Coursing Catillyan Wins
At Orange on Saturday night Catillyan won the Diggers' Purse by four lengths from Mill Boy, with Assyrian King three lengths farther back. It…
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Sport, 1939
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Coursing Favourites Fail at Dubbo Meeting Outsiders Give Books A Profitable Night
Punters were sadly astray at the opening meeting for the new year of the Dubbo Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club last night. Only one…
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Local swimmers had a very busy time during the holidays. First there was Mudgee, then…
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The New Year party on Monday night was a great success than our Xmas party the previous Monday, there being 60 members present, all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket
Banks I. v. Services on No. 3 wicket on January 7 and 14:—L. McGuinn, J. Linton, A. Jones, T. Hooper, c. Nilsson, P. Royer, R. Almond, A. Logue,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diggers’ Races
Nominations for Coonabarabran Diggers’ two days’ race meeting, which will be held on 20th and 21st January, close on 14th Instant, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Notes
Cricket during the holidays was very quiet, and only a few games were played, the majority of the players…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gilgandra Races Annual Boxing Day Meeting Excellent Attendances Despite Hot Weather Cup Won by Pokhara
In fine, but exceptionally hot weather, the annual meeting of the Gilgandra Jockey Club was staged on Monday and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Competition Draw
The second round of the Gilgandra District Cricket Association's competition will commence on Sunday. Following is the draw for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local & General What of the Swimming Pool?
During the holidays Gardiner’s swimming pool was freely patronised by young and old. In fact every water hole In the district was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tennis Champion Rejects £25,000 Offer
Mrs Helen Wills Moody, world champion woman tennis player…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls B Team Goes Under to Mudgee A Team Wins
Wellington A and B teams journeyed over to Mudgee on Monday last and played the return games for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stuart Town Well Attended Cricket Club Dance
The old year is now one of the past, and its end came gloriously for our village, for on Saturday morning a storm came our way and at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pennant Bowls Dubbo Visit Gilgandra a and B Grade Teams Defeated
Dubbo A and B grade bowlers visited Gilsrandra on Sunday for Pennant fixtures and both combinations succeeded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CRICKET Tasmanian Visitors Defeated H. Wilson and A. Sheridan in Form
The Tasmanian cricket team which is touring many of the western towns commenced a match against a combined…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Country Championships Amateur Athletic Association of N.S.W.
The first annual country championships of N.S.W. will be held on Saturday, 28th January, 1939, at the Sydney Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boxing
We learn that arrangements are being made for a boxing contest in Bourke on. January 26th, Anniversary Day, and it is most likely that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Byrock Races
The races at Byrock on the 2nd January did not meet with the success that was expected. Although 20 horses were nominated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narromine's Successful Swimming Carnival. Dubbo Retains Gillespie Shield. Many Competing Swimmers From Neighbouring Towns
So confident was the Dubbo team of retaining the Gillespie Shield that they did not bring it with them to the Narromine Swimming Club's New Year's Day carnival. Although given a very bard battle for it by Wellington, they retained it, after a very interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing and Wrestling
Johnny Shields' boxing and wrestling troupe will be seen in action tonight on a location opposite the Macquarie View Hotel. It is many months…
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