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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Cumnock News Rugby Union Football Club. Good Attendance at Annual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

The annual meeting of the Cumnock Rugby Union Club was held on Thursday last. There was a good attendance…

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Championship Swimming Carnival

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 5

The Gilgandra Swimming Club's championship carnival was conducted on Sunday afternoon last, and whilst…

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Annual Meeting of Rugby Union

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

PLANS for a very strong local competition and the commencement of a reserve grade competition were formulated at the annual meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union in the Baptist Hall on Monday night last…

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More Tennis Courts Needed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

The Mumbil Tennis Club hold its annual meeting shortly and plans will be made for what is expected to…

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District Cricket Competition

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 6

Breelong recorded an out right win over Armatree in the Gilgandra and District Cricket Competition…

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Cricket Club Dances Popular

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

The Mumbil Cricket Club will stage its third and final dance of the season to-morrow night in the Mumbil…

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Tennis Notes. Prospects for New Season Reviewed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 5

With less than a week to go to the end of the 1950-51 tennis year, tennis players are looking forward to the…

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Swimming Baths

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 3

The Mayor said Council would to go into ways and means of financing the Swimming Baths. Aid. Whitbread moved that…

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Picnic Races

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

The Annual Race Meeting of the Darling River Picnic Race Club will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 23rd and 24th May. Horses are…

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New Executive for Dubbo Rugby League

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Dubbo Rugby Football League last night Mr. L. Nugent was elected President and Mr. L. Pattison Secretary. The retiring President (Mr. F. Smith) and…

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Golf Associates to Stage "Opening Day"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 8

Opening clay for Hie Dubbo Golf Club Associates is Tuesday March 13. The committee has made…

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Boxing Action Against Boxer Now Not Likely Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 8

No fiction is likely to he taken against Orange amateur boxer Tony Fisher for having fought against a…

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Golf Summer Trophy to Keith Bourke

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 8

Yesterday's hot weather conditions did not stop a large field of enthusiastic golfers from playing in the final…

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Golf President's Review of Year of Disastrous Floods

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 8

AT last Friday night's annual meeting of the Wellington " Golf Club, the President, Mr. M. C. Cameron, in his report of the club's activities for the year, reviewed the disastrous effects of last year's floods and gave details of…

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Cricket Meeting. Move to Rescind Motion Fails

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

An attempt to rescind a previous motion giving all teams participating in the Hardwick Cup cricket…

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Profit of Only £5-7-3 for Season Annual Meeting of Rugby League

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

THEE Wellington Rugby League made a profit of only £5/7/3 in the 1950 season. This small profit was largely due to the high cost of travelling, which consumed nearly two-thirds of the income derived from…

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Trangie Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 8

An enjoyable afternoon's took place on Sunday The trophies were won by A. G. Cordon. K Bryant. D…

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BOWLS Nyngan Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 6

The final of the Angello Polland Cups Handicap Event was played before a large gallery at Nyngan on Sunday morning…

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Coolah Cricket Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 6

Owing to the death last week of a member of the Settlement (Merriwa) Cricket Club, the match between the…

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FOOTBALL Playing Coach Appointed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

A well attended meeting on Friday night last confirmed the action of the president and secretary in interviewing…

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