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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1977

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Touch Football News

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1977 · page 11

The touch football comp. is now over for the time being and the winner came from Colts, Tonki Tanks, Poolies and Goodies…

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Rugby League Season Starts This

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1977 · page 12

The Group 15 Rugby League Competition begins this Sunday and from reports from other towns it would appear the opposition are confident of wresting…

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Golf Club Notes Poschich and Holland Win 4Bbb V. Par Trophy

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1977 · page 12

Frank Poschich and D. Holland combined to win last Sundays 4BBB v. Par Club Trophy event with a score of plus 10. Ross Grove and Greg West kept them…

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Rugby week squad named

Western Magazine · Monday 18 April 1977 · page 20

The Central West will be represented at the NSW Country Rugby Union’s 1977 Country…

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Associates Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 4

On Wednesday 13th, the 18 hole stroke competition was won by May Doran (who, incidently, is playing very good golf this reason), with Audrey…

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Junior Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 13

Juniors, both girls and boys, today is the closing date for the application forms for the camp, so if you have forgotten about getting your form in or any…

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Rugby Union Comp. Draws Near

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 13

Over the Easter weekend, another successful Rugby Union Club barbecue was held. A good roll-up of supporters and friends gathered at Barry and Kay…

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Touch Football News

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 15

Poolies Plunge — Goodies Gone — Colts Crash — Tonki Tanks Take Top Touch Trophy. Yes that is the story in brief of the…

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Womens Bowls (Miss Rick) CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 16

In the 1st round of fours Championship S. Chapman, Y. Hayman, A. Gordon and B. Cameron def. F. Cole, L. Filmer, C. Rice and L. Rudd 37-19…

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Cobar Races Tomorrow

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 14

Feature event on the six race programme tomorrow is the Cobar Miners Copper Cup, to be run over 1700m. Prizemoney is $6,100…

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Tennis Club Notes Results of last weeks night comp

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 15

Psychedelics def. Rallyers 32-16. Goodies def. Supernumeries 31-17. Scattered Aces def. Havago’s 28-20. Hotshots and Hotbirds 24 each…

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Far West Minor League Knockout A Great Days Football

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 14

KNOCKOUT RESULTS 9s Bourke def. Brewarrina 6-0 10s Cobar def. Nyngan 3-0 12s Bourke (A) def Nyngan 15-0…

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Rugby League by “Leagueite” Bourke Start the 77 Season in a Winning Mood

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 16

Bourke Rugby League teams continued their 1976 form at Davidson Oval on Sunday by winning all 3 grades against Goc dooga…

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Golf Notes Frank Poschich and Dot Keating Win Golden Putter Event

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1977 · page 15

Frank Poschich continued on his winning way when he combined with Dot Keating to win Saturdays John Maher Golden Putter event…

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Veterans turn out for bowls

Western Magazine · Monday 25 April 1977 · page 15

Visitors came from Cowra, Woodstock Canowindra, Eugowra, Parkes, Trundle,…

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“Golden Age” of cricket recalled

Western Magazine · Monday 25 April 1977 · page 16

Fifty years ago Bill O’Reilly Stan McCabe on a “paddock” at Grenfell, an incident which started their rise to fame in the world of cricket…

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Associates Golf Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1977 · page 5

Congratulations to Dot Keating on winning the first Monthly Medal for the 1977 season. Edna Anderson was winner in A Grade and Nearest to Pin was taken…

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Womens Bowls (Miss Rick) CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1977 · page 9

In the 1st round of Singles Championship B. Sommerville def. L. Filmer 32.23. 1st round of Fours to be compleded…

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Junior Golf Notes Billets Are Still Needed

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1977 · page 11

There are only three weeks left before the commencement of the camp and we are still short of billets. Anyone who can help please get in…

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Rugby League by “Leagueite” Cobar for Too Good Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1977 · page 12

Cobar proved to be too strong for a weakened Bourke team at Cobar last Sunday, as they ran out easy winners by a margin of 31-20…

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