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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1932

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Sporting Notes Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 2

Early astir. A Soccer enthusiast whispers that the Association Football Club is arranging a meeting for next Wednesday night…

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SWIMMING Great Finish in 200 Yards

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

THE usual weekly point score races if the men's and women's clubs were held at the Baths yesterday afternoon, and there was a good…

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Week-end Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 2

On Saturday a team from Breeong will visit Gilgandra and play a friendly match with a local combination. The same will commence…

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Waddy's Eleven Offer to Dubbo Commercialising Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 1

E. L. Waddy, of Waddy and Pulton, Sydney, wrote to Dubbo Cricket Association, stating that he had been approached with reference to taking a…

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World's Golf Record Broken N.S.W. Golfer Plays 220 Holes Non-Stop

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 9

TO play twelve rounds and four holes in one day at North Brighton Golf Links, N.S.W., was the recent achievement of Mr. Stanley Gard,…

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Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

The selectors have arranged the following seven teams for the Gillespie Cup competition:— 1. R. Barlow, F. Nolan, E. R…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

The competition will be continued next Sunday when the Kangaroos and Emus will play the game postponed from last week. With both teams…

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Cricket Comments

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

Llanver lads laboured the Wanderrs in good style during the week-end, but must be credited with a win over 'Fillups."…

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Cricket Sensation Coonamble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

A remarkable case was heard at the local Police Court yesterday when Constable Tarrant charged Herbert Lithgow with allegedly using indecent…

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Tennis Test Team To Meet Japanese ADELAIDE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

Crawford, Hopman and Sproule have been selected to represent Australia in the third Test match against Japan, in Sydney…

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Another Dubbo Wail. Action of Swimming Club Funnier Than a Circus. "News" Supplies The Facts And Dubbo Should Apologise To

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

The following decidedly misi[?]ng but highly humorous paragraph, is reprinted from Tuesday's Dubbo "Liberal" report of a committee meeting…

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Turned Down Offer To Send Inter-State Team To Dubbo Cricket Association Acts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

Dubbo District Cricket Association, at a meeting held on Wednesday night, unanimously decided to decline an offer to send an…

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Boxing

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

Mr. Harry Goodwin has got gether another fine programme his patrons on Saturday night [?] when Ernie Beard and Mickey [?]…

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Rugby Football League Same Old Story. It's Never Too Late

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 6

YEAR after year there is the same old story to be told about the Wellington Rugby League. Why is the League so lax in holding its annual…

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SWIMMING Mudgee Carnival

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 3

LAST Saturday night a swimming carnival was held at the Mudgee Weir, in connection with a big hospital effort for the town, and…

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Test Cricket No Play. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

A message from Melbourne [?] that it was still raining this morning making play impossible before [?] in the test match between South…

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Record Crowd Sees Fitzpatrick Defeat Huggard Bright Boxing at Royal Stadium

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

A record crowd saw Jack Fitzpatrick (Dubbo) defeat Tommy Huggard (Forbes) at the Royal Stadium on Saturday night, when…

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Flashes on the Sport Screen News From All Athletic Fields, Both at Home and Abroad Brevities for the Followers of Every Game, Live and to the Point. Look for This Feature Every

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

Slow motion shots of wrestling taken at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during the making of the wrestling picture in the sports series,…

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Tennis Club

The Western Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

The annual general meeting of members will be held in the Public School on Thursday, 18th February. Officers will be elected for the ensuing…

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Inter-town Bowls Dubbo v. MUDGEE Hartcher & Co. Down Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 6

On Saturday morning the bowlers of Dubbo were early astir. Long before san-up, figures wearing the well-known blazers and the white flannels were on…

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