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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1902

220 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 11

A Judge on Racing

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

In summing up in the Brisbane racing libel action. Castles v the Brisbane Newspaper Company Limited Mr. Justice Real dealt with racing as a pastine and made…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 3

An impromptu cricket match was arranged on Wednesday. The Burra team were all in to give evidence on the dispute over the possession of cricket material, and so a…

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Cricket. Hassel Cup Competition. [?]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

The above teams met for the second time this season on the Recreation Groped on Saturday Last in competition for the Hassel Cup. The weather was delightful…

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Lawn Tennis

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

The usual annual tournament of the Goulburn Tennis Club took place on Saturday and Monday last. The weather on the opening day was decidedly [?] and…

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Record Cricket Score

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

A records in cricket was made in a match for the championship of Tasmania on Saturday when the Break of Day Club put up 911 [?] making 566…

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Terrible Disaster at a Football Match

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 3

A TERRIBLE disaster occurred during the International Association football match between England and Scotland, at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, on Saturday. The Crowd…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

Now that the cricket season is practically over it is to be hoped that a move will be made to endeavour to resuscitate the football club. Of course it will be a hard matter…

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Electorate Cricket

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

ON Saturday last a match was played on the Yass wicket between representatives of the Queanbeyan and Yass Electorates and resulted in a rather easy win for the Yass…

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Football Meeting

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the members of the Queanbeyan Football Club was held at Hungerford's Victoria Hotel on Wednesday evening last. There was a, fairly good…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 2

The local footballers will open the season on Saturday in a match with Bungendore for the Hungerford Trophy. As the Bungendore boys are reported to be in excellent…

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Cricket Matches by Diagram

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 4

The following highly-colored [?]ale is taken from a well-known English weekly paper, which ought to know better :— “Yacht racing by diagram was made…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 2
Also in The Queanbeyan Observer

Those who take an interest in the good old games of Rugby will be pleased to note that the first practice of the [?] takes place on the rec on Wednesday…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 2

We would [?] local footballers that the first practice of the season takes place on The Rec to-morrow season takes place on that a team has been formed at both Little…

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Football. BUNGENDORE v. QUEANBEYAN

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 2

THE opening match of the season was played in the park on last Saturday afternoon in the presence of a fair gathering of spectators when a team from Bangendore…

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Football Match. Bungendore and Queanbeyan Play a Draw

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the local Rec on Saturday afternoon last to witness the above match—the first of the season. The handsome clock presented by—through…

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Football in Japan

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

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

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

In the match Australia v. Leicester, in the second innings the fetter are all out for 143. Noble secured 8 wickets for 48. in the second innings Australia have 3 out…

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A Cricket Story

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

“Take it easy,” exclaimed a rather [?]y partner who was sweating all over, “Why, [?] you fly like a bird.” “Well, well,” came the prompt reply,…

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The Glasgow Football Disaster

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 4

The most terrible disaster in the history of football occurred at Ibrox Park, Gl[?]gow, on April 5, on the occasion of the international match between England and Scotland…

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