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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Cricket Draw

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

The following draw of matches for the Northern and Southern Divisions ' in the cricket competition have been announced:…

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Rugby League Football. Enthusiastic Annual Meeting. Ex-sergeant Frankish Elected President. president's & Secretary's Reports Received and Officers Elected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

THERE was a record attendance of over sixty enthusiastic members present at Tuesday night's annual general meeting of the Wellington Rugby Football League, held in the Technical College. Dr. R. M. Glasson…

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BODANGORA Tennis Club Anual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Bodangora Tennis Club was held at the tennis courts on Sunday last…

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Cumnock Football Club Annual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 9

On Sunday night last the annual meeting of the Cumnock Football Club was held in the School of Arts. Despite…

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Castlereagh Leading in Cricket Competition

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 8

For the first time in many years Castlereagh is leading in the Southern Division cricket competition…

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Cricket Both Competitions Nearing Completion

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Both the Saturday and Bruderlin Shield competitions are nearing conclusion, only two matches remaining to be played…

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Weeds to Be Cleared From Tennis Courts

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the Coonabarabran Tennis Club committee held in the Pastures Protection Board room on Friday…

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Tennis Notes Stars to Stage Exhibition at Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon, April 18, Messrs. John Bromwich, Jim Gilchrist, G. Worthington and B…

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Wellington Will Soon Have Finest Country Golf Course £4000 Loan Being Spent to Create Fully Grassed Links. 6000 Tons of Earth Already Moved and 3,500 Yards of Water Mains Laid. Golf Course Architect Says Caves Golf Course Will Compare with Sydney Links Within Three Years

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

THE movement of over 6000 tons of soil during the past three weeks at the Caves Golf Course has brought Wellington golfers' dreams of possessing the finest country golf course in Australia within measurable time of realisation…

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Trangie Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 6

The women bowlers were unl[?] again on Wednesday when no play was possible owing to the heavy rain at the beginning of the week. It…

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Country Week Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

The two teams of Bowlers who visited the City for Country Week did not get very far in the tours; all were defeated…

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Bourke Swimming Baths They Can Be Healthy

The Western Herald · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 8

A sincere effort is being made in this town by some far-sighted men to establish a swimming pool. There are, of course, people who…

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Local and General Bourke Tennis Club

The Western Herald · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above Club will be held at the Club House on Monday evening next, February 23rd. Business will…

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Narromine's First Diggers' Races Should Be Successful

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

Interest already being taken in the first Narromine Diggers' Races makes the honorary secretary, Mr. Harry Hogan, think that they will…

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Upper Darling Cricket Association Draw for Second Round: February 22—

The Western Herald · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

Railway v. Brewarrina, Bke. Wanderers v. Bke. Ramblers Louth v. Fords Bridge. February 29—…

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Wellington's New Golf Course

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 3

The removal of more than 5,000 ions of soil at the Caves soli course has given Wellington golfers dreams of a golfers' paradise. £1,000 is being spent…

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Golf Small Fields in Weekend Games

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 4

Whether it was the hot weather or the discouraging condition of the course at the present time, fields at the weekend were not as big as in recent competitions. Since the grasshopper invasions over the past months the…

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Cycling Notes Good Racing Delights Big Crowd

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 4

Well readers that cool wind was waiting again for Saturday night and was blowing strongly from the north east. It shows how much the riders have improved over the season as against adverse conditions, the times were very…

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CRICKET Team to Flay for Cr[?] Cup

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 3

The following beaks has been [?] to [?] Peak Hill in a [?] for the [?] by [?] on…

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Football Club

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 6

On Sunday night the Football Club held a meeting in the Embassy Theatre to organise for the coming season…

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