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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1954

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NARROMINE Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Rain on New Year's Day interrupted a pairs championship game between R. Reynolds, F. Glass and A. R. Barden, R…

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Peak Hill Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

On Sunday J. Maher and C. Kopp first defeated D. Boyd and E. Newbigging 17/9. and then defeated H. McCarron…

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Cricket

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Next Sunday Gilgardra Association will visit Narromine to play the next round of the inter-town competition…

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Australia's Tennis "Twins"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 4

Action shots of Australia's tennis twins—Hoad and Rosewall—who won the Davis Cup for Australia in Melbourne last week…

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Rain Washed Out Cricket at Weekend

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 4

Heavy rain on Saturday afternoon washed out the first days play of the Whitney Cup eighth round and Pinnington'…

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Peak Hill Cricket McPhall Beats Peak Colts

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

McPHAIL 47 and 141 (D. McPherson 25. Hill Hando 27. Bob Hando 39, J. Hando 23) beat PEAK HILL COLTS 50…

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Swimming Keen Racing on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

Keen competition was witnessed at the baths last Sunday morning. All competitors are at "fever-pitch" for the…

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Thrills Expected At Dubbo Swimming Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

The Dubbo Swimming Club's annual carnival will be held in two sessions on Sunday, the first session commencing at 2.30 pm and the evening session at 8.30 pm…

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Dimmick and Foxall Match Golf Match

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

Gordon Dimmick and Norman Foxall played excellent golf to win Sunday's four ball best ball v par…

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BOWLS Railway Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 6

Due to the inclement weather very little play was possible at the Railway Bowling Club over the New Year's holiday…

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Mendooran Bowls Members’ Working Bee

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 14

Members of the Mendooran Bowling Club held a working bee on Saturday and carried out much necessary work around th[?]…

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Tennis "Twins" Beat Americans in 3 Sets Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 6

Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hoad replied forcibly to the Davis Cup selectors yesterday by beating Americans Tony…

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One Western Player For Cricket Tour Of New Zealand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 6

Only one player from the Far West Cricket Council Colts team which visited Tamworth for inter-council trials on January 1, 2, and 3 was selected to represent NSW Country Colts in its tour…

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Night Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

The popular mixed pairs [?]in Which 42 pairs [?] drawn to play, will [?] on Tuesday, January…

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Womens Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

The first of two evenings of play in pairs for [?] by a [?] Mrs. R. J. Cowan took [?]…

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Cricket Umpires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

Following are the cricket umpires for Sunday: District match. No. 1 oval: C. K. Bragg. District match No…

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Trueman Bowls Well in Kingston Game Kingston (Jamaica)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

Hostile bowling by Fred Trueman enabled the MCC to beat Jamaica by an innings. Jamaica was all out for 170…

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Boxing and Wrestling Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

The newly-formed Wellington Boxing and Wrestling Club is making its first objective the provision of a…

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Trangie Bowls Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Trangle was honoured on Saturday by visits of rinks from the New Bowling Association and the [?]WDRA…

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