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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Country Week Bowls. Singles Championship

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

The Country Week Bowling Caruival opened in Sydney on Monday, the first event to be contested being the Singles Championship. In all there are 278…

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"Back to Dubbo" Tennis

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

The Dubbo Tennis Club Committee has prepared an attractive programme at championship and handicap ladies and gent's singles and doubles for "Back…

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Big Cricket. VICTORIA v. N.S.W. Sydney

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 2

Victoria, first innings, 295, Atkinson 53, Ransford (not out) 44, N.S.W., first innings, 2 for 150. Bardsley 65, Collins (not out) 63…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 3

The local A grade competition is being keenly fought out, and each week as the results come to hand show that the winner is going to be…

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The March Swimming Carnival Making Preparations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 8

There was another good attendance of the committee of the carnival which is to be held in Wellington starting on the 4th of March…

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Electric Light Speeds Up Grass Growth. on Golf Course

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

To perfect the turf on the greens in one fourth of the usual time, electric lights were used to grow grass at the new million dollar Bradley…

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Bowls. Country Week Contests

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

Results in the country bowling carnival, included the following:-- Pairs.--Wheeler and Moriarty (Dubbo) heat Meurer and Simes (Lismore)…

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Cricket. Dubbo Competition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

The Dublin district cricket competition entered upon the second found on Saturday, when Church of England met Rawsonville, at Rawsonville, Federation…

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Novel Golf Experiment Vardon on Taylor

Western Age · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A novelty on the New York links was introduced in a four ball match played at Sandy Ledge recently, when Harry Vardon and J. H. Taylor opposed Ernest…

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Bourke Cricket Club. BOURKE v. Brewarrina Hales Cup

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

The Cup Match on Sunday is creating a great deal of interest and many forecasts have been made as to the result. A large number of enthusiasts…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

The games in the Country Week Bowling Carnival were concluded on Friday with the following results:— Singles championship, final: Orr…

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Cricket Local Matches Postponed

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

The local matches which were to have been played during the week end had to be put off on account of the rainy conditions which prevailed…

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Cricket. Dubbo District Competition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 1

The first series of matches in the second round of the Dubbo district cricket competition were concluded on Saturday. Church of England's defeat…

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Bowls. Dubbo's Great Win. Country Week Rink Championship

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Dubbo, represented by W. Pollitt, P. Gordon, E. R. Hawke and G. Wheeler (skipper), carried off the rink championship at the Country Week carnival on…

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Bowls Carnival Country Week in Sydney. Dubbo Wins Rink Championseip Uessnock. Annexes Singles and Pairs. Wallsend Seoures Consolation (From our own Gorrespondent)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

The third Country Week Bowling Carnival was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last on the City green, when the final game for the Rink…

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Cricket Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 3

Rain interfered to a very great intent with the Peak Hill competition fixtures on Sunday last at Alestown. It poured from 7 o' clock in the morning…

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Bourke Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Owing to the rain which fell on Saturday afternoon the visit of the Brewarrina team to Bourke had once again to be postponed. It is now set…

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Big Cricket. Sydney

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

England versus Victoria. The former are all out for 500; Sutcliffe 88, Sandham 193, Whysall 89, Bryan 59…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 7

The paragraph in last issue which stated that four well-known players were prepared to play any other four members on a Saturday afternoon,…

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