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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Cricket

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 8

The Australian Board of Control decided at Melbourne on December 31 that the match between Victoria and Tasmania, at which Ponsford knocked…

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Country Week Tennis. Dubbo Doing Well

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

The Country Week Tennis Carnival opened on Tuesday, and during the day's play Buddabadah beat Dubbo II. by 7 sets to 1, and Dubbo I. beat…

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Country Tennis. Du[?]o's Successful Part

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

The "Sun" on Wednesday published an interesting group photograph of the participants in the first country week carnival held in Sydney in 1910. The…

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Bourke Cricket Club. Hales' Builders v. Town Second Grade

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

On Sunday on the local Cricket Ground an interesting match will be played by the Town Second Graders ve[?] a team picked from the builders…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

The local bowlers will journey to Bathurst on Wednesday next for the purpose of playing the return match at that centre in connection with the…

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Cricket Third Test Match

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

The Australian team for the third test match which commences at Adelaide on Friday has undergone another change. Tommy Andrews…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

Church of England will be represented by the following players against Old Dubbo on No. 2 ground on Saturday next, at 2.15 p.m.:—E. J. Croft,…

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BOXING. O'Brien v. Meades

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

On Saturday night next at the Dubbo stadium the much-talked-of contest between Roy O'Brien, of Darlinghurst, and Jack Meades, of Dubbo, will take…

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Sporting. BOWLS. Dubbo v. Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

These towns have met twice this season in the Gartrell Shield competition, and on each occasion the Dubbo representatives have proved too good…

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Vacation Swimming School. Lecture by Major Cookerussell

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 3

Good progress has been made during the past few days in connection with the vacation swimming school at Dubbo, and the number of pupils has…

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Local and General Dubbo Racing Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

The annual general meeting of members of the Dubbo Racing Club will be held at Stanton's Royal Hotel on Friday evening at 8 o'clock…

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In Among the Pictures Lecture on Swimming. Hints for Keeping Fit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

By kind permission of the management, said Major Cooke Russell, between the pictures last night. I am here to tell you something that may…

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Swimming

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

Nyngan Narromine and Warren have taken full advantage of the recent fresh [?] the river to organise swimming carnivals at their centres…

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Big Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

South Australia versus N.S.W.— Former first innings made 389. N.S.W. 5 out, for 328; Gwynne 138, Ra[?] 37, Andrews 38…

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Wellington Swimming Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 8

A meeting of the Wellington Swimming Club was held on Mondya night at the Council Chambers, when the President, Mr. P. R…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 6

The following team will represent the Railway A team in their match against Maryvale on the show, ground on Sunday next: S. Spargo,…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 8

Great crowds are arriving at Adelaide for the third test which starts to-morrow, and all the hotels are crowded with visitors. It is stated…

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Bowls. a Close Finish

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 7

The Wellington bowlers journeyed to Bathurst yesterday per motor car for the purpose of playing the local club in the Gartrell Shield…

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New Swimming Baths Public Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 8

A public meeting was called for Monday night last for the purpose of discussing the advisability of holding a big carnival on the 26th…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 9

With the excitement of the two first test matches over, local cricketers looked forward to the starting of the local games last week end,…

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