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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Narromine Cricket

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 4

The following is the draw for the next round of the second grade competition: sunday January 11: No. 1…

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Argentina Football Riot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

Firemen hosed spectators at Rosario, Argentina recently. Bottles and stones lie on the arena as a section of the…

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Sport In Brief Cricket

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

When Test selector [?] Ridings got himself picked to captain an Australian Eleven, most of us took it for granted…

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Narromine Cricket Notes Narromine Team for Gilgandra

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

The Narromine District Cricket Association to play Gilgandra on Sunday was announced last night…

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Burn Son Accepts for Three Races at Rosehill

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

When final acceptances were declared for to—morrow's meeting at Rosehill, Burn Son was left in three races by the stars connections. The five-year-old is engaged in the 1st…

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Peak Hill Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 7

Further elimination rounds in the Central Western Bowling Association championships were played on Saturday and Sunday…

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Rules Of Breaststroke Swimming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 6

C. MeMullen was disqualified for incorrect turning in the hreaststroke championships at the State Women's Swimming…

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Night Tennis at Geurie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

With the switching on of the power on the Geurie No. 1 court, Geurie folk have Seen another aim achieved…

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Cricket

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

No competition was played by the Mendooran Cricket Club on Sunday owing to a district match being arranged. Mendooran will…

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Mixed Bowls Coolah, Wednesday Night

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 13

At a committee meeting of the Coolah Bowling Club last week It was decided to hold a night of combined ladies and…

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Bowls Committee Meeting Mendooran Club Progresses

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

Great interest has been shown in the early activities of the Mendooran Bowling Club and over 20 members…

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Tennis Titles Washed Out Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

Heavy rain stopped play in the Australian Tennis Championships at Kooyong yesterday. In the one match that started,…

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Premer Forfeits Cricket Assn. Match

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 16

In the first of the second round of the 1952-53 Coonabarabran District Cricket Association competition on Sunday…

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Racing Dates Central Western District [?]G Association, 1953

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

January 10 and 26, Coonabarabran Diggers' Race Club. February 27 and 28,…

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Swimming Carnival Filtration Cup to Coonamble Dubbo's Easy Win in Hitchen Shield

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

Gilgandra Swimming Club staged a carnival on Sunday last, and despite the fact that cool…

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Eumungerie's Win In Dawson Cup Cricket Game

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

The defeat of cricket competition leaders, Railway, by Eumungerie and an outright win by South Dubbo were features of Dawson Cup matches played on Sunday…

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District Cricket Competition Draw for Second Round

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

The draw for the second round of the Gilgandra and District Cricket competition is as…

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Cricket Prospects Competitions Nearly Back to Normal

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 12

Saturday and Sunday competitions of the Wellington and District Cricket Association will return to almost…

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Century to Do'connor in Inter-town Cricket

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

Gilgandra District Cricket Association recorded an easy with in the intertown match with…

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Cricket at Dubbo C’bran P.O. Staff Win

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 7

A team from the Coonabarabran Post Office staff, with one exception, defeated a Dubbo postal staff cricket…

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