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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Wellington Tennis Club Town Club News

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 3

Entries for the Town Club's ladies' doubles tournament to be played on Tuesday night (January 25th), will close at 6 p.m…

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Dubbo Coursing To-morrow's Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

There will be eight races at the Dubbo Diggers' Mechanical Coursing Club's meeting at the Show Ground to-morrow night…

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Bowls Championship Dubbo Does Well

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 3

Over 1000 players are taking part in the Australian pairs championship, which opened at Sydney yesterday in threatening weather…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

By the time that these notes are printed Wellington's annual carnival will be over. The week opened with cool…

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COURSING Local Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

Some of our residents, owners and trainers are very keen on tin hare coursing, especially since a Yeoval dog, owned by Mr. A…

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BOWLS Gilgandra's Visit

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

Yesterday the Gilgandra A and B teams paid a visit to Wellington to take part in the pennant games. The day was…

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Easter Races

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Entries for the Doncaster handicap and Sydney Cup suggest that the interstate representatives at Randwick at Easter will be very much…

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Cricket Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

The Band was to have played Goonoo last Saturday, but the former club was unable to get a team together, so…

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Man Drowned Swimming in Surf Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

Dudley Boreham (33), of Grenfell, was spending a holiday at Na[?] was drowned In the surf at cruya Heads…

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Favorites Fail at Dubbo Coursing Catillyan Wins Again

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

That consistent performer, Catillyan, romped home by three lengths in front of a classy field in the second division of the Dublin Stake…

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Sporting Notes. Cricket New Draw

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

Because the Warren Graziers with drew from the district competition, it was decided late last week that a new draw for the remaining six teams…

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Praise for Dubbo By World Traveller Impressed with Swimming Pool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

That Dubbo has the finest swimming pool in Australia is the opinion of Mr. James A. Burke, one of the principals of Mabie, Todd and…

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Sporting Notes the Turf Mendooran Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

Nominations for the Mendooran Diggers' Race Club's initial meeting, to be held on February 8 and 9, close on February 2 at 8 p.m. with the…

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Cricket Topics District Competition Two Five Point Wins

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

The Gilgandra District Cricket Competition was advanced another stage on Sunday. Weather conditions were most…

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Municipality of Bourke. Many Matters Deferred to Special Meeting. Swimming Sheds Suggested. Water Filtration Scheme

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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Local and General Boxing To-night's Exhibitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 3

Big fight at the open air stadium to-night will be between C. Wilcox (Orange) and Johnnie Duncan (Dubbo). Last time they met Wilcox…

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Trangie Personal and General District Cricket News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 4

The district competition will be suspended next Sunday, when the Dubbo District Association will play Trangie, at Trungie, for the Mumford,…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

Yesterday morning the 100 yards freestyle championship of the Wellington club was decided, and seven starters went to the board for this…

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BOWLS Competition Games

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

A number of games have been played in the Gripu contest, a singles handicap to be played at night time, and some very close finishes were…

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SWIMMING Point Score Events

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 6

The Wellington Club's weekly point score events were decided on Thursday night last, on account of the carnival being held…

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