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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1971

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Womens Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1971 · page 7

Rinks will be available for night bowls commencing on Tuesday, 19th January…

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Cricket News Competition Resumes 24th JANUARY

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1971 · page 4

It has been decided that the local Cricket Competition will recommence after the Christmas recess on Sunday, 24th January. Only five matches of the…

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Womens Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1971 · page 1

Night Bowls commenced on Tuesday with a Trophy Night. Scores were as follows…

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Football Club Presentation Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1971 · page 1

Despite the heat, quite a large crowd of footballers and the codes supporters in Bourke, turned up at the War Memorial Hall last Friday night, for the Bourke Rugby League Football Club's Presentation Ball…

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Cricket Team for

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1971 · page 10

Golf Club v. Snake Gully at Golf Club. Club: D. Pratten, T. Haseloff M. Loginow, T…

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Bourke Golf Club a Look at Activities Over Holiday Period

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1971 · page 2

Another festive season over and a very successful one from the Club's point of view. The member's only Christmas Party was a huge…

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Womens Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 10

Saturday’s Mixed Triples looked like getting off to a good start with 30 bowlers. Two nominees,…

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Bowls Notes by “Wrong Bias” Night Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 4

Night Bowls are now in full swing after a couple of wet starts. Last Thursday night the first…

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Carriers Defeated Again in Social Cricket

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 4

The Carriers Arms Hotel Social Cricket Team suffered their second defeat of the season last Sunday, this time at the hands of the Culgoa team. The match, played at…

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Bourke Golf Club Noel McKenna Wins 9 Hole v. Par Competition on Sunday Last — Plus Four

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 3

Congratulations Noel, nice to see one of our new players improving so early In the year…

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Womens Bowls Gala Night

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 7

Tuesday, February 9th will be Gala Night for presentation of Championship Trophies. Play will…

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Cricket Team, for

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 10

Snake Gully Cricket team to play Fords Bridge at Renshaw Oval M William son, W. Riches D,…

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Bowls Notes by “Wrong Bias” Night Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 3

Although the weather looked uncertain last Thursday night, 28th January, some ten teams…

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Cricket Draw 7/2/71

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 4

Enngonia v. Louth at Enngonia. Snake Gully v. Fords Bridge at Renshaw Oval…

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Cricket News Fords Bridge Fables

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 6

"Everybody said How-do-you-do' to’ Eeyore, and he said that he didn't not to notice, and then they all sat down again; and as soon as they were all sitting down, Rabbit stood up again, 'We all know why we're here he…

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Bourke Golf Club Week-end 9 Hole Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 4

A good field of golfers contested the 9 Hole events over the long week-end…

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Town Talk C.m.f. Entertained at Golf Club

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 6

Officers and troops who were on exercise over the week-end were treated to a Barbecue and Social…

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Big Cricket Challenge Clash of the Forty-niners

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 4

The old Bourke Railway Cricket Club issues a challenge to the 1949 members of the Fords Bridge Club for a one day, or less if possible, match to be played at the Golf Club on a date to be arranged after the conclusion…

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Cunnamulla Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 10

Owing to the bad conditions of roads from Brewarina and Bourke to Cunnamulla the Swimming Carnival,…

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Bowls by Toucher Challenge Night

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 6

Thursday night 4/7/71, seven rinks of Bowlers competed for the Challenge Night trophy. The…

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