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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 9

Wellington's favourite sammer retort—the swimming baths—presented a desolate appearance after the flood in the Bell River on Tuesday last. As the water receded it left in its wake silt to a depth of six inches on…

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Bowls Marathon Game

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

In a game for the B grade championship on the Wellington bowling green Geo. Wall and Walter Young had a marathon…

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Tennis Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

Entries for the mixed doublet tournament last Monday night were not sufficient to warrant the running of the event, and…

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Diggers’ Races

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

The Diggers’ Races, to he held at Coonabarabran on Monday and Tuesday, January 27th and 28th, premise to be a big success…

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Bowls Bankers' Night Newcomers Shine at Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 3

At the invitation of the Dubbo Bowling Club a good muster of bankers appeared to try their skill on the green, and a most enjoyable evening's play…

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Swimming Club Another Carnival to Be Held in February

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the Gilgandra Amateur Swimming Club on Thursday night last it was decided to…

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COURSING Lord Lonsdale Easily Match Race Victory Dubbo Events Favor Books

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

Lord Lonsdale registered a comfortable victory at the expense of Good Warning in the First Dubbo Stake last night…

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Swimming Enderby Cup Carnival for Patriotic Funds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 5

The annual Enderby Cup competition will be held at the Dubbo Olympic swimming pool on Wednesday night next, when, the Dubbo Club holds its…

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Bowls Competition Games

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 1

A start was made on Thursday night with the Kitch Cup competition, which had to be postponed on several occasions due…

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Tennis Notes

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 3

The club afternoons on both Saturday and Sunday were very well attended and it certainly appears as…

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Swimming Carnival on Anniversary Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

The committee of the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club is now engaged in finalising matters for the annual…

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Swimming Enderby Cup Big Carnival To-morrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club's annual Enderby Cup carnival will be staged in the Olympic pool to-morrow night. The carnival will begin at…

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Trangie District Cricket Backwater Beats Local Team

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

In a cricket match between Trangie District Association and Backwater, played at Narromlne on Sunday, Trangie was defeated by 79 runs to 51…

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Cricket Parkes, Dubbo to Meet First Match in Ten Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

The Dubbo District Cricket Association will send its representative team to Parkes on Anniversary Day (Monday next)…

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Swimming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 10
Also in Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh

The committee of the Wellington Swimming Club has the stage set for the annual swimming carnival to be held on Monday next (Anniversary Day), when a large number of visiting swimmers is expected to attend…

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Bowls Competition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 1

A number of competition games were played during the week, and the members of the Wellington Club appear to be…

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Swimming Carnival on Anniversary Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

The committee of the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club is now engaged in finalising matters for the annual…

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Menbooran Cricket

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 9

On Saturday the annual cricket match, Ladies versus Gent’s, was played on the Mendooran pitch. Quite a large number of young folk…

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Soldiers Entertained by Members of Swimming Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 7

The members of the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club have responded to the call of the nation in the present grave…

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