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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Los Angeles Golf Tournament New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 6

Fred Wampler had a five-un-der-par 60 to lead at the end of the third round of the Los Angeles Open golf tournament…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

Paramount v Tigers on Saturday, No. 5 Oval: W. Gray, A. Warwick, M. Ison, Bob Stroud, B. Hogan, J. Grady,…

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Langby Defeats Shoemark in Bowls Champ

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

Fine weather at the weekend enabled the Dubbo Bowling Club to play several championship Events. The singles game between "Cherry" Langby…

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Cricket Coaching

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Tom Dodd, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dodd, of Maxwell Street, is one of 24 boys who went into camp last Sunday at…

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Binnaway Table Tennis Club

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Binnaway Table Tennis Club was well attended last week when Mr. R. Manser was…

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Coolah Golf Club Improvements To Cost £500

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Coolah Golf Club it was decided to increase the size of the present course from 9…

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C’bran Football Club Players’ 1953 Awards

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

The committee of the Coonabarabran Football Club awarded the trophies for the best players in the…

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C’bran Diggers’ Races Improved Course Facilities

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

Apart from the Improvements being effected to the race track and stabling facilities at the…

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Bowls W. White and L. Craft Pairs Champions for Third Year

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 7

The Pairs Championship was won by Les Craft and Bill White last Saturday, when this couple defeated Bill…

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Cricket Preview R.S.L. Regains Lead in Point Score Comp

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 10

R.S.L. team has again taken the lead in the point score for the Wellington Cricket Association's Sunday…

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Next Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

Heavy [?] on Tuesday made it [?] night play for [?] players in the about [?] Rounds…

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Womens Bowls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

On the last two Wednesdays play has been in progressive pairs for trophies donated by a patren of the club Mrs. R. J…

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Cricket

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

At the Narromine [?] Association delegates [?] last Friday night it was [?]ed to abandon the first [?]…

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Football Presentation Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

A crowd of approximately 200 were in attendance at the Bourke Rugby Football League Presentation Dance…

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The Turf Saturday's Acceptances Rosehill Races

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

2-Year-Old Stakes, 4¼f., 12.45 Happy Harvest 8.4, Hathor 8.4 Brush 8.4, Biff 8.4. Text 7.12, Flying Light 7.12, Happy…

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Diggers Club officials pleased with success of first day's racing

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

Diggers' Race Club officials were delighted with the success of the first day of the two-day race meeting held at the Showground on Friday last, when an estimated crowd of 600 people attended…

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Cricket Teams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 6

Wongarbon v Coalbaggie: D. Greenwood (Capt), J. Samuels, K. Balderston, K. Woodley, R. Christian, D. Malsom, E…

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Narromine Bowls Season Officially Opened

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Conditions were ideal and [?] for Narromine Bowling Club's [?] [?] on Sunday, when rinks from NSWRA, FWDEA, Dubbe Railways, [?], Trangie,…

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John Davies "Too Old for Swimming" Vancouver

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

Australian breaststroke record holder John Davids said last night, that political trends had influenced him in his decision…

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Points in Cricket Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 6

Following is the Dawson Cup competition points up to the end of round 12: Mogriguy 78, Coalbaggie 64,…

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