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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1904

183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 10

Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 2

The following will represent Braidwood against Jembaicumbene on the latter’s wicket to-morrow afternoon:— Cook, Hall, Taylor. Elliott, Mair, Swan, Stoyles, Edmonds,…

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A. J. C. Races

The Age · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 2

As usual the Summer Cup Meeting held at Randwick on Boxing Day passed off very successfully, the attendance numbering about 15,000 which is considered above the…

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At a Cricket Match

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 1

A portly village umpire, dressed in black from head to foot, gave the first visiting batsman his "guard," and the stood well back, behind the…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

The secretary of the Braidwood Cricket Club is receipt of a challenge from the secretary of Charleyong C.C., to play for the Hassall Cup next Saturday. There…

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Tirranna Races

The Age · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

THE annual races will take place on Thursday and Friday next. Among the horses entered for the minor events is Mr. A. J. Cunningham's well-known back Snip, who…

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Cricket in Goulburn

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

A match was played in Goulburn on Friday between a combined country team (selected by Mr. F. Shepherd.) and Campbell town. The latter won by 81 [?]…

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Half-holiday Cricket Club

The Age · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

A MEETING to form a Half-holiday Cricket Club was convened in the Working Men's Club on Friday night last. There were about 25 present. Mr. Lewis occupied the chair…

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The Romance of Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 1

Some time ago (says “I.O.U.”) a West of England footballer who had been up with his team to play. Black health had a narrow escape of his…

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Races at Krawaree

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

The annual races took place at Krawarree on Saturday, when the attendance was very satisfactory, a contingent from Braidwood being among the visitors. The day was…

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Krawarre Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Krawarre Race Club eventuated on Saturday last, and was pretty largely attended, visitors being present from nearly all parts of the district. Since the last races the…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Challenges have been received by the Secretary of Braidwood C.C. from Majors’s Creek and Charleyong for January 30, and February 6 respectively…

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Major's Creek Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Major's Creek Turf Club took place at Long Flat yesterday. It is customary to look for a big attendance at this meeting—the crowd was as large as ever yesterday…

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Coursing Two Giri[?]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

It taken [?] a smart [?] to court [?] grids at [?] and do it successfully When the [?] comes in we [?] [?] never been a men…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

The following will represent. Braidwood C.C. against Major’s Creek to-morrow on the Recreation Ground:—Cook Hall Campbell Elliott Taylor, Stoyles Edmonds…

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The Major’s Creek Races

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Major’s Creek Turf Club, as usual was held on Anniversary Day The attendance was quite equal to that of former years The conrse fully…

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Cricket News. QUEANBEYAN v. GININDERRA

The Age · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

AT Gininderra on Tuesday the Queanbeyan Cricket Club met more than their equals. They suffered a defeat, by one innings and 55 runs. The Gininderraites have always…

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In a Racing Motor-car

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 1

Mr. Charles Jarrott describes in the " Badminton Magazine," how ho won the Ardines Automobile Race. To do this he had to cover 321 miles…

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Cooma Racing Club

The Age · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

FOLLOWING are the nominations for the principal events of the Cooma Racing Club's annual meeting, which takes place on February 17 and 18:—…

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Athletic Sports

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 2

It will be noted that the local Hibernian Society intend having a day’s athletic Sports on St. Patrick’s Day. Arrangements are being, completed and the programme, which…

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Cooma Racing Club. Amnual Races, 17Th and 18Th February

The Age · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

THE following are the handicaps issued by Mr James Price for the two principal events in Connection with the Cooma annual races: MONARO. HANDICAP,—1¼ mile…

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