sydney, July 14

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

Mehegan knocked out Holberg in the seventeenth round. Turner out-pointed Puie in a twenty round contest at Brisbane…

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Geurie Coursing Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 4

The Geurie Coursing Club's opening meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, and no effort is being spared by the club to make the event…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Macquarie Rugby Football Uniou was held at Soymour's Hotel on Monday evening last, when the arrangements for next…

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Wellington Coursing Club Second Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 4

This Wellington Coursing Club second meeting for the season was held yesterday at the plumpton on the racecourse From a coursing point of view…

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Macquarie Football League Draw for Second Round

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 1

A delegate meeting of the above was held at Hamer's Hotel. Wongarbon, Eumungerie, North Dubbo, Gilgandra, and Dubbo were represented…

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Football. Ramblers v. Our Boys

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon last the Ramblers defeated the Our Boys in last, match of the second round of the competition. The game was very exciting, and up…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 3

There were two matches for the delectation of football enthusiasts on Saturday afternoon. The day which opened threatening, cleared up as the…

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