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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1916

402 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 21

Dubbo Tennis Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Dubbo Tennis Club was held last evening. Mr. G. H. Taylor (President) in the chair. The balance-sheet showed a credit of…

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Western District Tennis Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above Association was held last evening, under the presidency of Mr. G. I. Sefton, Vice-President. The…

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COBAR. H.A.C.B. Society's Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

The annual race meeting in connection with the Hibernian Benefit Society took place on Wednesday afternoon on the local racecourse. The…

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Sporting. Boxing Notes

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 4

Our middleweight champion, Fritz Holland, turned the tables on his recent conqueror, George K.O. Brown. Weighing in at 2 o'clock Brown…

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Goolma Patriotic Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 3

The Goolma Amateur Tarf Club has arranged for a day's inning on Saturday, the 1st April, the proceeds to be devoted to one of the patriotic funds…

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Boxing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night last Les. Darcy scored a technical knock-out over Les. O'Donnell in the seventh round. O'Donnell fought…

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BOWLS. Local Competitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

The local competitions are drawing to a finish, and the next few weeks should see them all completed. During the season some surprise packets have…

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Sporting. the Turf. Warwick Farm Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

The March meeting of the Warwick Farm Racing Club was held on Saturday afternoon. Following are the results:—…

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Goolma Patriotic Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 5

The Goolma Amateur Turf Club has arranged for a day's racing on Saturday next, 1st April, the proceeds to be devoted to one of the patriotic funds…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 5

Attention is drawn in another column to the Orange show races, which are to be held on Saturday, April 8th, the day following the Orange show. The…

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Bowls B Grade Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

The following is the draw for the sixth round:—S. Gordon v. Co[?], Von Schill v. Bishop, J. Gordon v. MeLach[?] L[?]holm a by[?]…

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Parkes Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

On the first day of the Parkes races on Wednesday the winners were: -- Jack Rodgers, Haver's Hope. Zens, Alynwiek, and Silent King…

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Orange Show Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

Attention is drawn in another column to the Orange Show Races, which are to be held on Saturday, April 8, the day following Orange…

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Sporting. P. A. T. Club Races Postponed

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 4

Owing to the fact that the drought still continues, as elsewhere, on the Paroo, the P. A. T. C. has decided to postpone its annual race meeting…

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Boxing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Tommy Uren cleverly defeated Frank O'Connor in a match for the welter-weight championship of…

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Boxing Contest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 1

Another boxing contest is being promoted by Private W. Hurley at the Empire picture Stadium next Saturday night, when Alhort Shirtley, a…

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BOWLS. The Local Competitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

During the past week or so the mafority of the members of the local club prefer the "bank" to indulging in practice. The reason for this change…

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Tennis Players Doing Their "Bit."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

The following are the names of members of clubs affiliated with the Dubbo District Tennis Association who have enlisted. Some of these have already…

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Boxing

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

Darcy and Brown have agreed to meet again, this time at catch weights. Novel conditions will attend the contest. Brown has agreed with Mr…

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Hungerford Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

In this issue Mr. H. Digoy Gell, Secretary of the Federal Amateur Turf Club, announces that owing to the drought the Hungerford races…

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