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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Swimming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

On Monday, the Wellington Swimming Club will be holding their Annual Swimming Carnival and one of the main…

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Swimming Trips to Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

During the school holidays many Trangie children learned to swim at Narromine during the visit of Learn to Swim Free…

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Cricket Team

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

The Dubbo Railway Institute Cricket Club team to play Postal on Sunday on Barden Park at 10.30 a.m. is: A. Porshaw…

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Clock Will Record Golf Score

The Western Herald · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 12

Here's the answer to a broken or lost pencil on the golf course, a suspicious friend, or a bad memory…

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Cricket News Competition Matches Played on Sunday Last

The Western Herald · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 10

Despite the extreme heat on Sunday last, the competition was continued, and the usual two matches played…

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Welshing Bookie at Yacht Races. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

Angry punters had to stand and look on as a bookmaker jumped from their ferry into a speedboat and disappeared…

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GOLF Another Win for K. Bourke and N. Fairless

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

Yesterday's event at the Caves course was an 18-hole 4-ball stableford aggregate competition and resulted in a…

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Kennard Park Favoured for Modern Sports Oval. Rugby League Will Ask for Use of Rygate Park Instead of Showground in Meantime

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

THE Wellington Rugby League delegate to next Wednesday's Wellington Shire Council meeting will ask Councillors to grant permission for Rugby League matches to be played on Rygate Park during the coming…

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Trangie Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

The Trangie team was one of four visiting teams which attended the [?] opening of the Consta[?] grown for the…

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Narromine Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

The club championships are now getting to the interesting stage and finals should be played in the next few weeks…

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Presentation to Bowls Club Member

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 6

Mr. "Nip" Ward was honored by Dubbo Bowling Club members last week when they presented him with a fountain…

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Narromine Golf Club Burgled

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

Thieves broke into the Narromine Golf Club on Sunday night and stole, tobacco, chocolates and liquor valued at £10…

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Hopes to Play Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 6

Constable R. W. Dobson, of Sydney, who has joined the Dubbo Police hopes to play football for Dubbo this season…

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Dog Races Next

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 6

The Dubbo Mechanical Coursing Club has obtained an emergency lighting plant which will enable it to recommence racing…

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Former Cricket Star Dead Tarrant Earned Big Money In India MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 6

Former Victorian and Middlesex cricketer Frank Tarrant died at his home at Upper Hawthorn yesterday, aged 69…

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BOWLS Nyngan Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

Keen interest was displayed at Nyngan on Sunday when about 30 pairs took part in the Dean Sexton knockout…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

I.O.O.F. L dge to play against Mendooran at Mendooran on Sunday: M. Hartley, J. Stroud, C. Leary, L. Warren, L. Heiler,…

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£850 for Rugby League Coach Queenbeyan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

The transfer or McRitchie from St. George to Queanbeyan Rugby League has cost Queanbeyan the record sum of £850…

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Trip to Tourney As Golf Prize

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

Professionals from every State in the Commonwealth, with the exception of Western Australia, have already entered for the…

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Colourful Racing Personality Dies in Sydney Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

One of Sydney's most colorful racing personalities, Miss Susan Bell, died yesterday aged 56. Among the horses she owned…

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