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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Swimming. Arne Borg Creates New World's Record

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 3

Arne Borg, the Swedish champion, who is noted for smashing records, achieved another big success at the Domain Baths on Saturday night…

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Big Tennis Monte Carlo Finals Month Carlo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

In the Monte Carlo finals of the Women's Teenhis Doubles, Miss Boyd and Mrs. Satternwite bent Mrs. Cohell and Miss Thomas, 2-6, 6-1, 6-6. In the…

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Bowls. an Interesting Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

One of the "surprise" games which happen occasionally in competition matched was that played off on Saturday afternoon in the Doubles…

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Dubbo Swimming Club. Gets to Work at Once

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 6

There is no doubt the re-formed Dubbo Swimming Club is very much in earnest in the work of making an attempt to promote swimming in Dubbo. At a…

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Sydney Racing Letter. Whitta's Brilliant Gallop. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

The feature of the racing at Randwick on Saturday was Whitta's brilliant effort in the Challenge States, when she jumped away first and was never…

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Tennis Champion's Proposal. To Play Tilden, Cachet and Lacoste. Prague

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

The world's professional tennis champion, Korel Kozeluh, who coached the British Davis Cup team last year, has challenged Cochet, Lacoste and Tilden…

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Swimming Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

"Dog Paddle" has been under the spell of the hot weather during the past few weeks and has neglected to chronicle local natation doings…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

On Tuesday evening a trial swim was held in order to secure the team to represent Wellington in the Nanima Cup, the result being that…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

Despite the hot weather which prevailed yesterday afternoon, there were several good games played. In the singles championship, A. T…

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Swimming Splashes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

THE Wellington Swimming Club, which started its activities in a modest manner at the Macquarie River many years ago, even at that…

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Boxing at Stadium

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

Fighting fans should not fail to go to the Stadium on Saturday (Anniversary Day) night, when a ding dong battle royal will be staged between the…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

In their first innings against Victoria, the score for N.S.W. up to the luncheon adjournment was one for 90…

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Tennis Success

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Plaing in the Sydney Cuntry Week tennis tournament, Mrs, E. E. Sommler (nee Miss Iris Luckie), of "Morahmee," Gilgandra, was…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 12

IT appears that the good-old summer game is having a hard time to exist in Wellington. Why this apathy on the part of…

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Swimming Carnival Championship Events Sydney Swimmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

ALTHOUGH Wellington has been given a fairly solid run of swimming carnivals of late, it is nevertheless anticipated that there will be…

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To Cricket Secretaries

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

We desire the scores of all matches played by clubs within a 50 mile radius of Gilgandra, and will publish them free of…

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Starters in the 880 Yards Swimming Championship

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

Arne Borg. winner of the State 440 yards swimming championship, and young Noel Ryan, who swam a creditable race at the Domain Baths. Sydney, on Saturday, January 12, 1929…

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The Jingle of Bingle Night Bowls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Bingle grows enthusiastic over the prospect of night bowling, and wants to shake someone by the hand. He writer "I am waiting for the…

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Sydney Racing Letter. Whitta's Brilliant Gallop

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

The feature of the racing at [?]andwick on Saturday was Whitta's brilliant effort in the Challenge Stakes, when she jumped away first and was…

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Crawford Beaten Tennis Championships Adelaide

Western Age · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

Play was unusually exciting in the Australian Tennis Championships [?]ed here yesterday. Contrary to anticipations, Schlesinger beat Crawford…

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