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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1968

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Womens Bowls by Miss Bias Muriel McDonald Memorial

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1968 · page 6

Play for the Muriel McDonald Memorial Rose Bowl consisted of a Merry Mix Up Triples, 3 rounds…

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Cricket Final Sunday Enngonia V. Myamblas

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1968 · page 1

The final of the Bourke and District Cricket Association Competition, crashed out last Sunday because of rain will be played this Sunday at the M.A. Davidson Oval, commencing at 11 am. sharp…

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Host Publicans Get Together After Dry Lake Cricket Match

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1968 · page 1

Host Publicans MR. and MRS. BAY MONLET (Federal) left and MR. and MRS. GEORGE WALTON (Carriers Arms) right, photographed with MRS. STAN DOUGLAS (centre) at the barbecue after Sundays Cricket match at Dry Lake. Carriers defeated Federal by 6 runs. See report of match on another page…

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A Day at Dry Lake Carriers Arms defeat Federal in Social "Cricket"

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1968 · page 5

Personalities at the match: Top row, left to right— "CHINKA" BYE, almost run out being more interested in the camera than getting back to the crease; TEX WHITTON, speed bowler for the Federals sends down a ball;…

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Secondary School Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 3

Left to Right: SUE BROWN, winner 17 years and over 50m. Freestyle. JUDY RUDD, FAY HATCH and RHONDA WILLIAMS, who came 2nd, 3rd and 1st respectively in the 16 years 50m. Freestyle…

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Secondary School Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 12

Placegetters 400m. Boys Open Freestyle, Left to right: STEPHEN MORRISSEY 3, KEITH MILGATE 2, ARTHUR RANKMORE 1…

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Associates Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 10

The amber light is showing for the get ready for the 1968 season of golf. The change to green is…

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Yantabulla Tennis Club

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 8

From minutes of February Shire Council meeting:- Yantabulla Tennis Club:…

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Rugby League Trial Matches this

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 12

Bourke Rugby League Football Club will commence the 1968 season with a trial run against…

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Rugby Union Knockout at Nyngan on

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 10

A general meeting of the club was held on Tuesday evening of this week. Unfortunately it was poorly attended, but for those who were present it was an interesting meeting…

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Cricket Grand Final

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 1

Minor Premiers Enngonia will meet Louth at the Davidson Oval, in the Grand Final of this years Cricket Association Competition. Both teams appear fairly evenly matched and it…

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Bourke Junior Sporting Association Boys Cricket

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 3

The results of Bound 2 played Saturday, March 9th are as follows:- Group 1…

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Bowls Notes by "Be Up" Brewarrina Defeat Bourke in Both Matches

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 6

Last Saturday Bourke Bowlers left Bourke a very happy and confident crew, they came home very…

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Big fields Expected at Cobar Miners Races Tomorrow

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 1

Forty-seven Individual horses have been nominated for tomorrow's Copper Cup Meeting to be…

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Bourke and District Cricket Assn. Enngonia Trounces Myamblas in Final

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1968 · page 1

Beautiful weather for Sunday, 10th March, and the Davidson Oval in glorious condition. This was the setting for the 1967-68 B.D.C.A. cricket competition Final between Minor Premiers…

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Bowls Notes Open Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1968 · page 6

Nominations are now being called for the Open Championships, 1968/69. Singles, Pairs, Triples and…

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Tennis Club News

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1968 · page 6

The night tennis competition is to start again on Tuesday night, 9th April. Teams will consist…

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Rugby League Junior Team for

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1968 · page 1

The following players have been selected to represent Bourke in the Junior Grade Knockout Competition which…

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Bob Ridge plays Captains innings in Cricket Grand Final Rugby League First Group Selection Trials This

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1968 · page 4

Davidson Oval Bourke is the venue for this years Group 15 Rugby League Knockout Competition, which will be held on Sunday next. This Knockout Competition…

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Rugby Union Bourke Beaten in Knockout Final

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1968 · page 8

Last Saturday, Bourke took about 25 players, plus spectators and supporters, to Nyngan for the McMannis Trophy knock-out. After the preliminary matches, Bourke and Cobar met in the final, Cobar having had an…

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