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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Cricket Competition Fixtures

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

February 9th and 16th.--Railway v. Church of England, No. 2 wicket, umpire, S. F. S. Green; Rawsonville v. Diggers, No. 3 wicket, umpires, E. J…

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Cricket Match. Mogo Forest v. Economic Stores

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

A team of cricketers organised by Mr. W. Ley, of the Economic Stores, Tiilbragar-street, on Sunday journeyed to Mogo Forest, about 18 miles from…

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North Bourke Amateur Race Club Annual General Meeting. Grass-fed Races in May

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the members of the above club was held at Fitzgerald's Hotel on Thursday evening, January 31st…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The local swimming club held 100 yards club handicap at The Shallows yesterday afternoon, the idea being to keep the members of the Club who…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

A start has been made in the rinks championship at the Country Week Bowling Carnival. Wellington was successful in defeating Singleton by…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 6

Bowlers from all parts of the State assembled in Sydney on Monday when the N.S.W. Country Carnival was commenced, the games being…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 3

On Saturday next a team from Dubbo will visit Wellington and play a combined team on Bell Park. This should be good news to the local…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The following team has been selected to play for Railway in their match against Carlton on the Show Ground during the week end: A…

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Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

In the third round of the rink competition at the Country Week Bowling Carnival in Sydney, Dubbo (Jeif skipper) defeated Orange (Curran). 22 to…

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BOWLS. Country Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The Country Week Bowling Carnival in still proceeding in Sydney. In the Singles Championship E. R. Hawke (Dubbo) went through to the fifth round…

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Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

The following team has ben selected to represent Diggers against Rawsonville, commencing on 9th instant. The match is to be played on No. 3 wicket:…

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Collie Races

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

The Collie Amateur Turf Club races, postponed from Saturday, were held on Monday, under favorable conditions. There was a good attendance, and the…

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Revival of Racing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

It will be a good sign of the times if the public meeting called for to-night, for the purpose of re-establishing the sport of horse racing in Dubbo, is largely…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The following team will represent Railway in a competition match against Church of England, commencing to-morrow (Saturday):—Hull, Hayes,…

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A Tennis Mystery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4
Also in Western Age

St. John, the greatest tennis player Queensland ever produced, makes an interesting psychological study. Here's a man who has real tennis genius,…

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Boxing Campbell Defeats Pal Brown

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

In the fight between Pal Brown and K. O. Campbell, at Gilgandra on Saturday night, the former's weight was given as 11.6[?], and the latter's as 10.2,…

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Latest Cables. English Boxing Frankie Burns Knocked Out. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

At the Premierland, in a twenty round contest, Wanthof, Dutch middle weight Champion, knocked out Frankie Burns, Australia, in the second round…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 2

The Wellington Rink, which comprises Messrs. F. A. Jones, A. T. Smith, F. S. Wilmot, and A. Morris, did real well in the Rinks…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 2

There was a good deal of [?] taken in the match between Cottons and Railway on the shown grea[?] wicket during the week end. [?]…

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