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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1942

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Swimming Preston Martin’s Dash

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 4

Swimming with the Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club for the first time this season, Preston Martin, farmer Western Districts…

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Wanaaring Races

The Western Herald · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 5

The Wanaaring Amateur Turf club held a successful days race meeting on New Years Day. Full results will appear in our next…

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Tennis Paramount’s Red Cross Tournament

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 1

A successful tournament was held at Paramount Courts yesterday in aid of Miss [?] Coyne Commercial Ocean in the Red Cross…

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Racing Cut From 111 Meetings to 56

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 4

In order to conform with the Federal Government’s direction race days in the metropolitan area will be reduced from 111 last year to 56 in…

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Cowra Golf Club Houses Destroyed

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 1

Co[?] Golf Club house, one of the most modern and best [?] in the [?], was completely destroyed [?] fire on Saturday afternoon I…

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Local And General Tennis Club Dance

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

The Dubbo Tennis Social Club will hold their next dance at the tennis courts on Tuesday night, January 6th…

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Dubbo Golf Club Win for H. P. BRADFORD

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

Golfing in Dubbo over the last few weeks has been poorly patronised. There were only five players last Wednesday, while no golfing…

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BOWLS Daylight Saving Welcomed By Players

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Since the inception of daylight saving many bowlers are taking advantage of the extra hour of natural light, and during the past lew days players have…

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Swimming Club

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Gilgandra Swim raing Club was held last night to finalise arrangements for…

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BOWLS King Defeats Lark In Fine Title Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

A relative newcomer to Hie sport, N. King disposed of the seasoned veteran V. C. Lark in the singles championship serif; of the Dubbo…

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Randwick Races Eight-race Programme Double Birthday Our Choice

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Although to-morrow’s programme of eight races is bigger than usual for a week-end meeting, it is probably the smallest we will…

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"Yabba" Dies—Cricket Barracker No. 1

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 3

Australia's most famous cricket barracker, who had a world-wide reputation because of his barracking at Test matches, has died at…

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Vacational Swimming Classes

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

The vacational swimming classes, conducted each summer by the Department of Education, have been in full swing at the Dubbo Baths…

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Boxing Louis Outclasses Baer

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

When Buddy Baer the inimitable Max’s 17 stone 13 lbs. little brother, broke into the fight game he was hailed as a white hope to…

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Swimming Notes K. Smith Swims Well

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

Swimming in the senior po[?] score competition at the Dubbo Olympic Pool on Sunday morning last, K. Smith, a new swimmer in…

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Dubbo Golf Club Wins for Irvine and Jenkins

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

Fields at the Dubbo Golf Club showed, an improvement on Saturday, when six cards were handed in, but on Sunday morning only…

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BOWLS Gordon and Andrews In Keen Singles Play

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 5

E. Gordon and "Monty" Andrews provided one of the best tussles seen for a long tilne when playing in the Dubbo Bowling Club's singles…

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Golf Jenkins and Irvine Week-end Winners

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

Returning a 52 off the stick, K. J. Irvine won a 12-holes stroke competition conducted by the Dubbo Golf Club on Sunday. F. Jenkins won a…

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No Swimming Pool Council Is Favorable But Officers Oppose

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 1

Notwithstanding that children have been swimming in river pools for scores of years—and are still swimming in pools—the officers of the Shire Council on Tuesday objected very strongly to any weiring of the river for swimming,…

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Patriotic Swimming Carnival Yesterday's Event a Big Success Visitors Present From Dubbo And Coonambie

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 5

Held at the Gilgandra Baths yesterday afternoon, the carnival staged by the Swimming Club in aid of the Red Cross…

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