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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1903

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

Tennis Tournament

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 2

A tennis tournament will be commenced in the park on Saturday next. The drawing resulted as follows:--Cadd[?]n and Hill, scratch…

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English Cricket Team

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 2

The name of the proposed English Eleven for Australia are keenly [?] here Many consider it will not be a representative team Jackson, [?] and…

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Football Match. District v. Queanbeyan

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 2

TEAMS representing the above met in the first match of the season in the Park on Saturday afternoon. The weather was beautifully calm and clear, and there were…

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Double Handicap Tennis Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

THE following is the draw for pairs in connection with the above Tournment which commences in the Park on Saturday next : Ling and Stewart…

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Football. QUEANBEYAN v. Queanbeyan District

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

THE opening match of the season was played in the park on Saturday afternoon when a team selected from the district players tried conclusions with the local club. The…

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Football. BRAIDWOOD V. Back Creek

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

A match was played in Braidwood on Saturday last between the above clubs. The Back Creek team originally challenged Braidwood to play at Jembaicumbene for a dinner, each Club having…

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Football Crowds

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 1

Football crowds, unfortunately, have not a reputation for magnanimity. On the contrary, they are generally supposed to be vicious, revengeful, and even brutal…

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Sketcher. Legislation Against Football

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 1

A DISCUSSION that will be strange te football loving Australians took place in the Montana (U.S.A.) State…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 2

A match was played on the Rec. last Saturday between Braidwood and Major’s Creek Clubs, resulting in a win for the former by 10 points to nil. Knopp…

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Saturday's Football

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

THE following team will represent the district:—Back W. Butt; three-quarters C. Lane, W. and S Rowley, M. McNamara; quarters P. McNamara, R. Mclnnes;…

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Football. BRAIDWOOD V. Major's Creek

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

This match was played on Saturday last. The visitors did not bring a fall team, and three or four Back Creek men were obtained as substitutes. A very heavy wind prevailed during the afternoon…

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Big Hits in Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 2

An article of especial interest to cricket enthusiasts appears in the “Strand,” and deals with the fascinating topic of “ Big Hits.” The biggest hit on record would…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

THE secretary of the local football club has informed us that ,the return match between the locals and the district team has been declared off, the latter failing to "toe…

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Football Match

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 2

A match was started at Jembaicumbene on Saturday between teams representing Araluen and Majors Creek, and Braidwood and Back Creek. Philips captained the…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

The match between combined teams representing Braidwood and Back Creek and Major's and Aralnen, which was arranged to be played at Jembaicumbene on Saturday last, ended in a fiasco. A…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

At the meeting of the Central Southern Rugby Football Union, held in Goulburn on Monday evening, Braidwood petitioned for a senior team to be sent there to try…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

The Marylebone Club has asked MacLaren if he will go to Australia under [?] captain[?] It has [?] Braund, Tyldesley, and St[?]wick. The…

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Boxing

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 2

The Athletic Hall was well patronised on Wednesday evening to witness the boxing contest between Thomas Dunn of Braidwood and [?] jackson of…

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Boxing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

The Athletic Hall was well patronised on Wednesday evening to witness the boxing contest between Thomas Dunn, of Braidwood, and Peter Jackson, of Goulburn, (reports the Goulburn Post)…

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A Racing Dille[?]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 4

A racing man at Goondiwindi has sent a rare case to Sydney for settlement. In the programme for a race meeting to be run there shortly is an event “for horses…

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