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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1969

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Primary Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 9

KAREN HANNS (left) and BONNIE MUSSIG (right) were competitors at last Fridays Primary School Swimming Carnival…

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Swimming Club Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 10

Swimming. Club members don't forget the Street Carnival to-morrow morning…

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Tennis Club Notes Night Tennis Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 6

The night tennis competition gets under way on Tuesday night, 4th March, and it is hoped that there…

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Rugby Union New Season Starts

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 2

Bourke Rugby Union Club is functioning strongly again this year, as tilings appear from the annual general meeting held last Friday. Some 23 old and new members attended and the meeting started with last year's…

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Alterations to Rugby League Rules

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 8

The Country Rugby League has circularised all State groups setting out the new rule alterations which become operative from the 1369 season. The CRL has also listed…

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Bowls Notes Week-end Results

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 3

Twelve teams took part in our usual Thursday Challenge Night. Scoring was very close in some games. All winners were placed in the hat and the outright winners were Bill Metcalfe's team…

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Public School Swimming Carnival Senior Boys Butterfly Placegetters

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 1

The 1969 Bourke Public School Swimming Carnival got away to a successful start with the House March from the school to the pool. Our four houses, Darling, Mitchell, Oxley and Sturt, provided a colourful display on their…

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The Sporting Scene Rugby Union Season Draws Mear

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 6

I see elsewhere in this issue where the Bourke Rugby Union Club held their Annual General Meeting last Friday night. School teacher/player, Mr. Barry Burnett has been…

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Bourke Junior Sporting Association Cricket Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 6

Saturday morning Cricket will start on February 22nd. Boys who wish to play are requested to…

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Bowls Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 6

In the Cowderoy Singles P. Rice def. R. Birse 139-111 and S. Honeyman def. T. Neal, l56-94, To complete 1/4…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 1

Photographed are placegetters in the Girls 13 years, 50 metres Freestyle Championship at the High School Swimming Carnival last Wednesday. They are, from left to right, KIM JONES 3rd, SHAYREE FARRELL 2nd, and SONIA LEWIS 1st. Report and full Carnival results are expected, for next week's issue…

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League Football Coach

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 1

They had travelled from Mossman in North Queensland, after Peter had received word of his…

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Group 15 Rugby League Meeting at Brewarrina

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 5

It was a fairly triumphant day for the Goodooga Football Club representatives at the Group 15 meeting held in the RSL Auditorium on Sunday when two of their number were elected to vacant offices on the executive…

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Cricket Tipster Goes Down

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 6

I'm not sure whether or not I should go to print about Cricket this week. After last week I was ready to put away the pen and forget all about forecasting cricket results…

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Bowls Notes By "Jack High" Challenge Night Winners "Andicaps"

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 4

Thursday night's play once again attracted ten teams. Five winning teams were placed in a hat, resulting in the "Andicaps" team being declared the winners. Members of the winning team were Keith Holland, Arthur Meadows,…

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Bourke Junior Sporting Association Junior Boys Cricket

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 3

There was a fairly good roll up on Saturday morning 22/2/69 — teams were selected and matches…

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Bowls Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 10

In the Final of the Cowderoy Singles J. Hanns def. S. Hayman 144-106. Semi-finals to be played:…

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Associate Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 6

A 9 Hole Competition is set down for this Saturday, March 8, with the draw in the Club House…

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Bowls Notes Feds win Challenge Night

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 4

Eight teams again played last Thursday night when the Feds team were the winners after a 5 all play…

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Bill Fowler New Golf Captain

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 1

A Special General Meeting of members of the Bourke Golf Club last Monday night elected Mr…

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