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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1932

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Wellington Swimming Carnival. Wellington Retains Nanima Cup. Record Entries and Great Finishes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 6

THE competitors had the best of matters when the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club held its fourteenth annual carnival on Tuesday…

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Racing and Depression Challenge Winner First Filly for 21 Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 5

Although the A.J.C. does all in its power to foster racing and keep the Sport of Kings always on the top rang of the ladder, it must be distressing to…

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Bits About Boxing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

T. O'Brien and R. Williams supplied the brightest bout at the Royal Stadium on Tuesday night. Never letting up from the word "go," the lads fought…

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Cricket Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

The defeat of the Kangaroos by the Wallabies on last Sunday now makes the competition very interesting se the winner of the Emus v Wallabies…

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CRICKET. Trangie Holds The Cup

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

On Saturday last Narromine journeyed to Trangie in an endeavour to regain the Mumford Cup which they recently lost to Trangie, but their…

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Girls' Legs. How To Make Them Beautiful. for the Narromine Swimming Baths

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

Local members of the fair sex visiting the Narromine swimming baths, quite naturally, all desire to have their legs looking as pretty as…

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Challenge Winner. First Filly for 21 YEARS. Racing And Depression

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

Although the A.J.C. does all in its power to foster racing, and keep the Sport of Kings always on the top rung of the ladder, it must be…

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Cricket Comments. White House Whisky Cup. Gilgandra Defeat Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

On Australia Day, 26th January, Gilgandra came over in spite of the intense heat to do bat[?]e for Narromine's own magnificent White Horse…

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Great Swimming Carnival. At Narromine Baths This Week-End. 21 Visitors From Sydney. Numerous Other Visiting Competitors

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

Easily Narromine's biggest swimming carnival will be held at the local Municipal baths this Saturday and Sunday, and provided the weather…

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EUMUNGERIE Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

Our local eleven will journey to Coalbaggie to-day (Saturday) to try and regain possession of the Challenge Cup. Mogriguy Cricket Club, having sent…

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Boxing Fatality Death After Practice Bout Hobar, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

Injuries received by W. H. Eaves, welter champion of Tasmania, during a practice bout on Tuesday evening, resulted in his death last night. At…

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Big Cricket Visitors at the Wickets Adelaide, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 6

The Fourth Tost, match commenced to-day on the Adelaide Oval in nice cricketing weather. There was an attendance of 7000 at the opening…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

The second round of the Austin cup was played on Wednesday night, when there was again a large number of the public to view the games. On…

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SWIMMING Trial 110 Yards

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

KEEN interest was taken yesterday morning in the trial swim over 110 yards for the purpose of selecting a team to represent Wellington at…

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Tilden on Tennis Tennis Demands Your Best

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

"Tennis is one of the finest and cleanest games that anyone can take up!" Such is the declared opinion of "Big Bill" Tilden, and…

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Night Bowls Wellington and Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

Wellington Club will be represented by five rinks to-morrow (Wednesday night on the Dubbo green…

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Win for Jap. Tennis Players

The Western Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 2

Playing at Perth the Japanese players won all four matches against Australia in the Second Test…

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Cricket. Emus Defeat Wallabies

The Western Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

Cricketers were fortunate last Sunday in striking a break in the bet weather for the day was overcast and the temperature bad down to around…

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League Football First Executive Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 4

Dubbo Rugby Football League Executive met in the Mechanics' Institute last night. In the absence of the newly-appointed…

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Rugby League Football New Executive's First Meeting Coach to Be Appointed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

The first meeting of the newly-elected executive of the Dubbo Rugby League was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Monday…

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