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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1924

1,234 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 62

Tennis

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

The official opening of the Dubbo tennis courts will take place to-morrow afternoon, the Mayor at 4 o'clock declaring the season open. The [?]…

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Cobar Races

Western Age · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

Nominations for the Cobar Distrios Amateur Race Club's meeting close on Thursday, March 20th…

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Cricket Chatter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 7

Diggers finished up their last competition match of the season by securing a fairly easy three-point win over Church of England, and as a result…

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Cricket Notes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

With 204 runs on the board it looked as if Railway had an excellent chance of defeating Rawsonville. However, the country men rose to the [?] in…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

The following team will represent Dubbo Cricket Association in a match against Orange Association at Dubbo on March 22nd, commencing at 11 a.m…

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Popular Night Tennis

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 8
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Has night tennis come to stay! In spite of the predictions to the contrary more and more courts continue to be electrically lit. As evidence of the…

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Boxing the Shirtley-- Meades Fight

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 1

To-morrow (Saturday) night, at the Erskine-street Stadium, Albert Shirtley (Dubbo), and Jack Mendes (Gilgandra) will meet for a substantial purse. The…

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Dubbo Tennis Club. Opening Day—leeholme Cup Match

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

The opening day of the Dubbo Tennis Club takes place to-morrow, and the Mayor (Alderman J. B. Macdonald) will attend and declare the courts open…

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Bourke Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

On Sunday there will be a match on the local ground, Possibles v Probables 15 men aside, field 11. We hear that Brewarrina is…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 5

The cricketing season is now drawing to a close, and footballers will be making preparations for the coming season. In most of the other…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 5

The Railway team met Geurie on the Show Ground when they had a decisive win over the country players, winning, by seven wickets…

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Sporting. BOWLS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

The following team will represent Dubbo against Wellington, at Wellington, on Saturday next in the Gartrell Shield Competition:—E. Bellair, C.H…

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BOXING. Meades v. Shirtley

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

A large crowd assembled at the Paramount Stadiam on Saturday night last to witness the 15-round contest between Albert Shirtly (Dubbo) and Jack…

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Bowls Dubbo V. Wellington

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 1

The following team will represent Dubbo against Wellington at Wellington on Saturday next:--E. Bellair, C. Christmas, W. Pollitt. S. Gordon, P. Rockliff,…

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Boxing Erskine' Street Stadium Opened

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

Saturday night was the opening night of the Erskine-street Stadium, under the management of Messrs. Zade Rogan and Billy Furney, and it was a success…

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Cricket Coonamble v. Rawsonville

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

A team of Coo[?]ble cricketers visited Dubbo at the week-end, and me[?] and defeated Rawsonville on the Federation wicket. The game was a close…

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CRICKET. Orange v. Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent Orange against Dubbo at Dubbo on Saturday, March 22:--Dr. W. F. Matthews (captain), J. Floyd. B…

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Tennis Season Officially Opened by Mayor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

Lost Saturday afternoon the tennis season of the Dubbo Tennis Club was officially opened. The weather conditions were ideal for a social gathering…

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Dubbo Tennis Club. Opening Day. L[?]eholme Cup Match

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

Glorious weather prevailed on the opening day of the Dubbo Tennis Club, a ceremony which took place last Saturday. This was also the date of a…

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