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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1968

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Record Nominations for Louth Races To-morrow

The Western Herald · Friday 9 August 1968 · page 1

Record nominations have been received and a record crowd is expected to attend tomorrow's Annual Louth Races which will be conducted by the Louth Turf Club…

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Jockey Club Races Box Hero Wins Feature Event in Record Time

The Western Herald · Friday 9 August 1968 · page 1

Forty three horses started in last Saturdays highly successful Race Meeting conducted by the Bourke Jockey Club. The meeting was favoured by ideal weather conditions but a very poor crowd attended to witness probably the best race meeting…

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Golf Notes by "Caddy" Presidents Day Greeted by Good Scores Dave Massey and Bob Hanns win Major Trophies

The Western Herald · Friday 9 August 1968 · page 4

Forty-two-players paid tribute to our genial President last Sunday on his day and spectacular scores were common. Bod Hanns, with a card of…

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Louth Races Continued from front page RACING

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 10

Racing opened with the Louth Maiden Handicap in which a field of nine competed…

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Junior Rugby League

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 4

The results of the fifth Round played on Saturday, August 10th, are as follows:—…

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Junior Rugby League (continued)

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 4

Will Coaches please return their footballs to either Mr. Skinner, Mr. Jones or Dr. Coolican after…

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Bourke Tennis Club Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 4

Last Sunday, 11th August, the Culgoa Tennis Club travelled into Bourke with a team of 8 men and…

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Winchcombe Men at Louth Races

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 2

Pictured are MR. CLEM READ (left), MR. BOB MOLONY (centre) and MR. NEIL CHAMBERS (right). Local branch Manager Mr. Malony entertained Mr. Chambers, who is State Finance Manager and Mr. Read, Customer Relations Officer of Winchcombe Carson Ltd., Sydney. This picture was taken by "The Western Herald"…

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Associate Golf Shirley Linehan and Margaret Hayes win Saturday Stroke Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 3

On Saturday an 18 Hole Stroke Competition was played, this was won by S. Linehan in the A Grade with M. Hayes the winner of B Grade. Shirley won on a count back from V. Jennings…

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Louth Races Cord Race Meeting Record Crowd W.D.R.A. Officials at the Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 1

A record crowd, estimated by some to have been in the vicinity of 2,000 people, attended the Annual Louth Races which attracted 50 starters for the six event racing prog[?] last Saturday afternoon…

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St. Ignatius Parish School Athletic Champions

The Western Herald · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 9

Ignatian House Captains, NANCY BROOKMAN (left) and PETER MANNING (right) proudly show the John Daley Memorial Shield, won by their house at the recent Convent School Athletics Carnival Photographed are the 1968 Age Athletic Champions of the St. Ignatius Parish…

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Tennis Winners

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 7

HAROLD O'MALLY and MAREE BRADY, "A" Grade Mixed Doubles Champions "A" Grade Mens Doubles Club Champions, ARTHUR BRICE (left) and NICKY BROWN (right)…

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Golf Trophy Winners

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 6

Winners of the trophy competitions run in conjunction with last week-end's Golf Club Championships are pictured above. They are from left to right: FRANK POSCHICH, (Taxi Boys Trophy B Grade), HECTOR RIX (Club Trophy morning round A Grade), DUDLEY PRATTEN (Taxi Boys Trophy A Grade) and ALLYN McDONALD (Club Trophy morning round B grade)…

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Night Tennis Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 1

A night tennis competition consisting of teams of four ladies and four men will be starting at the end…

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Womens Bowls Championships Pairs Final

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 4

Congratulations to B. Cameron and L. Rudd who defeated S. Honeyman and N. Luffman in the…

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Rugby Union Bourke Out After Semi's

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 9

On Saturday last, Bourke journeyed to Nyngan to play in the semi-finals of the Zone Union. The main match was between Cobar and Warren, with the minor match between Bourke and Trangie…

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Racing Chief is Critical

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 10

Chairman of Western District Racing Association Stewards (Mr. K. Connor) told the annual meeting in Orange that the system of taking nominations for Race Meetings was lax…

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Hungerford Tennis Club News

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 2

Tennis in the Club this season has been very keen and most enjoyable. Matches have been played against Thargomindah, Eulo, Yantabulla, Enngonia and Cunnamulla, on every odd Sunday with Social matches in between…

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Enngonia Tennis Club News

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 1

Well, for a change, no one will argue with me when I say the last few weeks have been pretty…

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Bourke Junior Sporting Association Junior Rugby League

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 4

Semi-Finals and Finals of the Saturday morning Rugby League Competition conducted by the Bourke Junior Sporting Association were completed on Saturday, 17th August…

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