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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1898

197 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 10

Captain's Flat News. FOOTBALL

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 2

THE Rovers journey to Queanbeyan on Saturday with the object of endeavouring to gain possession of the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup. They are confident of…

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Boxing

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

THE boxing contest for the Championship of the Southern District, between Jack Mansfield, of Riverina, and Dan O’Connell, of Captain’s Flat, took place at the…

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Football

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

THE Rovers journey to Queanbeyan on to-day with the object of endeavouring [?] possession of the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup. They are [?]dent of…

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Football Mems

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday next the second match for the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup will take place in the park, the contesting teams being Bungendore and Queanbeyan. The…

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Football. Captains Flat Rovers Versus Queanbeyan. Cup Match.--a Drawn Game

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 2

SATURDAY last was what might be termed a red-letter day locally in football circles, the occasion being a match for the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup between the teams…

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Football. First Cup Match

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 June 1898 · page 2

The first attempt to take away from Queanbeyan the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup was made on Saturday, in the Rec., by the Captain's Flat Rovers. There was a…

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Captain's Flat News. FOOTBALL

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 2

LAST Saturday while the Rivers and Queanbeyan teams were battling for supremacy in Queanbeyan the Waratah and Kohinoor clubs met on Molonglo Park for…

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Football

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 4

LAST Saturday while the R[?] and Queanbeyan teams we [?] for a premier in Queanbeyan the Waratah and Koh[?] on Molonglo Park for…

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Football Captain’s Flat Rovers Versus Queanbeyan. Cup Match — a Drawn Game

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 2

SATURDAY last was what might be termed a [?]-letter day locally in football circles, [?] occasion being a match for the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup between the teams…

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Football. Queanbeyan v. BUNGENDORE

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

THE second match for the Cup was played in the Park on Saturday last, the contesting teams being Bungendore and Quean-beyan. The match proved a soft thing for…

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Football. Bungendore Beaten

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 3

There was only a small crowd of spectators [?]e Rec on Saturday, the weather being cold. Bungendore made but a very [?] on the holders of the Victoria…

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Football. Queanbeyan Juniors v. Bungendore Seniors

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

A weak team of Queenbeyan Juniors Visited Bungendore last Saturday and met the Bungendore Seniors. The match was won by Bungendore by 19 points to nil…

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Football Match

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 2

The game of football for to-day (Wednesday) promises to be one of the keenest and best games seen on the Rec for some [?]time. Coom[?] is sending a good team down, and…

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The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Ncorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Fla Miner. Wednesday, July 6, 1898. Local and General. Football Match

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 2

A team of junior footballers went to Bungendore on Saturday, under the expectation of playing juniors there, but were surprised when they found a better team than the one…

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Football. Cooma v. QUEANBEYAN

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

A TEAM of footballers, styling themselves the "Our Boys" arrived from cooma by Tuesday night's train for cup,but in this…

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Football. Queanbeyan Beats Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The Cooma footballers paid a visit to Queanbeyan on Wednesday to play our boys for the Victoria Hotel Challenge Cup, but after a splendid struggle were defeated by…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 3

GUNDAROO and Queanbeyan play a friendly match at Gundaree next Saturday. The following are the local players:--Full back, W. Meredith; halves, C. Yates, T…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 July 1898 · page 3

THE Rovers have received two challenges to play for the Toohey Cupviz., from the C. F. Uniteds (Bogtown)and from Queanbeyan. Although the United's challenge…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 July 1898 · page 2

A LOCAL team of footballers journeyed to Gundaroo on Saturday last and played a match with a team representing that place. The day was unfavourable for football,…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 2

TO-MORROW the Queanbeyan footballers are going to Captain's Flat to try and wrest the Toohey Cup from the Rovers, the present holders. The locals are bound to give…

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