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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Bourke Football League Meeting of Bourke League on Friday March 6th

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Country Clubs are again reminded to be sure and send their delegates to the meeting of the League on…

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Cycle And Athletic Club May Conduct Races During Winter Season

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

In an endeavour to re-establish their Club, members of the Wellington Cycle and Athletic Club will conduct cycle road races in Wellington during the winter. A group of enthusiastic professional racing cyclists…

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Both Football Codes Have Applied For Use Of Rygate Park

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

Two applications for he use of Rygate Park during the forthcoming football season—one from the Rugh Union and the other from the Rugby League—will be considered by a special sub-committee of Wellington Shire Councillors at a meeting on Friday next…

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Trangie Womens Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 8

At the committee meeting held on Saturday, with the president. Mrs. C. J. Smart, to the chair, it was decided that…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 8

B grade singles: Matches to be played on Saturday are: A Gordon v. E. Hewitt; C. Winston v. R. Whistler;…

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Swimming Carnival on

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

The Narromine Swimming Club will hold a carnival next Saturday for residents of Narromine. Anyone who is not a…

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Peak Hill Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

In the A grade championship on Sunday A N. [?] T. Cannon; M. Leary [?] D. Webb…

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TENNIS Alan Tipping Memorial Cup

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

The final in the Peak Hill Tennis Club's A grade competition for the Alan Tipping Memorial Cup was played on…

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Five Tie In Golf Tourney New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 6

Jim Ferrier and four other players tied for first place in the 72-hole Houston open golf tournament…

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Club Rooms For Peak Hill Athletic Association

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

The Peak Hill Physical Training and Athletic Association will Approach Peak Hill residents with the hope…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

Don Tomlinson and Helen Evans at the lunch break had a formidable lead in the Senior championships of the…

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U.S. Present On Golf Course New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 6

Golf professional Ed Dudley, said at Augusta (Georgia) that President Eisenhower showed steady improvement on the links…

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Ferrier Second in U.S Golf Play-off New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 6

Cary Middlecoff returned a three-under-par 69 to win the five way play off for the Houston Open golf tournament's…

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Swimming Club Notes

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 6

The second series of point score events conduct ed by the Gilgandra Swim ming Club resulted…

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Opening Golf

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 1

Although the official opening of the Gilgandra Golf Club will not take place until Sunday…

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Football Club

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 1

Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Gilgandra Rugby L. Football Club will be held…

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Football Notes

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 4

Following the meeting of the Western Division of the N.S.W. Rugby League, held at Dubbo over…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 6

Dubbo District team v. Narromine at Narromine on Sunday (transport leaves first station at 9 am): D. Greenwood…

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Coolah Bowls a Grade Championship

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 9

Four matches were played in the Coolah Bowling Club’s A Grade Championships over the week-end, and the match…

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Young Girl Won 100 Metres Swimming Event

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 6

A young girl, C. Fairhall, having her first competitive swim over the 100 metres distance, stole the limelight of the Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club's events at the baths on Sunday morning…

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