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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1972

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Associates Golf Notes Nancy Penzer Trophy Won by Vera Gray

The Western Herald · Friday 4 August 1972 · page 2

Vera Gray, with nett 71, won Nancy Penzer’s Trophy on a count back from Una Hanns last Saturday. The A Grade winner was Owen Swerdteger with nett 72. Vera also won Nearest the Pin…

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Golf Notes by “Long Drive” Dud Pratten and Greg Pearson Win Elders-G.M. Trophy

The Western Herald · Friday 4 August 1972 · page 7

Last Sunday we had what was termed a “Wool Day” and it was rather synonimous that Dudley Pratten…

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Bowls Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 5

Open Championships together with Minor and Social games were played over last week-end…

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Womens Bowls Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 3

Second round of pairs to be completed 19/8/72. provided rinks are available this week-end, otherwise the…

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Rugby League Notes Depleted Bourke Side has easy win 26 to 10

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 3

Bourke First Grade side last Sunday had an easy win against Brewarrina in what turned out to be a…

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Associates Golf Notes Val Heferen (A) and Ruth Davis (B) are Club Champions for 1972

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 5

The third and final round of the Club Championships was played last Saturday. condition following the rain…

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Golf Notes by “Long Drive” Nine Up Wins Par Event Poschich and Davis take Club Trophy

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 2

Returning fantastic scores of 9 up and 8 up respectively, Frank Poschich and Keith Davis easily won the A and B Grade divisions of the golf on Sunday last. Competition was an 18 Hole Versus Par Event for a Club…

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Athletic Shield Named After Tim Anderson

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 6

At the August meeting of the Bourke P. & C, Assn. they agreed that the beautiful shield, donated to the…

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Womens Bowls Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 8

Second round of Pairs 10 be completed 26/8/72, 8, Honeyman v. M. Reference, R, Bioxham V. T. Neal J.Kes ey…

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Associate Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 7

Ruth Davis and Vera Gray continued on their winning way last Saturday and won the A and B Grade…

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Hungerford Tennis Club

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 4

During the last few weeks several inter-town matches have been held - we journeyed to Cunnamulla on…

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At the Louth Races

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 6

MR.MERV. HARRES (centre) was discussing the day racing with two old friends, FRED SIMPSON left, and SHINDY MITCHELL. when our photographer look this [?]ture at Louth last Saturday. It could be Merv’s last visit to Louth in his capacity of S[?]iary Steward as he is retring from the position shortly Shindy Mitchcil…

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Rugby League by “Scorpia” Juniors Outplay Nyngan Seconds Robbed in Last Minutes

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 3

Bourke Junior won for themselves the right to play the losing team of next week’s game when they completely outplayed Nyngan to win 14 points to 3…

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Golf Notes by “Long Drive” Open Tournament This Week - END

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 2

Plans are well in hand for the staging of the 1972 Bourke Open Tournament and provided we are blessed with reasonable weather, then this could be our best ever tournament Already many members of visiting clubs have…

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Bowls Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 3

[?] I apologise to all [?] that there were no notes last week. An Enjoyable week-end was spent on…

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Womens Bowls Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 1

In the [?] Champion[?] S. Honeyman and S. Hayman sub [?] even and M. Rutherlord…

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Associate Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 2

Congratulations to the members on their most successful Open Tournament held last week-end…

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Racing at Enngonia

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 6

“Over Bourke Bridges at the dawn of day Let me low wherever the red tracks run Blindfolded yet I could find my way Out through Enngonia to Barringun ”…

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Rugby league by Scorpia Lack of Ball Kills Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 3

The game spirit was high [?] players and [?] [?] were optima tie [?] the [?] took the field…

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