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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Wellington Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 6

Once again the club ran quite a successful "American Lottery" tournament last night, the winners, Mr F. Brown and Mrs. W. S. Walne…

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Manager For Golf Team

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 7

Mr C. W. Rundle, who has been made manager of the Australian amateur golf team to tour Great Britain this year. He was appointed…

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Close Finishes at Dubbo Coursing Punters Behind

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

Close finishes thrilled spectators last night at the weekly meeting of the Dubbo Diggers' Mechanical Coursing Club. Two dead-heats…

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MONTEFIORES Tennis Annual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

The annual general meting of the Tennis Club was held in the new club room on Monday night last and was largely attended…

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State Tennis Titles Dubbo Selected Again

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

Dubbo has once more been allotted the N.S.W. Hardcourt Tennis Championship for 1938. This good news was telephoned…

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Sporting Notes Football Group Meeting Lapses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 3

A meeting of Group XV. was to have been held at Dubbo last night, but it lapsed through want of a quorum. There is little likelihood of securing a…

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Correspondence Swimming Pool Site Resident Gives His Views (To The Editor)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

Sir,—Mr. Townsend's comment in your last issue of the "Weekly", regarding a suitable site for the proposed baths is one which…

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Cricket Topics District Competition Two Five Pointers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 6

In the matches played in the Gilgandra District Cricket competition on Sunday last, Balladcran registered a five point…

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C.W.D.R.A. Racing Fixtures For 1938

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 9

Conabarabran Castlereagh Amateur Turf Club: March 15. and 16. Marthaguy P.R. Club: April 18 Quambone Race Club: April 23…

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Pennant Bowls a Grade Defeat Wellington But B Grade Suffer Defeat

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 5

On Sunday Wellington A and E grade bowlers visited Gilgandra to fulfil their Pennant matches, and although defeated…

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Football

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Bourke Rugby League will be held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, March 1st. The League…

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Cricket. Visit to Cobar

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

The following team has been picked to represent Bourke to play Cobar at that town next Sunday:— C. Wood, A. Thorne, Li. Thorne…

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Cricket. WOODY'S v Representative Xi

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

The match of the season was played on Sunday "Woody's XT" met "Pip's XI." The match resulted in a win for…

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Bowls Carnival Dubbo's Easter Attractions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

The Dubbo Rowling Club has arranged an attractive programme for the Easter carnival, which will commence on Good Friday, April…

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Sporting Notes the Turf Mendooran Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

Nominations close on Wednesday, March 16, for the Mendooran Amateur Turf Club's annual meeting, which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday,…

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FOOTBALL Rugby League Group Will Wellington be Affected?

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 6

The forthcoming Country League conference is to decide whether Dubbo, Wellington, Geurie and Yeoval will go into group II. Dubbo League…

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COURSING Silver Scorn Third

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 2

Wellington's champion hare chaser, Silver Scorn, managed to run third in the Progressive Stakes at Harold Park dog meeting on…

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BOWLS Local Competitions

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 3

During the week-end two games were played off in connection with the teams competition for the Austin Cup, night play, the…

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Sporting Notes the Turf Orange Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 6

Windbird, the aged Bathurst gelding, won the Cup race at the Orange Diggers' meeting on Saturday. It started favorite, and although the going…

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Dubbo Coursing Sensation Trials Abandoned By Club Steward Official Defied Man Disqualified for 12 MONTHS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

Dubbo Diggers' Coursing Club trials were abandoned last night, when certain dog owners and trainers refused to…

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