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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 9

Notwithstanding the fact that the members of the Wellington Club had such a strenuous time on New Year's Day, their usual weekly point…

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Swimming Splashes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 6

THE Wellington A.S.C. is to be once more congratulated on achieving a wonderful success for its New Year's carnival, and at the…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 11

THE holidays in Wellington passed off very quietly so far as wielders of the willow were concerned, and the only bit of cricket enthusiasm was…

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Golf As It Is

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 11

THE following is from an American paper: "Golf is a form of work made expensive enough for a rich man to…

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The Third Test Buckie Bowls Well England Foils Quickly All Out for 117 MELBOURNE

Western Age · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

Resuming the English innings yesterday, Hammond, with Jardine, gradually approached his double century, and finally got the record-breaking figures…

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The Third Test Blackie Bowls Well England Falls Quickly All Out for 417 MELBOURNE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 1

Resuming the English innings yesterday, Hammond, with Jardine, gradually approached his double century, and finally got the record-breaking figures…

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Slow Cricket Some of the Causes Memories of the Great "W.g."

Western Age · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 3

Some time age a cricket statistician le[?]lished a good deal of the current talk about the unpara[?]ed scoring of [?] days by a simple statement of the…

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Slow Cricket Some of the Causes Memories of the Great "W.g"

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 8

Some time ago a cricket statistician demolished a good deal of the current talk about the unparalleled scoring of these days by a simple statement of the…

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Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

During the Xmas holidays a Dubbo rink consisting of Messrs. Von Schill, Irvine, Hawke and Wheeler took part in the Back-to-Orange Carnival, and…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

On Wednesday arrangements had been made for a match with Tomingley on the local wicket, but the country players failed to put in an appearance…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

The country bowling carnival will commence in Sydney next month, and a number from the Wellington Club will be represented. Up to the…

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Swimming. Arne Borg's Visit

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

Word has been received that Arne Borg, the great Swedish and world's record holder, will probably be available to visit Wellington on…

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Let Us Have a Swimming Carnival !

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

DUBBO is provided with full opportunities of extending her national possibilities by the arranging, each year, of a monster carnival is the waters of the Macquarie, which lend themselves to the provisions of a fine swimming course. The close proximity to the town and the fine stretch of…

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Cricket. England Wins Third Test Match

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

The third test match was concluded at Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, after a keen and exciting struggle, the Englishmen winning…

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American Boxing Tiger on Top New York Bout New York

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 1

Tiger Payne, who fought with great success in Australia. defeated Dijo Doman, the Los Angles heavyweight, by a technical knockout in the ninth…

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Sydney Racing Letter. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

Seemingly unworried by the drastic handling which they had received during the Christmas racing at Randwick, the punters journeyed in their…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 8

The usual weekly races by the men's and women's clubs were held at the Baths yesterday afternoon, and though the entries were not large,…

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Swimming Splashes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 6

SO ARNE BORG is to visit Wellington after all. When the Wellington pool was first built this happy young…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

ENGLAND still retains the Cricket Ashes, which they won from Australia when that team last visited England, when only one match was…

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Swimming Championship 440 Yards Sydney

Western Age · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

The qualifying heats in the 440 yards championship of New South Wales was decided last night, and as a result the following will contest the…

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