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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Dripstone Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

An unregistered race meeting will be held in Colreavy's paddock, Dripstone, on Easter Monday (9th April). A dance will take place at night. Mr. W…

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Wellington Show Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

The Wellington Jockey Club' will hold their show meeting on Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, when an excellent programme will be decided. The…

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Geurie Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 1

The Geurie Amateur Races. on Thursday resulted as follows:-- Malden Handicap.--P. C. Weston's Lady Field 1, Barbaric 2, Bennie Doon…

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Sporting. the Turf. A.J.C. Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

Fifty-five thousand persons attended the opening of the A.J.C. Carnival at Randwi[?]k on Saturday. The weather was bright, but squally. Results:…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 12

The Waratah Junior Football Club journeyed to Dubbo last Saturday, and opened up the season in that town. The match commenced at 3 o'clock, and the…

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Coming Races. Bathurst Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 12

The Bathurst Turf Club autumn races will be hold on Saturday and Monday next, and should provide two days' good sport. The fast totalisator to be…

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Wellington Show Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 12

The Wellington Jockey Club will hold their show meeting on Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, when an excellent programme will be decided. The…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 12

The Orange Jockey Club's show meeting will be held on Saturday, 21st April, the prize money being £75. Nomination for all events close on Monday,…

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Races at Stuart Town

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 12

An unregistered race meeting is advertised to be held at Stuart Town on Saturday, 28th April, the programme to be published in a later issue…

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Dripstone Races. a Big Attendance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 12

A record attendance for the race meeting held on Easter Monday last, on our local course, but, alas,; after dinner a rainstorm came up, accompanied by a…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

The following team of bowlers will play [?]ngton at Dubbo to-morrows Haw [?]wheeler, S. Gordon Gartrell, E. G. [?]Cadman, Bell, Von Schill…

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Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

On Easter Monday a team of cricketers, chiefly from Bawsonville and Willandra clubs, visited Gilgandra. and succeeded in defeating the local team…

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BOWLS. Wellington v. Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

The following will represent Dubbo in the competition matches to be played on the heal green tomorrow (Saturday); the first four playersncn…

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N. B. A. R. C. Races. Run May 25 and 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 2

The following horses were nominated for the paddock on April 11:—Queen Lottie, Timboola, Tip and Run, Gordon Wilson, Gold Crest,…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 2

The Orange Jockey Club's show meeting will be held on Saturday, 21st April, the prize money being £75. Nomination's for all events close to-night…

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Wellington Show Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 3

The Wellington Jockey Club will hold their show meeting on Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, when an excellent programme will be decided. The…

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Football Our Boys v. WALLAROOS

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 3

The football season was opened on Saturday last, but in Bell Park in place of Rygate Park, where the matches were played for some time before the…

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The Judge's Mistake. at Cowra Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

The decision of the judge in placing Doogood first in the Grandstand Handicap on the second day of the recent Cowra races, caused a good deal of…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 3

Forbes Howling Club, the youngest club in the west, conducted a carnival daring the Raster holidays. Several Clubs, including a number from…

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The End of the Cricket Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 3

The first grade metropolitan matches were concluded in Sydney on Saturday. Sydney won the competition being undefeated. The svores were as follows:…

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