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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1945

834 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 42

Bowls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 9

The following additional games were played during the week-end: In the B grade championship Peter Sparke defeated F…

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Continental Effort by Swimming Club

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

The Gilgandra Swimming Club conducted a continental at the Baths on the evening of New Year's Day, and…

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Swimming Club Annual Meeting Well Attended

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Gilgandra Amateur Swimming Club, held during December, it was revealed that…

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Bowls Pairs Championship Truman and Hiatt Win

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

The pairs championship of the Wellington Bowling Club has been won by H. J. Truman and V. Hiatt, who…

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BOWLS Bell Shield Fours Attract Keen Interest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 5

Although a number of members were absent at the seaside, the attendance at the greens on the remaining days of the holiday period was excellent. Great…

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Racing Service Trucks Force Ambulance Car To Leave Main Road

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

A Dubbo District Ambulance car travelling with a patient from Narromine, was forced to run completely off the road on Thursday evening, to…

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Boys' Club Swimming Carnival

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the municipal council permission was granted to the Narromine Boys' Club to [?] a swimming [?]…

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BOWLS Club Championship Official Opening of Greens

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

Interest is now centered on the singles and pairs championships of the club — the winners of these events will contest tho district championships…

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Grandfather's Wins Fail to Save Family Team Learned to Play Tennis in Narromine That "Forty-love" Episode of Early Days

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

A grandfather, 73, who learned to play tennis in Narromine, won two of his three sets in a semi-final of the Auburn [?]mbe Tennis Association competition on Saturday…

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BOWLS Competition Games

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 9

The B grade championship is now drawing to a close, and it is hoped that the semi-final games will be played off…

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Bowls Dubbo Club Opens Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 6

In spite of the duststorm which blew yesterday afternoon, visitors and members of the Dubbo Borvling Club had an enjoyable time…

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Cricket Win for Balladoran

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 4

A team of cricketers from Gilgandra visited Belladoran on Sunday, when, they. suffered defeat by 158 runs to…

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Swimming Area

The Western Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 6

Council decided to appoint certain members of the Swimming club as inspectors of the area for purpose of maintaining control; a…

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Trangie Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 8

The fourth round of the Barlow cup competition was played on Sunday, and in it Smart's team suffered its first defeat:…

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Stockowners Beware! Swimming Instruction Successful 56 Proficiency Certificates

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

The Amateur Swimming Association representatives (Mis[?] Flynn and Fulker), who have been visiting Narromine to conduct swimming…

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Swimming Pool Suggested As War Memorial Excellent Move at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Peak Hill Municipal council was held in the council chambers on Tuesday [?] (Ald. W. J.Woods)…

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Bowls Birthday Cake

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 4

In Thursday's report of the opening of the Dubbo Bowling Club season reference was made to the birthday cake "hearing 23 candles to mark the…

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62 PUPILS Swimming Instructresses Busy

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

Misses Fat Flynn and J. Fulkner, instructresses of the N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association. arrived in…

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Swimming Excepts Classes School Pupils Learn Readily

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 7

For ten days prior to last Friday, Miss Aminer, of Sydney, had swimming classes at the Wellington baths under…

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