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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Wellington Races Boxing Day Meeting Good Racing, Large Attendance Three Records Put Up

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 6

The Wellington Combined Racing Club's Boxing Day race meeting, held on the local course on Monday last, attracted the largest attendance yet recorded at any race meeting in Wallington. Visitors attended…

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Bowls a and B Singles Championship

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 8

Members of the Wellington Bowling Club took advantage of the holidays to play off their rounds in both A and B…

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BOWLS Competition Games

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

Members of the Wellington Bowling Club had plenty of scope during the holidays for heir favourite game, and a…

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Sunday's Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

[?] E. McHatton. B. Smith A. Legue. L. Logue, M. Driver L. Heiler, P. Johnson. D. Greenwood. T. Williams, R…

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BOWLS Roberts, Rosner Clash In Keen Trophy Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

If the standard of play as shown in the early sanies of the Dubbo Bowling Club's initial competitions is an indication of the quality of…

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Prisoners of War Ball on Boxing Night Outstanding Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 6

At the Theatre Cumnock this Saturday, Robt. Taylor, Brian Donleyy, Mary Howard and Ian Hunter star in "Billy the Kid," a…

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Euchareena Week End Sport Cricket and Vigoro

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 6

The weather has been very warm, with occasional showers during the Xmas holidays, which passed off quietly. The usual services…

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Orange Races Ack Emma Again

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

A feature of the racing at the Orange I.O.O.F. meeting, held oni Saturday was the success of apprentice riders, three of whom…

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BOWLS Fine Win by Roberts In Consistency Play

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

In the Dubbo Bowling Club's Consistency Handicap at the weekend Roberts (25 on) was again in the limelight, this time registering a…

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District News Narromine Keen Interest Shown in Mixed Bowls Play

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

Narromine Bowling Club's mixed pairs competition continues to create a great deal of interest and many closely contested games have been…

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Swimming Club

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the Gilgandra Swimming Club was held last week; the principal business being to finalise arrange…

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Patriotic Swimming Carnival

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

Proceeds from the patriotic swimming carnival to be held in Gilgandra on Monday, January 31., will be devoted to support…

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Bowls Championship Games

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

Members of the Wellington Club are now busily engaged in finalising the A and B grade championship matches, some of which have…

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The Races

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

Total receipts for the Gilgandra Boxing Day races amounted, to £382/2/5, made up as follows: Members' tickets £56/3/6;…

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Gulargambone Races

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

The Gulargambone Jockey Club conducted a successful race meeting on New Year's Day. Unfortunately the fields were small…

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SWIMMING Madgwick Increases Lark Trophy Lead

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

Alan Madgwick SUU leads in the V.C. Lark Trophy, competition for which is conducted by the Dubbo Swimming Club. He added another…

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Wellington Races Entries Close on Tuesday Next

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

All owners and trainers should make a note of the fact that the entries for the next meeting, to be held on…

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Cricket Army Whets Fall in Robison Rout

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

Former wellknown Manly slow bowler Eddie Robinson, who played for Combined Services against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket…

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Coonamble Races Splendid Meeting Held Large Attendance of Visitors

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Features of the Patrictio Race Meeting conducted on Wednesday, 5th January, by Coonamble Jockey Club were…

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Gilgandra Races Most Successful Hell for Years Profit of £159 for Course Improvements

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

In typical Xmas weather the Gilgandra Jockey Club held a meeting on Boxing Day, which wad the most…

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