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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Cricket Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

The international cricket match between South Africa and Western District will be played at Wade Park, Orange,…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

Mogriguy v Ballimore on Sunday: S. Warwick, C. Archer, H. Cole, K. Fitzgerlad, J. Vandermaal, A. Greenleaf, P. Grube,…

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No Bowls Tomorrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 6

The president of the Dubbo Bowling Club, Mr. A. W. Ison has advised that because of the weather no bowls will be played…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 8

The following matches are set down for play during the week-end: pairs: Gibson and Cothe…

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Peak Hill Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

Play continued at the weekend in the [?]rounds of the CWB Association champoinships. Results:…

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Record Crowd (3063) Attends Dubbo Swimming Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

Swimming was obviously so popular in Dubbo and the facilities so good, that it seemed certain that the town would eventually produce a champion, Olympic swimmer, Frank O'Neill, said on Sunday night…

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Cricket Will Resume On

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 6

The Dubbo District Cricket Association's Whitney, Pinnington and Dawson Cup competitions will be resumed this…

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Col Giddings in Two Golf Wins at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 6

Col Giddings won the Dubbo Golf Club's events on both Saturday and Sunday. He won the A grade section of the monthly medal on Saturday with a splendid net 64…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 6

CYM 1st grade v YA's at No. 3 oval on Saturday next: M. O'Leary (Capt.), B. Topfer, M. Hartley, M. Coffey, A. Musgrave…

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Holiday Races Small Fields at Boxing Day Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

The annual Boxing Day race meeting of the Gilgadra Jockey, Club, on December 26 and 27, did…

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New Year's Day Races Good Fields and Racing

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

Although the attendance was not large, Gilgandra Combined Race Club staged a very…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

South Dubbo v Wongarbon on Sunday at No. 2. oval: B. Bolton, R. Bennett, K. Dory, R. Gibson, H. Lacey, C. Leary, A…

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Sunday’s Bowls Mendooran Club

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 9

Members report a most enjoyable afternoon at the Mendooran Bowling Club on Sunday when four rinks were played…

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Mendooran Bowls New Year’s Day Play

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 9

Several rinks were played at the Mendooran Bowling Club on New Year’s Day with members greatly…

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Austn. Move for Open Tennis Champs. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

A move for the international adoption of open tennis championships may be initiated by Australian tennis…

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Bigger Fields, Better Racing Gilgandra New Year’s Meeting

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 16

The New Year’s Day race meeting of the Gilgandra Combined Race Club was a big improvement on the two…

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Tennis Offer to Austns. Seen As Bribery New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

Dan Parker, sports columnist of the mass circulated "Daily Mirror," accused the president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia, Sir Norman Brooks, of "thinly veiled bribery" in attempting to…

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Anglicans and Baptist "A" Again Dominate Saturday Cricket Matches

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

After a promising start Anglican Colts collapsed and were defeated by Baptist "A" by five wickets and 88 runs in the two-day match in the W.D.C.A. Saturday cricket competition matches which concluded on the…

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Trangie Womens Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 6

Two matches were played on Wednesday evening. In the 1953 singles championships Mrs. W. Collie defeated…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 6

South Dubbo v Wongarbon on Sunday at No. 2 oval: B. Bolton, R. Bennett, K. Dory, R. Gibson, H. Lacey, C. Leary, A…

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