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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1945

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Swimming Notes Point Score Competition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

[?] are well in hand [?]ming carnival to be [?] municipal swimming [?] night next. There…

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Football Meeting (Contributed)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 4

As reported in the previde[?] from of this paper, the football meeting was held at the business premises of Secretary Tons McKell an…

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BOWLS Keen Tussles In Championships

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 5

Four games were played, the keerest tussle and the best exhibit on ladding bat between Erie Gordin an, Erie McTaggart. A slight lead in…

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Narromine Bowls Bennett Cup Matches Commence

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

Play in connection with the "Bennett" cup commenced on Sunday afternoon, when the first two rounds were completed…

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Payten Cup Bowls Play Commences Tonight

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

The [?] wills announced his morning, his play in connection with the [?] cup. Only [?] at 1.30 p.m. sharp…

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Bowls

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

In the 21 up handicap at the Gilgandra Bowling Green, K. Wheeler defeated W. Irvin, and A. Childs defeated A. Krohn…

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Swimming Club

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Gilgandra Swimming Club was held on Thursday, Mr. S. Gornall (president) occupying…

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BOWLS Consistency Tournament

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

There was one tournament game played on the local pro[?] yesterday, [?]en Fra[?] Baths off on defeated Norman…

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Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

Gilgandra will field two teams on Sunday, one visiting Balladoran and the other meeting Mendooran, on the Railway…

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Two Swimming Carnivals Approved by Dubbo Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 5

At its last meeting the Dubbo Council approved of the application of the District Ambulance Citzens' Committee to conduct a swimming carnival…

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Geurie Races Entries Close On Monday Next

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

The attention of owners and trainers is drawn to the fact that the nominations for the Geurie and District Race…

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Cheques to Be Forwarded to Hospital and Ambulance "Committee Humiliated," Says Swimming Club Officials

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Swimming Club on Thursday night last, the balance sheet presented in…

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Narromine Bowls Players Graded; Draws for Events

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

The following players have been graded as "A" grade players for the season 1944/45: A. C. Barlow, Roy Barlow, R. H…

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Bourse Cricket Team to Play Louth

The Western Herald · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 6

The following team will play Louth on the local oval on Sunday A Wood, B. Thorne, F. Nicholson R. Murphy, C. Fitzpatrick, T…

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Cricket Two Brewarrina Teams Visit Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 4

On Sunday last two teams from Brewarrina visited Bourke, but they suffered defeat in both matches…

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Swimming, More Important Than Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

So that children might be transported to swimming centres on Saturdays, the Tramway's Union was prepared to divert labor from race traffic, declared…

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Claim by Monaro War Agricultural Committee Horse Races Contributed To Shortage of Fodder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

A proposal that the Dubbo District War Agricultural Committee co-operate in asking the Government to ban horse racing for the duration of the war, was not favorably received at the last meeting of the Committee…

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Swimming

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

The usual races for juniors and juveniles were held at the baths yesterday morning, when some close finishes were…

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Saturday's Racing W. Cook's Double

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

At the Canterbury meeting held on Saturday W. Cook started off well by winning the first two events. Hedui's win…

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Geurie Races Entries Close To-Night

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

The attention of owners trainers is drawn to the fact that the nominations for the Geurie and District Race…

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