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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1947

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CYCLING. Road Racing Resumed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

Owing to the deplorable condition of the cycle track at R[?]gate Park, Fast Sunday's afternoon meeting was…

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Mendooran News Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 5

The Mendooran first eleven journeyed to Purlewaugh on Sunday last to cross swords with that team and after an interesting…

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Tennis Proposal Formation of Western Association

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 10

Bathurst Tennis Association has decided to back the Orange proposal for a Western Districts Tennis…

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Tennis Club Committee Keen for Improved Organisation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 7

"Although the Tennis Club has had a reasonable amount of success during the past year I think there is plenty of…

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Rugby League Meeting To-night Group Matters, Coach, Will Be Discussed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

The first committee meeting of the Coonabarabran Rugby League Football Club to be held for some sime will be…

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Tennis Club Chooses River Site for Courts and Club House

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 11

A meeting of the committee of the Coonabarabran and district Tennis Club, held on Thursday night last, unanimously agreed that the Castlereagh River site was best suited for the construction of eight courts, stand and club house which they…

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Inter-state Cricket Kissell to Play Against South Australia. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

Nineteen-year-old Ron Kissell has been chosen to play in the N.S.W. team against South Australia at the Sydney…

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CRICKET Peak Hill Competition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

With only two matches to play in the second round of the competition there is keen speculation regarding the teams who will fill the first four…

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Narromine Wins Far Western Bowls Pennant Dubbo Defeated in Grand Final

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Let the Welkin ring (whatever that means); let the trumpets blare; let rejoicing be free and unrestrained. To the more cautions who prefer to know why before letting themselves go and who may not have been in Narromine over the Week-end let us say simply that…

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District News Trangie Tennis Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 4

On Saturday afternon tre Committee of the Trangie Tennis Club met at the School of Arts under the chairmanship of the President, Mr. Joe Hamblin. In…

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Shield Cricket Abandoned, Rain Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

Play in the current Shef[?]eld match at Sydney cricket ground, between N.S.W. and Victoria, was abandoned for the day…

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Railway Football Club Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

A well-attended annual meeting of members of the Railway Foot ball Club on Sunday, morning, reviewed a highly successful season…

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GOLF Monthly Medal to "Paddy" Fitzhardinge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

Golfers enjoyed good weather after three inches of rain during the weekend their weekend competitions. The course was soft and…

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Narromine To Join Group 11 This Year Enthusiastic Football Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

The 1947 football season should be most successful for the Narromine. club judging by the enthusiasm displayed by the 40-odd supporters who attended the annual meeting, held in the Town Hall on Saturday night. An important dicision was that the club…

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Boxing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 14

The General Manager of Stadiums, Ltd. Mr. Lee, on Tuesday confirmed reports that the New Zealand welterweight champion, Bos…

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Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

Mendooran journeyed to Coonabarabran on Sunday last to complete its match with Purlewaugh. At the close of play on the…

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Swimming President Returns Thanks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

The President of the Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club, Mr. L. G. Searff, wishes, on behalf of himself and his Committee, to thank those citizens of…

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£1000 Golf Tournament

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

Allocation, of prizes in the £1,000 purse donated by Australian Motorists Petrol Co. Ltd., and Alba Petroleum Co. of Aust. Pty. Ltd. for the Ampol…

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CYCLING Week-end Racing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

The Wellington Cycle Club conducted its usual week-end racing on the Rygate Park cycle track on Sunday last…

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Honorarium Suggested for Football Secretary

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

A recommendation to the annual meeting of the Coonabarabran Football Club that the secretary, Mr. Carl Mills, be granted…

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