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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Curra Picnic Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 7

The annual race meeting of the Curra Picnic Race Club will be held on Saturday, 25th inst. This is one of the most popular picnic clubs in…

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Town Band Races

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

On Easter Monday Cobar Town Band hell its annual race meeting on Cobar Park. All things considered there was a good…

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Tennis. The Dubbo Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

At a Committee meeting held on Thursday evening (Mr. Williams in the chair) the following new members were elected:—Mrs, Roseby, Dr. King,…

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Excitement at the Puny Races. Hostile Demonstration. "No Race" Declared

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

The running of the Kelso Handicap at the Hereford Club pony races on Easter Monday on the Bathurst racecourse, a hostile demonstration…

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Athletics. Applegarth's Sprint. World's Record Equalled

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

At a sports meeting at Herne Hill, W. Applegarth won his heat in the 100 yards event in 9 4-5sec, thus equalling the world's record…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 2

In this issue the Orange Jockey Club advertise the programme for the Orange show races, to be run off on the day following the annual agricultural show…

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Boxing

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 3
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Ritchie defeated Murphy in a twenty-rounds' boxing contest at San Francisco. The loser's face was shapeless and nothing but a…

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Golf

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 4

The golf season at Dubbo will be officially opened on next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The secretary (Mr. Hough) anticipates a successful…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 4

An effort was made on Saturday last to open the football season in Dubbo, when the Railway team was to play a team from the Dubbo Club. The…

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Dubbo Golf Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 2

Golfers are looking forward to Satur-day, on the afternoon of which day the official opening of the Dubbo Golf Club will take place. The "links"…

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Wrightville Tennis Club

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 3

On Thursday evening last the above club held a very successful aud enjoyable dance at the Oddfellows' Hall. A fair number…

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Kerriwah Picnic Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 4

A very successful meeting of the Kerriwah. Picnic Races was held on Saturday last. There was a good at tendance. Messrs, Whitford and…

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Orange Show Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 1

In this issue the Orange Jockey Club advertises the programme for the Orange Show races, which will be run off on the local course on the day…

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BOXING. Sydney, April 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 2

Saylor defeated MacCormick in the tenth round. The Englishman never had a look in, London, April 20…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

Two interesting matches in the handicap competition on the bowling green were played yesterday. Hiatt (9) defeated McCormick (9) by 31 to 20, and G…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

The Wellington Football League are calling for nominations for clubs to join the Competition. There will be two competitions, senior and junior. The…

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Tennis Club Social

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 1

On Wednesday a pleasant social evening to mark the opening of the Tennis Club in connection with the Dubbo Methodist Church was held,…

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To-morrow's Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The Dubbo Railway Football Club has accepted the challenge of the North Dubbo team for a match in the Sports Ground to-morrow afternoon. The…

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The Narromine Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The annual race meeting of the Narmine Torf Club has been fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, June 3rd and 4th, Two hundred pounds is…

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