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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1902

220 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 11

Lawn Tennis

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 2

ON Wednesday next Queanbeyan will be visited by some Cooma tennis players who will engage in contests with members of the local club. Cooma will be represented…

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Braidwood Cricket Club

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the above Club was held at the Albion Hotel on Wednesday evening last, Mr. R. M. Higgins presiding. Messrs. Mater and Edmonds…

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Urila Cricket Club

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes:-- The Urila cricketers held their annual meeting on their cricket ground last Saturday, the chair being occupied by Mr. R. Moore, senior…

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Fire Brigade Cricket Club

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above Club was held at the Fire Station on Tuesday night. There was a fair attendance. Mr. H. L. Mater presided. the report stated that the Club during the last…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

To-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2 sharp, a match will be played on the Rec. between the “Sparrows” and the “Swallows.” The following will represent…

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Tennis Match. QUEANBEYAN V. COOMA

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 2

A team of tennis players from Cooma visited Queanbeyan last Wednesday and contested with the local players. The weather was windy and the court dusty. The…

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Fire Brigade Cricket Club

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of this Club was held at the Fire Station on Monday evening last. Mr. H. L. Mater occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

The first match of the season was played on the Rec on Wednesday when two local teams—the “Swallows” and “Sparrows” tried conclusions, the former winning by 73…

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Cricket Match

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

A cricket match was played at Corang River last Saturday between Corang and Charleyong, which resulted in an easy win for the former. Charleyong in their first…

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Braidwood Cricket Club

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

The amalgamation proposal with the Fire Brigade C.C. having fallen through the adjourned annual meeting of the Braidwood. Cricket Club was held in the Council…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

The third match of the Australian team in South Africa was played at Johannesburg and won by the Australians Armstrong made 159. The home team collapsed in the…

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Terrible Football Disaster in Glasgow. Great Loss of Life. Over 250 Persons Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

An accident unparalleled in the history of football marred the International match between England and Scotland, which took place recently…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

The match between the Australian Eleven and the Natal Fifteen at Durban was concluded to-day. The Australians, who went in first, scored…

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Cricket Meeting

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

THE Annual Meeting of the members of the Queanbeyan Cricket Club was held in the rooms of the School of Arts last night. The attendance was not large. Mr. W. S…

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Her Idea of Cricket

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

Our game of cricket has been described by a German girl in the following amusing little essay:--'It is very good for the exercising of…

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Local and General News. Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

A scratch match will be played to-morrow afternoon on the Rec., weather permitting All cricketers are invited to roll up and join in the game…

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Queanbeyan Cricket Club

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

THE Annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Cricket club was held in the school of Arts on Thursday night Mr W Hill presided. The balance sheet of the previous…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate

The following team will represent the local Club against the Burra cricketers tomorrow. Play commences at 11 o'clock sharp:--Hungerford, Collett. Hincksman,…

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Varieties. Football in Japan

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 1

AMONG the many things that Japan borrowed from China was football, said to have been introduced as early as the middle of the…

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