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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Wellington Combined Racing Club Next Meeting in February

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 5

At a meeting of the Wellington Combined Racing Club, held on Saturday night last, it was decided to race again…

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Trangie Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 4

On Boxing Day a progressive competition was held and the winners were G. L. [?]tier P. Hannaford and R. H. George…

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Swimming Teacher to Visit Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Major Eleanor Manning, assistant controller of the AWAS. had notified the [?] to Swim Committee that the AWAS are to be taught to swim…

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BOWLS Andrews Beats In Tense Title Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

This year's Dubbo Bowling Club competition games are being ushered in with keenly contested match play, and; if the quality of bowling…

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Saturday Racing Diggers' Proposal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 5

As it is unable to obtain sufficient honorary workers to continue operations on Wednesday afternoons, because its members are working on…

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Rommel's Retreat Americans Racing to Intercept

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 8

It is reported from Tunisia that advanced American troops are within a [?]day's march of Gabes, [?]…

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Ccc Men and Airmen to Meet at Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

What promises to be an entertaining cricket match starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the oval, is one between the Dubbo CCC men and an Air Force…

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Rugby League Leader Tendered Farewell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 2

Members of the Dubbo Rugby League and a party of friends tendered Mr. Norman King a farewell at the Pastoral Hotel on Thursday, when he…

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BOWLS Fours Title Honors Won by Gordon's Rink

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 2

By only two points, E. Gordon's rink won the filial of the championship fours of the Dubbo Bowling Club at the weekend, beating von Sehill's…

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Night Opening for Trangie Bowls Permission for Green to Be Lighted

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Trangie Bowling Club was held on Saturday and it was decided to hold a working bee on Wednesday, January…

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Bowls Singles Handicap

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 5

The first round of the B grade singles handicap was commenced yesterday afternoon, when six games were played, some…

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Bourke Swimming Club. Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 6

The Swimming area was well patronised all day Sunday. The patrol organised by the Club Also performed their allotted duties…

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[?]Otic Bowls [?] Defeat Coonamble [?] Final

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 1

[?] of Coonamble at [?] Nar[?] the [?] of the…

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Trangie Bowls Official Opening Tomorrow Night

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

The final of the Western Stores' cup competition for 1942 season was played at Trangie on Sunday, and the winners were L. Madden and…

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BOWLS Narromine Scores Win In Patriotic Rinks- Shock in Pairs Title

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 3

By arrangement with the executive Association a match between Narromine and Coonamble clubs, playing in the patriotic rinks competition, was staged…

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CRICKET Bateup and Hannigan Overwhelm Bowling: Logue in Fine Form

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

Due mainly to a splendid innings by D. Batcup, Dubbo IOOF Lodge cricketers registered an easy victory over a military team in a match at…

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Bowls Competition Games

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 8

Interest' in the game of bowls was never more keen among the local players than at the present time, and the…

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Change of Racing Date Refused Dog Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 1

The Chief Secretary's Department has daily refused the Dublin Diggers, Greyhound Racing Club permission to change its racing day…

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"Proficiency in Swimming" Certificates Twenty-one Handed Out to Narromine Kiddies

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 1

As a result of the visit of Miss The[?]s Bryce, representative of the NSW Amateur Swimming Association, [?] our[?] of pre[?]cy…

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Learn To Swim Campaign. New South Wales Womens' Amateur Swimming Association. Miss Molly Martin Visiting Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

Miss Leah Phillips, writes to us as follows:—"The Learn to Swim Committee, of the New South Wales Womens'…

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