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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Boxing

The Western Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

Harry Burslem, of Bourke, was knocked out in the 5th round at Dubbo, by Johnnie Duncan. Burslem recently gained a points…

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BOXING. London

The Western Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5

In a ten round bout at Glasgow, Jack Kilrain, British Welter Champion outpointed the Australian Jimmy Purcell…

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Eumungerie Cricket and Football Children's Maypole Team Personal and General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 4

Owing to the continued dry spell, several fanners are away with sheep and cattle. The district lias not experienced such conditions since 1920…

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Sporting Notes Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 3

Team to represent Juniors against United Services, at the Oval to-day at 2 p.m.:-W. Patman, A. Orbell, L. Munden, E. McAlpine, W. Lindsay, N…

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Owners and Trainers Deputation To Diggers' Coursing Club Constructive Proposals

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 6

The sequel to the formation of the Dubbo Racing Greyhound Owners and Trainers' Association, on Tuesday night, was a deputation to…

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Credit of £500 Dubbo Racing Club 1937 Season Reviewed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 2

Despite a loss on one of the two nice meetings held during the year, Dubbo Raring Club finished 1037 with a credit balance of over £500…

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Dubbo District Centres Trangie Boxing Tournament P. and C. Association Meeting Personal and General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 4

After having been holidaying in the city, Mr. K. McGuinness has returned to the Experimental Farm. The technical dressmaking-classes…

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Amateur Athletics Position in Country

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 5

"It is deplorable that inter-club athlctic competitions are not possible outside Sydney and Newcastle," states Mr. J. L. Astley, vice-president of…

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Narrawa Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 3

Entries are coming in well for the a[?]-day tournament on the 13th inst. Although the first division will be very strong, the promoters…

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Swimming Carnival Winding Up the Season

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 3

The Wellington Amateur Swimming Club is holding the final carnival of the year at the baths on Wednesday evening next…

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Wellington Tennis Club Night Match Against Dubbo

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 3

On Thursday evening last a team of six ladies and six men representing the Dubbo Tennis Club visited…

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Sporting Notes Golf Dubbo Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

Despite the intense heat of the past week there were lair attendances at the Dubbo Golt Club's competitions, which were conducted on Wednesday,…

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Prisoner Succeeds Application for Return of Coursing Dog Ring-in Case Sequel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

In the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., Keith Vincent Bull's application was heard for the delivery…

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Amateur Athletics Plan for Organisation of Country Districts Country Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

On the heels of the Empire Games comes a clarion call From the country districts of Australia. A representative country man,…

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Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

Yesterday Wellington and Dubbo B teams met in the B grade pennants competition, and after a very closely contested game, victory went to…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 10

With the return of the hot weather the baths have once again become a popular resort for swimmers…

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Tennis Narrawa Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 5

Play will start at 9 a.m. next week-end for the mixed doubles' tournament for the opening day. Arrangements have been made to…

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Swimming Carnival Poorly Attended

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 3

The latenese of the season and the sudden cool change were probably the cause of so little interest being taken in the…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 10

There were tome exciting finishes in the week-end competitions on Saturday last, especially in the case…

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Tennis Meeting Town Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Town Tennis Club took place on the 1st inst. in the Australian Hall, a good…

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