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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Big Crowds at Swimming Club's Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

Attracting a record attendance at the Olympic Pool, the Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club's New Year Carnival on Sunday, when Parkes won both the Enderby and Fischer Cups and tied with…

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Us World Tennis Ratings: Sedgman No. Five New York, December 20

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

Poncho Gonzales, now engaged in a professional tour with Jack Kramer, is ranked as the world's No. 1 amateur tennis…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 6

Players selected to play at Mudgee on Sunday are: M. Hartey (Capt.). G. McMillan, M. Hull, A. Losue, O…

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Paralysed Boys Form Cricket Team

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 6

Queen Marys Hospital for Children, in Carshalton, Surrey, England, is proud of its cricket team…

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U.S. Tennis Stars to Play at Albury Albury

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 6

The American tennis stars Doris Hart and Louise Brough Will play their first Australian match at Albury on Saturday…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

Players to represent I.O.O.F. against R.A.A.F. are:—M. Hartley, C. Lenry, L. Hartley, V. Perry, E. Bennett, J. Stroud, L…

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Kramer and Gonzales in Duel for World Tennis Title

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

Richard A. Gonzales and Jack Kramer are currently embarked on a two-man experiment to determine just…

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Narromine Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

The following are the results of play in recent pe[?]nts matches. B grade pennant match Narromine v Wellington, played at Narromine…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 10

In a B grade pennant game at Trangie on New Year's Day the home team was defeated by Narromine 101/88…

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Narromine Cricket Notes Nevertire Defeated

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

In the most exciting match of the season Narromine defeated Nevertire in the last over of play last Monday…

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Rescue at Swimming Carnival

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Quick thinking on the part of Wellington Swimming Club official, Mr. Ray Hobson, rescued a…

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GOLF Successful Day at Caves Course

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

Yesterday, the greatest number of summer players yet, attended to compete in the four-ball, best ball v. par…

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Two Forfeits in Saturday Cricket Comp

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 8

TWO teams forfeited their matches in the Hardwick Cup cricket competition which resumed after the Christmas recess on Saturday afternoon. Baptist "B" forfeited to High School and R.S.L. forfeited to National…

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Golf. Heat Reduces Golf Fields

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

The best his reduced the fields in the Dubbo Golf Club associates Summer Point Score Competition…

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Narromine Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

Both "A" and "B" grade pen[?]nts matched were played at Wellington on Sunday, when Narromine bowlers travelled to that town…

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Trangie Women's Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 8

Play on Wednesday was for a lottery ticket which was won by Mesdames Ferrari, Collie. Gordon, Kinsey with 29 points. Other teams and…

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TENNIS Paramount Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

Paramount Tennis Club resumed its summer tournaments on Sunday after a short adjournment over the Christmas…

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Nanima Cup Won by Dubbo Swimming Carnival At Wellington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

A Dubbo team won the Nanima Cup, a trains race at the Wellington Swimming Carnival on Saturday. Dubbo…

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Narromine Cricket Notes COLTS v BACKWATER

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

This match was one of the most interesting of the season. The result was a tie on the first [?] both teams scoring 132…

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Visiting Riders Take Prizes at Cycle Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

All the prizemoney at the Dubbo Cycling Carnival last Saturday night was captured by visiting riders. There were seven unsuccessful attempts made during the night on the one-lap record held…

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