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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Narromine Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

Dubbo will visit Narromine on Sunday for the B[?]nant match [?] which the home players will be. Madden, [?]kins, Nolan, Ga[?]…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Trangie Bowling Club decided to accept the offer of the Women's Bowling Club to donate four verandah blinds…

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Bourke Riverview Golf Club Golf Season Opens

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 5

Bourke Riverview Golf Club, officially opened its season on Sunday last, with a grand roll up of members and associates. The day was a…

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Trangie Tennis Club Holds Annual Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

There were about thirty members present at the annual meeting of the Trangie tennis club. They expressed sincere regret that the president,…

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Cricket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 3

News comes from Canowindra that "Wally" Hull (ex D.H.S. boy) has been scoring freely with the bat lately…

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Greyhound Racing Tonight's Programme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 3

Dubbo Diggers Greyhound Racing Club will conduct a 7-race programme at the Show-ground track tonight…

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Wellington Races Good Racing in Spite of Inclement Weather

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

A showery morning and threatening weather throughout the afternoon marred the Wellington Combined Race Club's meeting at the racecourse on Saturday last. The racipg, however, was good and the estimated crowd of 500 who paid £220 at the gate, were treated to an ex­cellent afternoon's entertainment…

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Night Tennis for Stuart Vown

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

The Macquarie Shire Council is prepared to provide the Stuart Town Tennis Club with flood lighting for one of its…

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Saturday Cricket Comp. National Fitness Down Montefiores. Shamrocks Collapse on Sticky Wicket

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 8

NATIONAL FITNESS scored a shock win over the competition leaders, Montefiores, in last Saturday's match at Montefiores in the Hardwick Cup competition. A brilliant innings by Tommy George was largely responsible…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 8

At the weekend the trip to play a B. grade pennant match at Gilgandra on Sunday was postponed. A decision had to be made on…

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Swimming Pool for Blayney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

At its meeting yesterday the Lyndhurst Shire Council decided to apply for a grant of £300 to build a swimming pool on the…

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School Swimming Carnival Successful Despite Weather

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

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Dubbo Beats Narromine in B. Pennant Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

In the B. Pennant game at Narromine on Sunday Dubbo won by 99 points to 77. The following are the results,…

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Mons. O'donell Opens Catholic Tennis Courts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

Patron of the Club, the Rt. Rev. Monsignor O'Dunnell declared officially open the Dubbo Catholic Tennis Courts…

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Group Football Reps. Meet at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

Fifteen clubs ware represented at the annual general meeting of Group XI at Peak Hill. The election of officers resulted…

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Waratah Football Club Coach Asked To Start Soon

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

The committee of the Waratah Football Club, on Monday night, de[?] to ask the newly appointed [?]h, Mr. S. Goodwin, of Goulburn,…

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Bowls

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

Trangie could not make the trip to Gilgandra last Sunday to play the match in the B Pennants. On Sunday Dubbo A will visit…

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Football

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

It is proposed to form at least two football teams this season in Mendooran. All interested are asked to contact Mr. Dan Farley,…

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Football Club

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

There was a good roll up of players and enthusiasts at the annual meeting of the Gulargambone Football Club, held in the…

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Swimming Point Score Competitions (Contributed)

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

Once again nominations ware good, and races very close and interesting, at the point score competition events held…

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