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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Narromine Bowls Hard Match in Pairs Championship

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 4

One of the closest games in connection with the championships being played on the Narromine bowling green took place during this…

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Baths Carnival O'Leary Outstanding In Title Swimming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 2

Described by competent judges as one of the outstanding swimmers to appear in the west for years, and equal to any except topliners who have competed in the Dubbo baths, Pte. Frank O'Leary, AIF, was responsible for a number of…

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CRICKET Lodge, Railway to Meet Two Army Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 2

IOOF Lodge will be represented by a strong team when it meets Services L. Block in a cricket match at a western camp tomorrow. The match…

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Narromine Bowls Further Championship Results

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

[?] play has taken place in [?] championship events [?] green. [?] in the…

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Trangie Bowls Barlow Cup Competition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 4

Advantage was taken of the recently granted permission to use the lights on the bowling green to play on both Saturday and Sunday nights…

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Lifting of Brownout for Trangie Bowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

The Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr. Heffron) has informed Mr. C. G. Robertson. MLA for Dubbo, that it will be competent for Trangie…

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BOWLS Andrews Beats Gordon In Fine Title Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

Andrews' win over P. Gordon, after a hard battle on Sunday, further confirms an earlier prediction in these columns that his form this…

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Golf Club's Survival in Spite of Times

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Dubbo Golf Club will be held on March 26. Despite a most difficult year, in which the club has suffered losses in…

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Cricket Bateup and Logue Star for Lodge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 4

Vigorous scoring by D. Bateup and T. Williams and the consistently sound attack of A. Logue were mainly responsible for the success…

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Freak Incidents in Sport Tennis & Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 12

Plenty of players and spectators get injured during ball games, but cases have occurred in America of players…

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SWIMMING Boyle Heads Juniors In Club Events

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 5

Junior Boyle is "proving this sea son's most consistent swimmer at the Dubbo pool. On Sunday he maintained his from by winning both the…

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Joan Kennedy Wins Open School Championship At Swimming Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

Daughter of Mrs. Kennedy, of Junee, and the late Mr. Bernard("Barney") Kennedy, and niece of Mr. Reg…

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It Costs Cash To Run Football Matches

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

You have to splash the cash about nowadays to keep the football game going. Experiencing its most successful…

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Bourke Swimming Club. Carnival on

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

The Carnival will take place on Sunday, and promises to be attended by ideal weather conditions. There will be a good programme of…

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De La Salle Swimming Were Level on Points And Tied in Cub

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 2

Each having an equal claim on the Senior Cup, C. Whyte and P. McManus entered the water for the decisive and gruelling 200 metres event at de la Salle College's annual swimming carnival at the Dubbo baths on Thursday afternoon…

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Bowls Competition Games

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 6

The Wellington bowlers have been kept busy of late playing the various competition matches, some of the finishes being…

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Bowls Patriotic Competition Won By Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 1

The final of the patriotic bowls competition was played at Dubbo during the week-end between Wellington and…

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Racing in Wellington Sport Booming

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 6

Wellington is becoming a solid racing centre, and the attendances at recent meetings prove this. There are now a…

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Swimming Instruction Campaign Renewed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

A further grant having been made by the Government to the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, Mr. J. N. Hill will visit Dubbo…

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BOWLS Wellington's Easy Win in "Patriotic Rinks"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

With the greens in perfect order and weather conditions ideal, the final of the Far Western District Bowling Association's patriotic…

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