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Pub Games…

PUB GAMES – GNURDLING AND SIGNAGE

16 Aug 20192 Mar 2026
In the past I have been known to write pieces about the origins of specific pub signs and pub games. Some of my previous efforts which have included the Goat…
Australia…

DARTS HISTORY – THE ORIGINS OF DARTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

13 Aug 201913 Mar 2026
This article was prepared in response to an e-mail enquiry dated 9th May 2019 from Lisa Kingscott of Angle Vale, South Australia. Lisa wrote:  This photo of Walter was taken…
Darts History

The £oyal Society Of Dartsmen (£.S.D.)

13 Aug 201913 Aug 2019
Before the advent of the National Health Service after the Second World War hospitals existed primarily for the poor and were supported financially by philanthropists or those with money and…
FAQs

The Oche

13 Aug 201913 Aug 2019
WHERE DOES THE WORD OCHE ORIGINATE? This is one question that I am asked time and time again and one for which I can only offer a theory. 'Oche' as…
International Darts…

DARTS HISTORY – INTERNATIONAL LINKS – AN IMPORTANT NOTE

22 May 201913 Mar 2026
Please note that this list of links is wildly late of date and a good number of them will be closed. My apologies for that. My intention is to delete…
Links…

Players’ Websites

22 May 201918 Jul 2019
Dart Players SitesAlan Warriner - LittleAndy BrownAndy CallabyBob Anderson Bobby George Brian Woods Co StompéDarren WebsterDarryl Fitton Dennis Priestley Eric Bristow M.B.E.Francis HoenselaarGeorge SilberzahnJan Van Der RasselJohn LoweJohn PartJohn WaltonJonny NijsKarin KrappenKellyann McKinnonKevin PainterLionel SamsMark…
Ladies Darts…

TRINA HONOURED WITH ‘TRINA TRAIL’

22 May 201918 Jul 2019
Trina Gulliver has been uniquely honoured in her home town of Southam, Warwickshire, with seven specially made benches to celebrate her seven consecutive BDO Lakeside Women’s World titles from 2001…
News Of The World

News Of The World Winners

22 May 201921 Oct 2019
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD INDIVIDUAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP THE WINNERS The "News of the World" tournament commenced 1927 and started out originally as a London competition. It then expanded to…
News Of The World

The News Of The World: Individual Darts Championship

22 May 201930 Oct 2019
For many years the News of the World Individual Darts Championship was the one competition that every dart player wanted to win. They say that ‘from little acorns mighty oaks…
Players

John Lowe Interview

22 May 201918 Jul 2019
JOHN LOWE This exclusive interview with three-time World Professional Darts Champion John Lowe by Charis Mutschler of Germany’s top darts website www.darts1.de is reproduced here with permission. Charis Mutschler: John, you have…

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