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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1976

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Rugby League by “Leaguite” Bourke Trounce Nyngan 52-11

The Western Herald · Friday 21 May 1976 · page 4

Last Sunday at the Davidson Oval Bourke easily defeated Nyngan in a very high try scoring match,…

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Rugby Union News Bourke’s First Defeat of Warren for Ten Years

The Western Herald · Friday 21 May 1976 · page 2

Bourke Rugby Union side defeated Warren to the tune of 17-7. Players and supporters are going back some…

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Athletic Training

The Western Herald · Friday 21 May 1976 · page 1

Bourke is well catered for in many sports and over the years has produced many outstanding sportsmen and…

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Womens Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 3

Nineteen bowlers turned out for social bowls on Wednesday, and what a glorious day it was…

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Brewarrina Golf News

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 2

A good field hit off last Saturday (15th May) for an 18 Hole Stableford event which was won by that…

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Associate Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 12

Phil Dowling and Gwen Swerdfeger won the Mixed Foursomes Championships, held last Saturday, with an…

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Tennis Club Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 9

The Saturday afternoon competition will resume this week. The draw for Saturday is:…

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Bowls Notes More Championship Games Completed

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 3

Last weekend we saw the completion of another four games in our Club Championships. The results are as…

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Rugby Union News Knockout at Trangie This

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 8

All Rugby Union teams in the Far West Zone will be travelling to Trangie this Saturday to play for the…

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Rugby League by “leagueite” Bourke Win Three Grades at Walgett

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 4

Well what a great day it was for Bourke last Sunday —with the warriors winning three very close and…

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Golf Notes by “B.t” Kel Primmer and Peter Baker Win Doran Memorial Shield

The Western Herald · Friday 28 May 1976 · page 10

Golf last weekend was for the Annual Roy Doran Memorial Shield and this event attracted the season’s…

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Womens Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 9

Last Wednesday, 26th May, eight bowlers, C. Rice, B. Morrissey, A. Gordon, K. Golden, L. Stock,…

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Associate Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 4

The big weekend has arrived for the official opening of our fairway watering scheme, and should prove a…

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Western women's golf

Western Magazine · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 12

There were 200 players from 35 clubs at the Western Districts Associates Golf Association…

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Darling River Tennis Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 9

These are an annual event and the highlight of the tennis calendar in Bourke. The Championships…

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Golf Notes by “B.T” Top Golf Officials to Bourke for Opening

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 4

The tap administrator of golf in Australia will visit Bourke this weekend to officially open the club’s…

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Rugby League by “Leagueite” Bourke Do Well In Caltex Knockout

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 10

Last weekend Bourke first grade travelled to Orange to compete in the Western Division Caltex Knockout with…

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Bowls Notes Neville Paterson and Robert Egan Minor Pairs Champions

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 3

Last weekend we saw the benefit of fostering bowls at our club. Two of our newer bowlers Neville Paterson and…

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Rugby Union News by “Rugger” Bourke Plays in Grand Final of Knockout

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1976 · page 11

The Bourke Rugby Union team came within four points of winning the Bogan Cup last Saturday at…

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Women’s Bowls

The Western Herald · Friday 11 June 1976 · page 12

We had a good roll-up on Wednesday 2nd, with 18 players in all, enabling us to have a game of triples…

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