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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 7

The Wallaroo-Waratah teams both travelled to Dubbo on Monday to try conclusions with the Dubbo boys. The first match was set down to commence…

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Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

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Golf

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

Five matches of the ladder competition were played last Saturday. Mc. Manamey bent O. Soane, Balfour beat P. Soane, Bell bent Wheeler, Vader…

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Golf Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

Five matches were played last Saturday in the ladder competition, and in almost every case the challenger lost his match. The games were very…

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Racing Disqualifications

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

At a special meeting of the W.D. Racing Association G. Lees (Dubbo), and R. Williams, jockey, appealed against the disqualification for twelve…

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Football at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

Thus the "Sun":—They "take things easy" in Dubbo. For holiday pastime on Monday they played football. Reg. Lydon has a leg broken;…

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To-morrow's Races

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 8

We are asked to state, in connection with the postponed races tomorrow (Friday), that the first event will be run at 1.15, and the others at…

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The Gilgandra Football Heroes. (To the Editor)

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 14

Sir,—Amongst the news published in your last week's issue is a paragraph announciag the fact that there is a football club in Gilgandra, and…

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Tennis

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 2

The Wellington Public Tennis Club propose holding a mixed doubles handicap tournament, the best of three sets, and open to allcomers in Wellington…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 2

All Blacks played Wallaroos on Saturday last, in the presence of a large attendance. The game played by both teams was very fast and clean, which…

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Garryowen Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 1

The winter meeting of tho Garry-owen Race Club will be hold on Dubbo course on Saturday and Monday, June- 23 and 25. Horseowners should note…

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Tullamore Picnic Races Postponed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

We are in receipt of a wire from the secretary of the above race club stating that the races to be held at Tullamore, to-morrow (Wednesday) have…

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Football. Wrightville Easily Defeats Navvies. Match Ends in a Tumult

Western Age · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

Despite the cold and damp slate of the weather on Sunday last very large gathering of spectators, including quite a number of the…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 8

The following is the Our Boys team, selected to play All Black's on Saturday next:—Full back, Henry, threequarter line, R. Porter, Rogers, Boehme,…

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Golf Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 5

About a dozen players handed in cards for the second round of the president's Trophy last Saturday. Mr. [?] Showed the best [?] 76 Ih. si iii'i wiili 7<1,…

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Coonamble Races

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 10

Coonamble annual races, to have been held on Wednesday and Thursday, were postponed till Tuesday and Wednesday, next, on account of…

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Correspondence. the Football Critic. (To the Editor)

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 7

Sir,—To read the abusive letter on to the footballers of Gilgandra published in your last paper, one would think that Gilgaudra is the only…

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John Bull, Sphinx. Belgian Woman Talks. "Priests Play Tennis."

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 18

(By Peter Dayid, in the "Daily Express.") "You English are too chiv-al-rous," she said. "That is my chief complaint against you. They talls about the mysteries of the…

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Walnuts and Wine. the Recent Football Match. (Air:"After the Ball")

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 3

At the Wellington-Dubbo football match on King's Birthday the field was covered with crippled player. Five of the ri[?]ters were Knocked out with…

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