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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Date of Dubbo Picnic Races Changed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

The Macquarie Picnic Race Club has altered its racing dates from Tuesday and Wednesday, May 8 and 9, to Thursday and…

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Swimming Carnival

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

Competitors were present from Dubbo, Orange, Mudgee, Coonamble, Narromine, Parkes and Gilgandra at the annual…

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Pennant Bowls

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

Coonamble bowlers will visit Gilgandra on Sunday next for a Pennants match, and play will start sharp at 2 p.m. The…

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Football

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

Baradine Football Club will set the ball rolling on Sunday night next when their annual general meeting will be held…

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Bowls. Vice-President Farewelled

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 10

Popular Vice-president of the Wellington Bowling Club, Mr. E. H. Trimble, was honoured with the presentation of…

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Country Week for Rugby Union Planned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

Country Rugby Union players will be given extended opportunities to gain State and Australian representation…

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Rugby League. Canowindra Club May Close Down

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Canowindra Rugby League Club may lapse for want of public interest this year. The annual meeting of the Club…

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Football cache caeeabran Advertising

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Coonabarabran's football club on Sunday night it was [?] to place [?]…

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Rugby Union. Wellington Now Separate Zone Centre

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Wellington Rugby Union will this season contest the State Union football Championships as a separate zone. This…

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Tennis Notes. Local Players for Exhibition Match

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Next Saturday week, Wellington tennis enthusiasts will again be favoured by an exhibition by leading Sydney…

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Best Year on Record coonabarabran Football Club

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

The opinion was expressed at the annual meeting of the Coonabarabran Football Club on- Sunday night that the 1950…

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Record Tennis Gate of £500 at Wagga Wagga

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

A record crowd of more than 1000 people paid £500 to see the world stars Budge, Parker, Gonzales and Pails…

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Swimming Baths

The Western Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

Aid. Whitbread moved that Council form a committee and go into ways and means of establishing swimming baths in…

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Womens Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 8

There was a good roll up of players on Wednesday evening when the preen was in excel­lent order after its recent…

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Tennis Trophy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 8

American Tennis Champian, Dick Savitt, holding his trophy after winning the Australian singles Championship in Sydney. lie defeated Australian Ken McGregor 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1…

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Football Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

A meeting of all interested in football will be held at the Council Chambers this (Friday) evening at 8 p.m. It is to be hoped there will…

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"Grand Old Man" of Dubbo Dead Mr. W. Christie Was Tennis Pioneer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Dubbo lost one of its "grand old men" when Mr. Wilfred Henry Christie died at the Dubbo Base Hospital at 9 o'clock last night at the age of 61 years…

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Cricket Association Meeting. Yeoval Umpire Lodges Objections to Abuse

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

A Yeoval Cricket Club representative to last Friday night's meeting of the Wellington and District Cricket Association in the Technical College alleged that players in a visiting team to Yeoval had used abusive…

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Forbes Forms a Rugby Union Football Club Forbes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 6

A Rugby Union Football Club has been formed in Forces after a lapse of 30 years…

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Narromine Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Results of last Sunday's A and B grade pennant matches played at Welington are:…

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