Successful start for school Rugby
A most successful beginning has been made by the New South Wales Country Schools Rugby Union formed earlier this year to foster, to encourage and to promote rugby for schoolboys in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport
Sport, 1977
417 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 21
Lisa Dries a tennis star about to shine
A young Mendooran girl has taken the first firm steps towards a career in top-class tennis. Thirteen-ear-old Lisa Dries earlier this month won the girl under 15 singles and double titles…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Junior Golf Notes
We bad 11 starters, contesting the trophy for the 9 hole stroke competition on Sunday. James McDonald came out as victor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Racing Scene
Feast of racing over the weekend with meetings at Nyngan and Cunnamulla. First things first, Nyngan on Saturday was most successful with good fields…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Club Notes
Tennis will be as normal next Saturday, however, we now only have 7 teams, so one team will have a bye each week. So, going back to the first round,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rugby Union McMANUS Cup to Bourke?
Tomorrow the Bourke Rugby Union side travels to Warren to play in the Mc-Manus Cup Knockout. Over previous years, Bourke has…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rugby League by “Leagueite” Warriors Win Three Grades
Bourke Rugby League players gave their supporters some encouragement by winning all 3 grades against Cobar at Bourke last weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Championships Gary Trost Wins Open Singles
The long weekend was certainly an enjoyable time for all those who participated in the Darling River Tennis Championships. The visiting players…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Golf Associates Given Swerdfeger Sets a Course Record With 79
Congratulations to Gwen Swerdfeger on her fine round last Saturday. Her score of 79 set a new course record for the present layout. She won the 2nd round of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis star on NZtour
Susan Crosslev, a pupil of Cowra High School and considered one of the countryâs…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Peanuts for “Packer’s Pirates” The real dough is in tennis
Tennis player Bjorn Borg makes Tony Greig and âPacker s Piratesâ look like a bunch of sandwichboard men as far as earnings are concerned. Last year he earned in the region of $1,400,000 and he got more off…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Western Division knockout abandoned The 1977 Western Division Rugby League Knockout tournament, held annually in Parkes, has been abandoned
The knockout set down for late May was called off due to wet weather. Group 10 and 14…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Golf Club Notes
Although last weekend's weather wasn't ideal for golfing, the fields for Saturday and Sunday were most pleasing…
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Three weeks of competition soli to forward to are as follows: This Saturday. 25th: 18 hole stroke. Saturday. 2nd July: 18 hole stroke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Racing Scene
Travelled to Warren last Saturday the running of the Cotton Cup. The meeting, despite some rain, followed by and blustery conditions which no…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rugby Union Bourke Successful at Warren
Last Saturday, June 18th, the Bourke Rugby Union Football Club had its most successful and enjoyable day this season when the local side travelled to Warren…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bourke Diggers Races Saturday, 25th June
Feature Events: Toorale Rural Stakes of $1825, winner receives $600 cash and $,1000 Ladies Bracelet. Diggers Cup of $1825, winner receives $300 cash, Orbell…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rugby League dynamo
FROM PAGE 20 final in a pulsating 12-11 contest. Full honors went to…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Penalties decide Rugby Knockout
A countback of penalties decided the Hugh McManus Rugby Union Knockout favour of Walgett at Warren. Coonamble, the Western Plains competition…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Racing boom at Orange
The Orange Jockey Club is poised to complete the most successful racing year in its long history. Final meeting for the…
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