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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 3

There was no cricket in Dubbo during the Easter holidays, due possibly to the fact that a team from Brocklchurst, assisted by players from Whylandra,…

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Bowls. the Easter Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 3

Beautiful weather favored the opening day (Friday) of the Easter Carnival of the Dubbo Bowling Club. Representatives from Victoria Park and…

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Sporting. the Turf, [?]e Amateur Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 3

The Geurie Amateur Race Club held their first meeting for this season on Thursday last. There was a good attendance of horses, as well as a good…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 6

Messrs. A. T. Smith, G. Brade, S. E. Marsden and T. H. Cameron took part in the City Club tournament in Sydney at Easter. In one game they had the…

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Tennis

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 4

This popular game will soon be in full swing locally, and now that the winter is approaching the various courts should be well attended. The…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 3

The members of the Half-Holiday Club are going in for the game more seriously v this year, and have been making arrangements for the forthcoming…

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W.j.c. Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 2

The Wellington Jockey Club's show meeting will take place on the Wellington racecourse on Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3. As the prize-money…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

Brocklehurst gave Railway a great leather-hunting on the Sports Ground wicket on Saturday. Batting first, seven wickets fell for 263, when the…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 4

The Orange Jockey Club have put on a day's racing on April 27, the day following the Orange Show. The whole of the proceeds will be given to the…

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W.j.c. Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

The Wellington Jockey Club's show meeting will take place on the Wellington racecourse on Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3. As the prize-money…

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Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

The which mhich was to have been played to-morrow between the Orange and Dubbo B teams, has been indefinitely postponed…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Whylandra in their match against Brocklehurst to-morrow (Saturday):—Jim, Jack and A…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1918 · page 2

There has not been much doing amongst local bowlers during the latter part of last week, and the rain which fell on Saturday afternoon…

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Church and Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 3

While divine service was being conducted in a little church in the Dubbo district on Sunday afternoon, about 25 or 30 young men were…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 7

A meeting of the Wellington Bowling Club was held, last night to make arrangements for the visit of the Orange team to Wellington on Saturday next…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the Wellington Rugby Football League was held at the Club House Hotel on Tuesday evening last, there being a very large attendance of…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 7

A meeting of the Wallaroos F.C. was held on Monday night, there being a good attendance. A good deal of club business was transacted, and the following…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 6

The Orange Jockey Club have put on a day's racing on April 27, the day following the Orange Show. The whole of the proceeds will be given to the…

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Football. Wellington Rugby League

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Wellington Football League was held at McCormick's Club House Hotel rooms on Friday night last, there being…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 3

The Orange bowlers paid a visit to Wellington on Saturday last in connection with the Western District Shield competition, and suffered defeat…

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