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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1904

183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 10

The Wolfe’s Schnapps £50 Cricket Competition

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 4

The result of this competition has again shown the wide popularity enjoyed by this spirit, as no fewer than 10,425 selection coupons were sent to the Proprietors of…

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Swimming Championship

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

Cavill-beat Keiran by two yards for the quarter-mile championship, by two seconds less than the world’s record. Homebush stock sales…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

The following will represent Braidwood C.C. against Mahor’s Creek to-morrow for the Hassall Cup:—Mair. Shaw, Cook Hall Elliott, Taylor. Stoyles, Swan, Tomlinson,…

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Goulburn Races

The Age · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

Following are the entries for the two principal events of the Goulburn Races on March 24th and 25th;— Goulburn Handicap—The Palmist, Parma,…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

Owing to the death of Mr. D. Heazlett an old resident of Major’s Creek, the Hassall Cup match between Braidwood and Major’s Creek which was to have been played on…

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Goulburn Races

The Age · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

THE following weights have been declared for the two principal events of the Goulburn Races on Thursday and Friday next:—City Handicap, 1 mile 50 yards.—The…

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One-Tree Hill Picnic Races

The Age · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

ON Saturday last a race meeting, ran under the supervision of the committee of the One—Tree Hill Race Club, took place on the course opposite the Cricketers' Arms Hotel…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

The following team will represent Braidwood against. Major’s Creek to -morrow for the Cup:—Shaw, Cook Mair, Tomlinson Edmonds, Taylor, Elliott, P. J. Maber,…

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Goulburn Races Goulburn Thuesday

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

Open [?] dead heat[?] parse—Taloway Rose Leaf, Pretty City Handicap —Ballalaba Elmo…

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Goulburn Races

The Age · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

THE autumn meeting of the Goulburn Racing Club, which took place last Thursday and Friday was one of the most successful held for many years. The number of horses on…

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Cricket at Goulburn

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. B. E. Shaw has been selected as one of a strong country team to play in Goulburn on Good Friday afternoon and Saturday against a Goulburn team, and against a…

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Latest Wires. Australian Jockey Club Races

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

Flying Handicap —Haloya Regio 2 ; Berthier 3. Maiden Stakes.—Electra1; Diploma 2; Refuge Bay 3…

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Some Good Golf Stories

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 1

ALTHOUGH an enthusiastic player has been depicted climbing a lamp post in order to play his ball which had lodged in the…

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Athletic Sports

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

An attractive programme has been made up for a day’s ports, to be held at; Major’s Creek on June 3rd. The Creek people generally make a success of anything taken in…

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Lawn Tennis

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

Saturday last was the opening day of this season of the Braidwood Lawn Tennis Club and although the morning gave promise of being wet the afternoon turned out a perfect…

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Cricket News. Town v. COUNTRY

The Age · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

AT the hands of a team chosen from the Gininderra and Duntroon Clubs, the local cricketers received the most severe drubbing chronicled in our columns this season on the…

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Cricket Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

We have been requested by the Secretary of Braidwood C.G. to intimate that a meeting of the members will be held in the Council Chambers to-morrow night at 8…

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Cricket Trophies

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 2

It will be recollected that at the beginning of the cricket season several trophies were offered for competition, one for all clubs playing in the Hassall Cup competition and…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

On Saturday there will be a football match on the local Rec, between Braidwood and Back Creek. There will be the [?] practice on Wednesday afternoon Mr…

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Football Match

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

In the match on the Rec. to-morrow between Braidwood and Back Creek, the home team will be represented from :—A. Gourlay, Grenenger, Sebbons, Casely, J. Hush, A…

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