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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Doings Around Dubbo District Narromine Swimming Carnival Caledonian Sports Caledonian Spouts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

Arrangements are well in hand for the Caledonian sports meeting to be held on January 27. A meeting of the Caledonian Society was held on…

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Races Off At Adelaide Adelaide, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

The race meeting set down for Saturday and Monday, under the auspices of the Adelaide Racing Club, has been abandoned…

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To Proceed Monday's Races at Williamstown Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

At its adjourned meeting to-day, the Williamstown Racing Club decided to proceed with the Anniversary Day fixture…

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BOWLS Exciting Win

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 3

One of the most exciting games of bowls played in connection with the A pennant games took place between Dubbo and…

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Swimming Baths How They Improve Swimmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 3

During the past few nights, the swimming pool has been crowded with swimmers, whilst hundreds of people have lined the…

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SWIMMING To-day's Carnival Many Visitors in Town

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

THERE are a great many visitors in town to-day, the attraction being the big swimming carnival at the Wellington Olympic pool. The…

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Cricket Beaten on the Post

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

Comobella and Boomerangs played an exciting finish on Rygate Park yesterday, and the result was in the lap of the gods right to the end…

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Dubbo Teams Engaged Representative Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

Two Dubbo tennis were in action ever the week-end, one defeating Mudgee on Saturday. and the other losing to Wellington yesterday. The matches…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

The 17th annual swimming carnival under the auspices of the Wellington Swimming Club was held on Monday…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

Cricketers, despite the great heat of the week-end, proceeded with their matches, and apparently did not feel…

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Visitors to Wellington For Swimming Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

Quite a number of our local residents journeyed to Wellington on Monday for the swimming carnival, some staying for the dance at night…

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TENNIS Town Club News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 3

At the usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Wellington Public Tennis Club, held last night, it was decided to call…

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Sporting Notes Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

I.O.O.F. cricketers v. Gilgandra branch, on Sunday, include M. Pearce, J. Pearce, J. Wheeler, L. Piper. M. See, E. Neagel. L. Jacobs, T. Leis, H…

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Tennis Quiet Heat to Blame

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

The tennis courts are very quiet these days. We don't know whether we have the hot weather to blame or whether…

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SWIMMING Point Score Events Ladies Fail to Start

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 3

Despite the fact that the Club members had more than their share of swimming on Monday last, there…

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“Modern and Hygienic Necessity” Swimming Pool for Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce Has Plans

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

The need of a swimming pool within easy reach of the town has been urged for a long time, but at the last meeting of the Chamber of…

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CRICKET Victoria v. N.S.W. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

The Victorians continued their second innings in the match against N.S.W. at the Sydney, Cricket Ground to-day, and at the luncheon…

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Wellington Wins by a Touch Wellington Amateur Swimming Club Annual Anniversary Day Carnival Nanima Cup Race Thrills Hundreds

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

Heat waves danced and shimmered on the crystal-clear water at the Wellington Baths, and the sun blazed down from a cloudless sky last Monday afternoon, when the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club staged its…

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BOXING. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 5

At Rushcutter's Bay Stadium last night, the American Negro, Leo Deacon Kelly, knocked out the Italian, Merio Preciso, in the 8th…

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Cricket Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

While running between the wickets in the Hales-Colts match on Sunday last George Lavercombe strained a muscle in his side and…

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