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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1901

183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 10

Football

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

The following players will represent Queanbeyan in the match against Bungendore at Bungendore to-day Saturday. Full back, W. Meredith; threequarters,…

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Football. QUEANBEYAN v. BUNGENDORE

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 2

ON Saturday last a very weak team reprepresenting the Queanbeyan Football Club journeyed to Bungendore and tried conclusions with a team of that place, the…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

The following will represent the Waratah E.C. on Wednesday afternoon against the Half Holiday F,C.—Gourley,: Ware, Stone, W. Walsh, Mills, Wesley. Thomas, Mills,…

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Tennis Match

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 3

August 1st has always been a bank holiday. But according to the recent Bank Holidays Act all bank holidays have to be kept up on the succeeding Monday. Taking…

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Elegy Written in a Country Golf Links

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

Beneath these rugged elms, that maple's shade, Whore heaves the turf in many a meuldering heap…

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The Velocity of a Cricket Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 1

A cricket ball delivered by a fast bowler often attains a speed of a mile a minute. When C. T. B, Turner, the Australian…

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The Velocity of a Cricket Ball

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 1

A cricket ball delivered by a fat bowler often attains a speed of a mile a minute. When O. T. B, Turner, the Australian…

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Tennis

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

Goulburn, Tuesday;—The final game in the recent inter-club tennis tournament has been completed. In the gentlemen’s , doubles G. Shepherd and Kelso beat McKenzie…

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Latest Intelligence Sydney, Thursday. ' Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

Canterbury (N.Z.) footballers defeated the New South Wales team, by 11 points to 5. In the match between a New South…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 3

The representative New Zealand team met the New South Wales visiting football team on Newtown Park, Wellington, N.Z., on Saturday. Owing to the wet weather…

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Tennis

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

A most enjoyable trip was made to Nelligen by a team of Braidwood tennis players (Messrs Sha[?] Shepherd, Hughes, and Cook.) on Saturday last. Play…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

The following players have been requested to go into hard practice for a match with the Goulburn Juniors at Goulburn on the 14th inst:—W. Meredith, C. Yates, B. Smith,…

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A Cricket Story

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 1

A good many stories are told about the decisions of cricket umpires. Here is one:—In a certain match the home team had secured the services…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

AT a meeting of the members of the local football club on Saturday night it was decided to accept Goulburn's invitation to visit there on Saturday next and try…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 September 1901 · page 2

The following team was picked on Saturday evening last, to visit Goulburn and play against a combined team of Goulburn juniors on Saturday next, 14th instant—…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 2

The Queanbeyan footballers leave by the train to-night to fulfil their engagement with the Goulburn second fifteen. Mr. Nesbitt will officiate as umpire. The locals…

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A.j.c. Races

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 2

Following are the results of Wednesday's races: -- Second Hurdles -- Marton, T. C:, Afterthought…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

Football for the present season is over and the locals intend to use a slang expression, to " kennel up." They have not by a long chalk been so successful this…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

We note that a number of country cricket terms are holding their annual meetings preparatory to commencing practice. So far the local clubs have not moved. Cricket has…

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NELLIGEN. Thursday. TENNIS

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

A return match was played here on Saturday last, which resulted in a decisive win for the home team. It will be remembered when our players visited Mogo…

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