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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1897

145 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 8

Local and General. Football Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the Queanbeyan Football Club was held at Land's Hotel on Friday night, when there was a large attendance. Mr R. Beatty was voted…

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Tennis Social

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 2

THE social held on Wednesday night at the Temperance Hall under the auspices of the local tennis club, drew together about 25 couples, who appeared to thoroughly enjoy…

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The Tennis Social

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

The social organised by the Queanbeyan Lawn Tennis Club took place in the Protestant Hall on Wednesday night, and proved very enjoyable. The attendance of…

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Local News. Queanbeyan Pony Races

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 2

Patron-- E. W. O'SULLIVAN, ESQ., M.L.A. President-- E. C. CAMPBELL, J.P. Vice-Presidents--Dr. BLACKALL, J.P.; E. H. Land, and J. H. LEES, ESQS…

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Rules of the O'Sullivan Football Cup

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 2

1. That the Cup he called the O' Challenge Cup. 2. That the Cup be open to competition between the holders of the Cup and any…

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Lawn Tennis

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 2

THE public courts situated in the park have undergone a thorough renovation and are considerably improved, at a cost of £6. They will be ready for use to-morrow…

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The Tennis Club

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 2

The secretary of the Queanbeyan Lawn Tennis Club informs us that the recent social held in aid of the club resulted in a profit of £2 11s. The re-making of the two courts on…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Mounted Rifles and the Queanbeyan Club play a friendly game on the 12th inst.--Next Saturday afternoon a match will be played between teams…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 2

THE opening match of the season was played on the ground in the Park last Saturday between two local teams chosen from the members of the club and from…

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Pony Races at One Tree Hill

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 2

WE are informed by Mr. Thos. Gribble that pony and galloway races are to take place on the One Tree Hill Course on the 22nd inst., Record Reign Day. The popular…

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Football Social

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 2

THE above social was held in the Protestant Hall on Monday night last. There were about 21 couples present all of whom [?]comed to thoroughly enjoy themselves…

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Cricket Comes First

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

Mr. Augustine Birrell, Q.C., M.P., told a good story in a lecture on Johnson recently. He said that Bonnor, the Australian cricketing giant, wan present at…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 2

THE Queanbeyan school boys visited Bungendore last Saturday and played a friendly game with the local boys. After a good game the Queanbeyan boys defeated…

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Football Matches

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 2

Football does not seem to have gone ahead in the Queanbeyan district this season as it has done in the past. Neither Sutton nor Gininderra have formed teams, and the teams…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

THERE were about 20,000 odd people who flocked to the Sydney Cricket ground last Saturday to witness the football match, N. S. Wales v New Zealand and which…

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Football. MOUNTEDRIFLES v the Club

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 July 1897 · page 2

THESE teams met on Saturday in the park. The day was a splendid one for outdoor sport and a fair number of spectators were present to witness the struggle. Captain…

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Football Match. QUEANBEYAN v. Mounted Riflfs

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 2

On Saturday last the long-delayed match between the above teams—the losers to provide a dinner—came off' in the park and resulted in a win for the club by three…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 July 1897 · page 2

A SCRATCH match between players residing in the east and west sides of the town respectively will be played to-morrow. Following are the teams:--East, full back…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 2

LAST Saturday a scratch match, between teams representing the east and west ends of the town, was played. Messrs. R. Beatty and Geo. Scibert captained the…

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