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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Bowls. the Country Week Championships

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

The finals in connection with the Country Week Bowling Championships were played on Friday last. In the Singles Championship J. Lowe…

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Coursing Dog Killed. Tried to Find the Hare. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

During the running, of one of the trials at the coursing meeting at Mascot last, night one of the dogs was entangled in the mechanism and killed…

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Doorstep Cricket Club. Visit to Dry Lake

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The Doorstep Cricketers paid a visit to Dry Lake on Sunday last and had a victory by 6 wickets and 15 runs. The game was a very interesting and…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 10

The usual weekly events by the ladies' and gentlemen's swimming clubs were held at the Baths yesterday afternoon. In the ladies' 50…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 10

The final for the Morris trophy was played off on the local green yesterday afternoon, between Messrs. T. G. Adlington and J. D. McLeod…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 6

The New Zealand girls were supreme over their sisters of this State on Saturday, but the N.S.W. girls put up a great fight, and…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

The season is still keeping the knights of the willow interested, but the only matches that are being played are the Association's competition…

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State Swimming Championship for Wellington Noted Swimmers Coming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 10

Wellington, as a swimming centre, has again been recognised by the N.S.W. Swimming Association, as they have decided that the final of…

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Local Jottings. Bourke Picnic Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 10

The Darling River Picnic Race Club (Bourke) will hold its annual race meeting on 23rd and 24th April. There are four grass-fed and…

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Tennis by Radio. Big Matches Described

Western Age · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

The sport of tennis is receiving a great boost just now, not only by the presence in Australia of the bounding Frenchman (Borotra) and his…

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Radio Notes & News. Four Matches at Once. Broadcasting Big Tennis

Western Age · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

Although most people prefer to see a thing happen rather than hear about it, numbers of broadcast listeners have claimed that they get a better idea of…

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Doorstep Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 2

The Doorstep team will play Dry Lake a return match on Sunday, in Bourke. Although Dry Lake was beaten easily on Sunday last, they are…

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Bourke Cricket Club. BOURKE v. BYROCK

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 7

Lissington could not meet Bourke last Sunday, as most of their players were mastering, but our players were fortunate in arranging a match with…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 3

Many records were beaten at carnivals held in Sydney on Saturday. Moss Christie won the 880 yards Western District Championship in…

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Swimming. Mile State Championship for Wellington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 3

An opportunity which comes only once in a lifetime will be offered to the people of the West on Saturday, March 3rd, when the State Mile…

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Bourke Cricket Club. North Bourke v. HALES

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

On Wednesday, the 22nd inst, a competition match will be played between North Bourke and Hales. Most of cricket recently has been for…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 9

Yesterday's swimming events took on well and there was a good crowd at the baths to see the races run, and notwithstanding that the season…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 11

The New Zealand girls are still winning, their latest victories being in Victoria, where Ena Stockley again had no trouble in winning the…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 10

A meeting of the Committee of the Wellington Football League was held at the Club House Hotel on Monday night last for the…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5

The games in the Wellington competition are dragging among very tediously now, and there does not appear to be the keenness in the…

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