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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Rugby Union. W.a. Tour Finalised

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

At the district meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union, to be held in the Baptist Hall on Monday night next, the…

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Tennis Notes. Exhibition by Champions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 9

Main topic of interest in the Wellington tennis world is the big exhibition to be staged at the Wellington Tennis Club…

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Yeoval-Cumnock News Interesting Yeoval Cricket Next Sat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 7

The fifth and final series of matches in the second round of the Yeoval Trefie Cup Saturday afternoon cricket…

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Silver Coin Wins Roy Brown Memorial Cup At Coonabarabran Races

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

Silver Coin is proving a good investment for its now owner, Mrs. V. Christian, of Gilgandra, who, in November, won…

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Rain Prevents Play in Sunday Cricket. Draws for Week-end

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 10

All matches scheduled for the Bruderlin Shield competition last Sunday were cancelled owing to the…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

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

Members of the Trangie Bowling Club are asked to be present on Sunday afternoon, February 19, when a farewell presentation will be made…

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Narromine Bowls Notes Mixed Pairs Final

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Tancred and Miss D. Ford are this year's winners of the mixed pairs competition the finals of which were played of last night…

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Gold Cup for Diggers' Races in March

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

Preliminary arrangements for the 1950 Narromine Diggers' races, to be held on March 28 and 29, were made at a committee meeting of…

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Programme for April Races Finalised

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 6

The Dubbo Turf Club run the same programme at its meeting on April 1 this year as was held on the…

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Lithgow Girl Is Empire's Greatest Woman Sprinter Aust. Takes More Athletic Titles Auckland. Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 1

Marjorie Jackson of Lithgow N.S.W. is hailed by Empire Games officials as being the greatest we man sprinter the Empire has yet produced…

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GOLF Four Ball Event to A. Kelly, N. Gransden

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 1

Sunday's competition in the Frank Howland Summer Trophy, 4-ball-best-ball v. par, was won in convincing style by…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 8

The final of the B grade singles championship for the 1948-49 season was played on Sunday and resulted in a win for O. Warman…

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TENNIS Town Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 8

Sixteen couples enjoyed an excellent afternoon's tennis at the Dubbo Town Tennis Club on Sunday. W. Schmidt and Mrs…

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BOWLS Narromine A's Defeat Dubbo

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

In the A grade pennant match, played at Narromine preen on Sunday against Dubbo A's. Narromine scored 90 points to Dubbo'o 82…

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Night Tennis Courts Opened

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 6

Dunedoo's newly-opened night tennis courts are proving popular with town players, and are already booked every night for…

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Football. Appointing Playing Coaches

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

Says the "Wellington Times": Ten applications for the position of playing coach to the Wellington "A" grade Rugby League team have…

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Swimming Events at Dubbo Pool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 6

The following are the results of the events run at the Dubbo Baths last Sunday morning. 50 metres open handicap,…

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Tennis Stars for Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 10

Arrangements are nearing completion for the exhibition to be held at the Wellington Tennis Club on Tuesday…

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Swimming Points Score Competition

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

The second round in the points score competition was decided at the Gilgandra baths or Thursday night last,…

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Meeting of Dubbo Rugby League

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Dubbo Rugby League will probably be held next week. Followers of the code are…

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