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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1951

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BOWLS Nyngan Wins B Peanut

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 8

Nyngan Club, which had not played pennant matches before, won the B grade game in the far west zone and was…

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CRICKET Outright Win For Trewilga

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 7

At Dunmore last week-end Trewilga secured an outright win against Dunmore. In their first innings Trewilga nude 178…

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Golf Associates Opening Day on March 13

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 6

The Dubbo Golf Club Associates' Committee met for the first time in 1951 last week to draw up a programme for the season…

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Robber Was a Football Fan Toronto

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

Four men, directed by a leader who called signals like a quarterback, yesterday robbed a-Canadian bank of 5000 dollars…

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Forces Selects Rarney Hearne As Football Coach

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

Forbes Rugby League has chosen Mr. E. (Barney) Hearne from 20 applications for the position of playing coach for the…

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Tennis Nyngan Tennis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

Nyngan tennis players are home from Sydney where they look part in Country Week. They report a grand time and,…

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Bowls Dubbo Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

The Wellington "B" Pennant team scored its second win of the season on Sunday when it defeated the strong Dubbo team…

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Coolah Bowls

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 7

The rink championship for the 1950/51 season of the Coolah Bowling Club was decided at the week end when the four led by…

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Unusual Bowls Match

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

In a rinks match at the Gilgandra Bowling Club on Satur day last an unusual finish resulted, when Keith Burere's…

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Swimming Carnival at Coonamble

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

Coonamble was the scene of one of the best swimming carnivals held this season, when on 14th January…

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Swimming Pool Revenue Increased £388

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

Dubbo Swimming Pool revenue has increased this year. To date, income has been £3739 which is £388 more than…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

The following players have been selected to represent I.O.O.F. Lodge against Eumungerie on No. 1 Oval on Monday:…

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District Cricket Competition

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

Play in the Gilgandra and District Cricket Competition has reached an interesting stage, asd the final matches…

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Stuart Town Football Club Dance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

On Saturday, 13th January, a dance was held in the School of Arts Hall in aid of Stuart Town Football Club…

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Mendooran Football Playing Coach Possible

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 18

Interviewed in Mendooran during the week, Mr. Douft. Jack, president of the Mendooran Football Club, said the…

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Tennis Notes. Davis Cup Star Here Next Month

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 11

Hero of Australia's Davis Cup win over America, Ken McGregor, will play exhibition matches in Wellington on…

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Grass Controls Golf Course: Mendooran Hopes for Early Season

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 18

Although long grass has complete control of the Mendooran golf course at the present moment, members are…

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Dog Club "Up in Air" on Saturday Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

The Dubbo Diggers' Greyhound Club has released a draw for a meeting scheduled to be held at the Dubbo Showground…

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Frenchmen Will Play at Forbes Rugby League Game Against Group Xi Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

The touring French Rugby League team will play a representative Group XI team at Forbes early in June. The Frenchmen, who will arrive in Australia in…

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CRICKET. Stuart Town, Dripstone in Fight for Semi-finals

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

With six matches yet to be played before the semi-finals of the Braderlin Shield Cricket Competition, it appears…

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