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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1915

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BOWLS. Orange B. v. Dubbo B.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

The first match in the B Grade Competition between the above teams will he played off to-morrow (Saturday). The game will commence at 2.30 The…

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Hospital Races. a Strong Committee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

A meeting was bold in the office of the Secretary of the Dubbo District Hospital (Mr. J. E. Serisler) on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of…

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Boxing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

McNabb was so hopelessly outclassed by Fritz Holland at the Sydney Sta[?] on Saturday night that the referee stopped the fight in the [?]th…

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Mundooran Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 1

Mundooran Jockey Club (registered A.J.C. and and [?]liated C.W.R.A) will hold its annual race meeting on Saturday, February 20. The programme,…

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BOWLS. Dubbo B. v. Orange B.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

These teams met on the local green on Saturday last in the C Grade Competition promoted by the N.S.W. Bowling Association. The weather was a…

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CRICKET. Bourbah v. Gular

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

Gular crickters got an awful trouncing by Bourbah men. They couldn't get R. Richardson out, but he retired at 105. D. Richardson made 49 and G…

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Country Tennis Championship Hurrah for Narromine!

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

Once more, hats off to Narrou[?]ne And three ringing cheers for their tennis players And three times three more for the heroes of Country Week…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

The local green has been fairly well used of late in practice games, which no doubt will help the players to strike form in district competition matches in…

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BOWLs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

The following team has been chosen to meet Wellinston, at We lington, on 26th inst., in Weatem District Shicht and "B" Competitions:—adman, R…

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COURSING. Narromine Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 7

Mr. C. A. Bibb presided at a largely attended meeting of the Narrominc Conrsing Club, which transacted a considerable amount of important business…

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CRICKET. J. C. Brown's v. Federation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

This mated was [?]led on Webnesday, and won by Federation by 48 runs. The tixture was looken upon as an hapor[?] one, and two strong teams…

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Cricket Slowly Dying. Games Are Too Long

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

The interest in cricket bus considerably evaporated in recent years. The authorities and other interested are wondering why. Where thousands…

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Boxing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Jeff Smith defeated Les. Darcy on Saturday night. For the first four rounds Darcy more than held his own. Early in the fifth Smith landed a hard…

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Bowls. Wellington Defeat Dubro

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

In the Rink Championship bowling match at Wellington to-day Dubbo was defeated by the home team by 3. The scores were even before the last head…

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Gordon Ellis Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

The Orange "Loader," commenting on a recent cricket match, congratulates Mr. Gordon Ellis on his return to form after six failures. In the match…

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Bowls. Wellington Wins Another Double

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

On Tuesday the "B" grade competition matches were advanced a stage on the Wellington club's green, when the home representatives met Dubbo in the…

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Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

Dubbo cricketers visited Wellington on Anniversary Day, and played a team representing Wellington D.C.U. The visitors compiled 71 in the first…

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BOWLS. Wellington beats Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 5

Dubbo bowlers on Tuesday entered on their campaign for the Western District honors, but met with a double reverse, being defeated at Wellington by…

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Western Tennis Champions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 7

All the Sydney papers refer in enthusiastic vein to the triumph of Narromine at the Country Week Tennis Carnival. Compliments in the superlative…

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Bowls. B. Grade

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

First Round: January 9—Bathurst v. Dubbo, at Bathurst; Wellington v. Orange, at Wellington; January 23: Orange v. Bathurst, at Orange; Wellington…

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