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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Waratah Football Social

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 4

The Waratah Junior Football Club held a very enjoyable social in the Public Hall last night, there being a large attendance. The committee had gone…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The Dubbo District Football Competition will open to-morrow with a match between Macquarie and Railway. Both teams have been doing…

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Boxing. Evans v SYMONDS

Western Age · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 3

At the Sydney stadium on Saturday night, Digger Evans, the left-handed Cobar boxer who has had such a remarkable career in the ring…

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Tennis Club Concert

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 1

Dubbo Tennis Club's concert on May 27 in the Empire Hall promises to he a success. An excellent programme will include contributions, by Miss Florence…

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GOLF. The Dubbo Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

To-morrow (Saturday) afternoon the Dubbo Golf Club will hold its opening day. Various competitions have been arranged, and the committee extend a…

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Local and General. Dubbo Golf Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 1

An opening day will be held by the Dubbo Golf Club on Saturday, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Various competitions have been arranged. A large…

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Tennis

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 2

The Far Western Districts Championship tennis meeting will be held in Nyngan on 9th, 10th, 11th and 2th June, 1920. There are four…

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North Bourke Amateur Race Club Races July 7 and 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 2

The programme for the forthcoming race meeting to be held on 7 th and 8th July appears in this issue. There are five races each day with a…

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Bourke Football Association. MAROONS v. Blues. Blues Win by 35 to Nil

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 2

The above teams met on the local ground on Wednesday last in the third match of the first round of the competition…

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Boxing

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 3

The contest set down for Saturday night between the two heavy weights, Jim Cooley and Charles Agnew, did not take place, as the men considered the…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 3

Two games were played amongst the [?]ers in the President's competition, [?] the local bowling green on Friday [?] when Mr. A. T. Smith defeated Mr…

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Football Country Week

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 3

A meeting of the selection committee to choose the Western District team to play in Sydney during Country Week, was held at Bathurst on…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The Dubbo League Competition opened on Saturday with a match between Macquarie and Railway. The former won by 3 to nil, Saunders crossing the…

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Sporting. TENNIS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

On Saturday next the returned soldiers will play a team from the remain' der of the Dubbo Tennis Club. There are some very good players amongst…

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Football Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1

There were several accidents in the football fights on Saturday, Must of the injuries sustained, however, were not of a serious nature, and a little…

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Football on Sundays

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1

The day has come (says Cootamundra "Herald") when very few object to quiet recreation on Sundays, but who is to draw distinction as to what…

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Sporting Notes. Boxing. Symonds v Evans. the Digger Outed in the Eighth

Western Age · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

Digger Evans struck the toughest proposition of his career on Saturday night when he met Joe Symonds, the famous English featherweight. The…

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Bourke Football Association

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

The Ramblers and Maroons open up the second round on Wednesday (to-morrow). The match will commence at 3 p m. sharp…

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