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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1940

1,310 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 66

Sporting Snapshots Cricket Mumford Cup Matches

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

Gilgandra will visit Dubbo next Sunday week in the attempt to lift the Mumford Cup. To Play N.S.W…

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Dubbo Coursing Club Threatened With Legal Action Objection to Proposed New Racing Track Money Subscribed by Residents of North Dubbo—prepared to Take Matter to the Supreme Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 4

That money had been subscribed to a fund to take action in the Supreme Court for an injunction to prevent dog racing at North Dubbo, was a statement by Mr. J. J. McGinty at the hall-yearly meeting…

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GOLF F. H. Harvey Wins Monthly Medal Dubbo Club Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

A drop of a few decrees in the temperatures of Wednesday and at the week-end resulted in butter attendances at the Dubbo golf course. The greens…

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Football Country League Seeks State Council Better Representation Wanted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

The N.S.W. Country League is determined to light for the creation of a State Council with equitable country representation…

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Coursing Reduced Returns of Dubbo Club Due To Holding Of Fewer Meetings Six Months Profit £92

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

The reduced number of meetings and the increase in race-course rental were given as the principal reasons for the…

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Rugby Football League

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Wellington Rugby Football League will be held in the School of Arts on Monday evening next, March 4th…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 11

Now that all the carnivals of note have taken place the Wellington swimmers can give more attention to their club events Up to the present they have done a tremendous amount of travelling and it was no wonder…

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Tennis Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

Eleven players turned up for the first night in connection with the beginners' night to be held each Friday evening…

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Boxing Empire Middleweight Championship

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 8

Disqualified for butting in the 11th round of his fight for the middleweight title of the Empire, against Ron Richards, Fred…

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Profit From Dog Racing

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 11

Dog racing at Gosford is evidently in the boom, as it has been the means of putting much money in the exchequer of the Gosford District…

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Sporting Snapshots Bowls Country Singles Champion

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

In the final of the country singles championship at Sydney, T. Gaffney (Tamworth) defeated J. McGill (Corrimal), 31/26…

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Cricket New South Wales Team

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 7

The N.S.W. team to play the rest of Australia, in a four days match, commencing in Sydney on March 8th, was announced this week. It is…

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Geurie Annual Meeting of Golf Club Disappointing Attendance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Geurie, Golf Club took place on Monday night. The attendance was disappointing. The election of officers…

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Coursing Orange Dog Collects Double News Flash in Form Punters Bad Night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 2

The Orange-owned News Flash landed a double at the Dubbo Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club's meeting last night. It won the…

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Football Club Re-formed Officials Elected Successful Season Anticipated

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 1

Gilgandra football enthusiasts are early on the move this season, and the annual meeting of the Rovers' Club was held on…

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Westella Gift Evening District Girl The Guest CRICKET—PERSONAL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 6

Miss Myra Woodley was tendered a gift evening by her many Westella friends in the hall on Friday night…

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Local and General. Picnic Races

The Western Herald · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 4

The Darling River Picnic Race Club will hold races on May 15th and 16th, 1940. The programme will appear in about a week's time,…

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Sporting Snapshots Swimming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 6

Mr. V. C. Lark, has presented the Dubbo Swimming Club with a cup for annual competition, with a replica for the winner each year…

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Mogricuy Personal Items Cricket Team for

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 2

Visitors to Mogriguy for the Stroud—Warwick wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Keith Warwick and Bryan and Mrs. J. Howard and Jacqueline. They were…

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GOLF Talbragar Associates Finish Season with £26 CREDIT Annual Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 2

A credit balance of £26 was reported at the annual meeting of the associates of the Talbragar Golf Club at Enderby's Cafe on…

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