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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Amateur Athletics Preparing for Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 2

The first annual meeting of the Dubbo and District Amateur Athletic Club will be held at the Town Hall on Monday, March 8…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 2

The Wellington District Association team will play at Narromine on Sunday next, and each player is requested to take along pads and a…

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RACING Past and Present

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 6

When the members of the Wellington Garryowen Club were discussing the distances of the races, the four furlong…

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TENNIS Town Club News

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 2

The committee of the Wellington Tennis Club, the members of which automatically go out of office at the annual general…

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Sporting Notes Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 6

The Whitney Cup draw for next Sunday is:—Wallace & McGcc v. Iona Colts, on No. 3 wicket; Rawsonville v. Coalbaggie on No. 2 wicket…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 10

We are now in the last month of the swimming season. The club members will probably do very little…

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Forbes Swimming Baths

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 5

Preliminary plans of the proposed swimming baths for Forbes have been before the aldermen for some time but at the last meeting of the…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 9

W. Sing, who played for Forbes last year as five-eighth, has been chosen to coach the Dubbo League team this year. He receives £4 per…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 7

The main topic of the week has been the test match. Everyone was more than pleased with the Australian's…

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TENNIS Town Club News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 2

The full complement of 18 pairs has been secured for the Wellington Club's mixed doubles handicap American…

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TENNIS Annual Meeting Good Attendance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Yeoval Tennis Club was held in the school rooms on Monday night, the 1st instant…

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Keen Coursing At Dubbo Meeting Big Crowd in Attendance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 2

The coursing meeting at the Dubbo Show Ground last night was the most successful since the formation of the Diggers' Coursing…

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Dubbo Racing Club £350 Prize Money

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 1

Dubbo Cup meeting will be held on April 29 and 30, those being the dates allocated Dubbo Racing Club by the W.D.R.A. At a meeting of…

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CRICKET Toongi v. Yeoval Cup Changes Hands

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 8

A cricket match was played for the Toongi Cup on the local cricket ground on Sunday last between the Toongi…

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YEOVAL Tennis Club Meeting the Weather

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 5

The weather still continues very hot, dry and dusty. Good changes work up occasionally, but pass over with very light showers. A good fall of…

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Paramount Tennis club Annual Meeting After Successful Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 9

Mr. George Mackley chaired an enthusiastic reunion of this club. There was a fine attendance and two apologies. In his words of welcome, the…

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Sporting Notes Athletics

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Dubbo District Amateur Athletic Club will be held at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. on Monday. A full attendance of…

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TENNIS Town Club News

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

A. W. Spratt again demonstrated his superiority as a mixed doubles player when, on Thursday night last, he…

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Money in Cricket

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2

From the two tests matches in Melbourne the English side gels £20,639. This is only from the two Melbourne tests, so that at least a similar…

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BOWLS Austin Cup Final To-night

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

The various competitions in connection with the Wellington Bowling Club are being hurried along now, and the Austin Cup final will, in all…

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