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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1962

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Football Award for Best and Fairest Player for Season 1962 Sunday's Game at Brewarrina

The Western Herald · Friday 1 June 1962 · page 7

3 points to Keith Martin: Flayed a full 80 minutes game. Never missed his man when tackling and always…

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Diggers Bowls News

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 6

Jim Waters and his team Pere Robinson, Max McKenzie and Bert Molloy were the most successful…

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Bourke Bowling Club Women's Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 6

Many thanks to the men's committee for organising Monday's mixed game. Judging by the…

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Golfing Notes Holiday Week-end Golf

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 9

The Bourke Club conducted two interesting events on the course over the Queen's Birthday…

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Bourke Bowling Club Queen's Birthday Week-end Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 9

Forty eight players played each day over the Queen's Birthday week-end…

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The Recent Bourke Brewarrina Football Match

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 10

"Supporter," writing in the Brewarrina "News" has this to say of the recent Bourke-Bre. football…

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Stewards Report on Bourke Picnic Races

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 5

W.D.R.A. Stipendiary Steward, Mr. M. Harris, reports that the recent two days Picnic races was…

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FOOTBALL Win For Bourke Against Cunnamulla All Stars

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 5

Bourke first grade team defeated the Cunnamulla All Stars on Sunday last by 27 points to 13. The scores are no indication of the game as the Queensland visitors gave our lads a lesson on how to throw…

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Football Award for Best and Fairest Player for Season l962 Bourke v. Cunnamulla, on Sunday 3/6/62

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 6

No. 1—3 points: John Mumbler, centre. This player who usually plays in the forwards, was moved out…

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Diggers Bowls News

The Western Herald · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 14

Invitations have been extended to all clubs in the Far Western District, and various clubs beyond, who…

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Football News

The Western Herald · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 1

Congratulations to the Goodooga 1st Grade team on their defeat of the Bourks lsts, at Goodooga…

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Bourke Tennis Club Activities to Increase During Next Four Months Tennis

The Western Herald · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 10

After the success of the Darling River Championships the Club is making arrangements to promote tennis in Bourke, not only for the senior players but the juniors as well…

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Correspondence Tennis in Bourke (To the Editor, "Western Herald," Bourke)

The Western Herald · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 6

Dear Sir. — "I shall be pleased if you would allow me a little space in your paper in connection with…

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Athletics Gear Ordered

The Western Herald · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 11

More than 50 different items of track and field equipment valued at £2,000 have been ordered from…

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Diggers Bowls News

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 8

A message from Neville Frost, at Goodooga, advises that they expect to be holding their first…

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Shaggy Golf Story

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 4

A gang using trained dogs to steal golf balls from under the players noses is ruining the game…

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Bourke Tennis Club Membership Reaches 100 Tennis

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 4

Following the success of the Darling River Tennis Championships earlier this month, and the…

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Coonamble Races

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 8

The next meeting of the Coonamble Jockey Club is set down for July 7th with a five-event programme for…

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Bourke Bowling Club Women's Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 8

Championship Fours — semi-final:—A. Dugan, L. Shirvington, I. Wilson, J. Kessey def. M. Fissenden,…

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100 Horses Nominated for Diggers' Races

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 1

100 horses have been nominated for the Bourke Diggers' Turf Club's two-day meeting on Friday…

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