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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Swimming Stars Shine At Parkes Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 1

Dubbo swimmers who visited Parkes on Saturday for the annual country championships competed against many prominent swimmers from all parts of…

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BOWLS Turner Wins Then Fails In Singles Title Play

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

The ideal bowling weather which again prevailed during the week was responsible for a good attendance at the Dubbo Bowling Club…

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Bowls Championship

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

The draw for the A and B grade championships of the Gilgandra Bowling Club have been made, and play will commence…

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BOWLS Pairs Championship

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

T. N. Ayling and W. Everett are the pairs champion of the Wellington Bowling Club, this being the first occasion on which this first…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

An Air Force cricket team from Narromine will play a Wellington Association side at Rygate Park turf wicket this Sunday, play…

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Bourke Swimming Club

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

The Swimming Club is very thankful to Mrs. E. Brown for her kind donation of £1/1/0 towards the Club and good wishes extended…

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BOWLS Keen Singles Matches For Dubbo Title

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 4

A weekend match between Coulter ana Rendell in the singles championship series of the Dubbo Bowling Club was marked by the…

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Cricket Ioof Races Time: Dooland Star Bat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

Batting against the clock. IOOF scored 94 runs in an hour and beat RAAF by nine runs in competition cricket at the oval at the weekend…

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Nyngan Boy Claims Title at Parkes Swimming Championship

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 1

Some of the State's best Judges who saw Graeme Seaton in [?]tion at the NSW Country Swimming Championships held…

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Paramount Tennis Club Tourneys Raise £100

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

Activities of the Paramount Tennis Club during last season were of considerable benefit to the Patriotic and War Fund. A series of tourneys…

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Cricket Town v. COUNTRY Close Scoring

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

Teams representing Town and Country, provided a close finish in the cricket match played on the Railway…

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Swimming Campaign in Dubbo This Month

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

Another learn-to-swim campaign will be conducted in Dubbo this month. The instructor will be Mr. Edge, honorary official of the New South Wales…

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SWIMMING Juveniles Show Form In Club Fixtures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

The keenness of the juveniles is a striking feature of weekend events conducted by the Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club, a fact emphasised…

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BOWLS E. Gordon and Stanwell Win Pairs Handicap

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

Most important match played on the greens of Dubbo Bowling Club during the week was the final of the pairs handicap between E. Gordon…

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Bowls Championship

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

Further matches in the Gilgandra Bowling Club's championship resulted: Nelson beat Christie, Alexander beat Veroli, Wheeler…

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Gilgandra Races

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the Gilgandra Jockey Club held on Monday night considered holding a one day's meeting in the near future…

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Free Swimming Classes Start on

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

The learn to swim campaign will commence at the Wellington baths on Friday next, and this is an opportunity that…

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BOWLS F. Ison Wins Through In Singles Title Play

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

F. Ison, one of the Dubbo Bowling Club's newest players having just celebrated his first year in the game, confirmed his improved form over…

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High School Annual Swimming Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

The Wellington I.H.S. annual swimming carnival was held at the Wellington baths to-day, and was most…

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Free Swimming Classes Start To-morrow

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 11

The learn to swim campaign will commence at the Wellington, baths to-morrow, and this is an opportunity that…

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