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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1970

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Tennis Club Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 12

The Sunday afternoon Tennis Competition continued last week and matches resulted as…

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Darling River Races

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 11

The newly Conned Darling River Race Club will conduet a five event Race Meeting at the Bourke Raccourse on Saturday, 1st August. The Darling River Race…

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Rugby League Bourke Pharmacy Best and Fairest Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 6

Points awarded in the Best and Fairest Competition last Sunday for the matches against Warren…

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Racing at Enngonia Enngonia Yarn No. 2

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 8

In the very curly days of racing at Enngonia, this story was told about a jockey who was summoned to…

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Associate Golf Notes Eileen Willoughby Wins Monthly Medal

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 2

We played the First Qualifying Round of our Championships on Saturday The Monthly Medal and 4th Round of the LGU Medal were played in conjunction. Eileen Willoughby won the Monthly Medal and Una Hanns won the…

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Bowls Notes by "Wrong Bias" Old Faces Re-Appear for Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 11

The Championships are getting along at a great rate now and again some good bowling was seen. The appearance of several of our older bowlers was good to sec. Arnold Linchan was in…

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Bourke Golf Club W. Jackson Scores Hole in One Also Wins Monthly Medal

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1970 · page 2

W. Jackson, playing very good golf, won the Sunday Competition with a plus 5. In conjunction with the Club trophy Bill also won the monthly medal. On Sunday the 5th, Bill had a Hole in one on the fourth green…

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Junior Rugby League

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 2

The Bourke Junior Sporting Association have decided that new Rugby League competitions will…

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Womens Bowls Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 7

On Saturday in the Pairs Championships, A. Lavelle and M. Heferen def. A. Rix and N…

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Bowls Notes Championship Results

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 7

The following games of the Championships were played last week-end:—Open Singles…

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Tennis Club Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 4

The Sunday afternoon tennis competition continued on Sunday last, 19th July, with the…

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Rugby Union Notes "We Was Robbed"

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 2

Although beaten by the score, Bourke last Saturday scored a well deserved win over Nyngan, This is an unbiased opinion, the majority of spectators, including Nyngan supporters, were at a loss to follow the rulings and…

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Rugby League Bourke Pharmacy Best and Fairest Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 1

Points in the Bourke Pharmacy Best and Fairest Competition for last Sunday (matches against Cobar)…

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Racing at Enngonia Enngonia Yarn No. 3

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 12

This week's Enngonia Yarn concerns a young Steward who was sent to officiate at his first…

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The Sporting Scene "Louth Christmas Races"

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 6

I'll wager there are not too many people around who have heard of "The Louth Christmas Races." Apparently they did take place because I have been forwarded a copy of the "Central Australian And Bourke Telegraph" dated…

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Rugby League Notes Competition Leaders Account for Cobar in Scintilating Display (CONTRIBUTED)

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 3

Bourke's First Grade team, in their most impressive display of the season, easily accounted for the strong Cobar combination by 28 points to 14. Playing one man short for three-quarters of the game, the undefeated…

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Bourke Horses Take Feature Double at Brewarrina Races

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 1

A feature of last Saturday's Brewarrina Race Meeting was the wins of Dawn Idol and Shady City in the feature open company races on the programme. Both these horses are owned by…

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Bourke Golf Club F. Poschich and J. Flynn Take Honours

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 11

On Sunday an 18 Hole Stroke Event was conducted. The weather conditions made scoring a little difficult as the results show. Sunday was a good preview to the Club Championships this coming week-end. Both Grades will be…

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Associate Golf Notes Audrey Mussig and Ruth Davis Win Dr. Coolican Trophies

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 11

Last Saturday we played the Second and Final Qualifying Round of the Club Championships. E. Anderson was the leading qualifyer in the A Grade, followed by A. Mussig, P. Davis, E. Willoughby, F. Lack, G. Nardi, A…

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Womens Bowls Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 31 July 1970 · page 9

In the Semi-final of the Pairs Championship P. Rice and I. Wilson def. J. Kessey and G. Dawson…

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