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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Peak Hill Cricket Grinstead Cup

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 7

In the Grinstead challenge match at Forbes on Sunday Peak Hill wore defeated toy 38 runs. Scores were 140 to 102…

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Golf Monthly Mixed Competitions Prove Most Popular

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 4

Never in the history of Dubbo Golf Club has greater interest been shown throughout the summer months than during the present season. This is due to the committee's policy of staging a monthly mixed…

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Narromine Cricket Notes First Grade Competitions

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The cits [?] the third year in succession [?] second in the competition pount some at the and of the second round…

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Tennis

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 5

An American tenis tournament was held at the Mendooran Town Courts on Sunday, in aid of the club's funds.. Players taking part…

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Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 5

On Sunday Tambar Springs first grade cricketers visited Mendooran to play for the Dawson Whiskey Gold Cup, but suffered…

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Bowls Coonamble Defeat Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

The postponed Pennant match between Conamble and Gilgandra was played on Sunday at Conamble, and resulted in a win for the…

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Swimming Point Score Competitions (Contributed)

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

Despite bleak weather sufficient "diehards" attended, the Gilgandra Baths on Thursday night last to enable the…

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Sunday's Cricket

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 6

St. Lawrence cricket team will play Castlereagh on Sunday next. Mr. Bede Maguire, of Cowpe Street, left for Sydney this week…

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Cricket Teams

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

The following teams have been selected for play next Sunday in the District Cricket Competition: Gilgandra to play Curban, at…

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School Notes Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

The cricket match between O[?]ley-Phillip and Cuaningham-Stu[?] played on 17th and 24th February, resulted in a win for the…

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Pennant Bowls Gilgandra Defeated at Coonamble

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

Gilgandra bowlers visited Coonamble on Sunday to play the postponed match in the A Pennant, and were well…

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President's Report to Golf Club Annual Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 7

The retiring president, Mr. J. Nelson, submitted an interesting and detailed report to members at the annual…

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Cricket Competition Surprises in Sunday's Play

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 4

Play in the Gilgandra and District Cricket Competition On Sunday last proved intercating and there were…

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Golf President Reviews Year of Great Progress Caves Course Now Worthy Asset for Town and District

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 6

IN reviewing a year of splendid progress of the Wellington Golf Club, the President, Mr. M. C. Cameron, in his report to the annual meeting at the Club House on Thursday night last, said that, after the many disappointments experienced earlier, 18 grass greens and one putting green were almost ready for play, and 18 tees and…

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Narromine Football Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

The committee of the Narromine District Rugby League decided to ask Group XI to run a reserve grad competition this year. If this is not…

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Cunnamuila's Football Coach

The Western Herald · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

The Cunnamulla Rugby League have secured the services of Balmain lock forward, Jack Hampstead, as player coach for the 1949…

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School Swimming Carnival At Narromine Next Week

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

School children have been training hard for the annual school swimming carnival to be held at the Baths next Thursday night…

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Cricket. Another Win for Railway

The Western Herald · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

The Bourke Railway Cricket team met Byrock for the first time this season in a match played at Bourke on Sunday…

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Bourke Riverview Golf Club Annual General Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 5

The Annual General Meeting of the Riverview Golf Club was held on Thursday 24th February. The following are the officers…

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Mungery Picnic Races Grassfeds Into Paddocks on

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

The Mungery pl[?]nic Room Club committon has decided to h[?] the usual pl[?]ic room on Saturday, April 30. There will be two grassfed races on the programme Horsea will go…

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