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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Boxing Day Races Attendance of 1500

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 16

Wellington Combined Jockey Club's Boxing Day meeting again attracted a large attendance, it being estimated that…

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BOWLS Latest Results

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

In the second round of [?] angles championship, W. Wit[?] defeated P. Sparke, 32 to 27 it was a strenuous game and tock leads to finalise. N. Bruderlin…

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Cricket

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 6

The following players are asked lo meet, on the Federal Hold corner at 9.15 a.m. on Sunday, 6th January, to represent the…

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Neurea Cricket a Loss and a Win

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 8

Recently the local team of cricketers, visited Mumbil, and after an enjoyable day's cricket the cores showed Mumbil the winners…

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Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

Considerable progress is being made with local competitions, and recent games have produced some surprises…

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Holiday Cricket Narromine Undefeated

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Narromine Cricket Club was particularly successful in a series of [?] be Tottenham and Trangie over the…

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Cricket—peak Hill V. Dubbo

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

A Peak Hill representative team visited Dubbo on Sunday and played a match against a team there. Dubbo won the toss and sent Peak…

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Street Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

Cricket champions are not produced by play in the public streets : they run too many risks of being crippled for life by passing vehicles before they…

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Moorefield Races. Judge Adm[?]s Error SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

The [?] Mr. George Evans [?] for in error in [?] War [?] the…

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Narromine Swimming Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Competitors from Dubbo Wellington, Gilgandra Parkes and Peak Hill are expected to take part in the Gillespie Shield swimming carnival,…

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Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Sunday's racing at the Olympic Pool brought the monthly point score competition to a close. The senior division was won by G…

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Golf Notes Whiteley Wins Fitzhardinge Trophy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

Moderate conditions prevailed on Sunday afternoon, when a 12-holes Stableford competition was played for a tropliy donated by Mr. F. N. B…

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Athletic Carnival Cyclic and Footraces at the Oval Chant Wins the Mile

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 4

There was a fair attendance at Saturday afternoon's meeting of the Dubbo Cycle and Athletic Club, on the Oval. A light westerly wind kept the temperature down to a bearable degree, but made the riders kick a bit harder at the…

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BOWLS Rink Final

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 8

The final of the fours championship resulted in a win for G. Collins' team, who defeated E. H. Trimble's team, 31 to 30…

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Trangie News Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

At the Trangie local park ground, on Sunday, Trangie Experimental Farm team had a surprise will by defeating a strong Willydah XI…

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Swimming Club 100 Yds. for Point Score

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

Local club swimmers will compete in the usual weekly point scores on Sunday morning next at the Municipal…

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£310 Prize Money Cowra Anniversary Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 8

The Cowra Jockey Club is to hold a two day race meeting this month, on Australia Day (28th) and the Wednesday following (30th)…

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Commendable Idea For Swimming Baths Mr. Sid Brain Suggests Public Meeting For Raising Funds to Construct Pool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

A commendable suggestion, which, unfortunately, -was moved and carried by the Coonabarabran Urban Committee at the meeting of that body on Tuesday night without even a word of encouragement or dissent by the other four stalwart members of the…

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Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

Unpleasant bowling conditions were experienced over the weekend, when competitions were advanced a further stage…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

The following team will represent Banks Club against Lodge, on the Dubbo Oval to-morrow (Sunday), at 10.45 a.m. sharp:—W. K. Smith. W…

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