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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1906

284 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 15

Queanbeyan Football Club

The Age · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the above was held at McPherson's hotel on Saturday night last, Mr. A. C. McPherson in the chair…

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Queanbeyan Races. WEIGHTS

The Age · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 2

THE Queanbeyan races take place to-morrow and promise to be a complete success. A number of horses are in town and the handicappers have apparently done their work…

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Football

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

Braidwood Football Club will open the season to-morrow afternoon with a match against Back Greek on the Rec., commencing at 3.30. The local team…

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Queanbeyan May Races

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

THERE was only a limited attendance at the racecourse on Wednesday, about 150 persons putting in an appearance. In…

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Queanbeyan Races. PRESIDENT.—Mr. James Cunningham, VICE PRESIDENTS.—Messrs. E. G. Crace, C. U. O'Hanlon, A. J. Cunningham and W. F. Rutledge; Judge.—E.G.Atkinson; TREASURER.—Mr. F.J.L. Dunlop; STARTER.—Mr. E. C. Hincksman; Clerk of COURSE.—Mr. M. Quigley; STEWARDS.—Messrs. F. J. L. Dunlop, A. T. F. Stewart, E. E. Hudson and A. H. Nevell; COMMITTEE.—Messrs. F. A. Campbell, P. Blackall, R. Hayes, R. J. Anderson, J. Russell, A. W. Moriarty, J. T. Collett, M. Byrne, W. S. Hill, W. Pike, A. McPherson, C. S. Harrison, H. J. S. Hungerford, A. F. Steward, C. T. Campbell and A. H. Novell

The Age · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

THE May meeting of the Queanbeyan Race Club was held on Wednesday last in glorious weather and from every point of view, financial and otherwise,…

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Football

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

A match was played on Saturday last on the Rec. between Braidwood and Back Creek Clubs, resulting in a win for the latter by 5 points to niL The…

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Local & General. Football

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

The local junior football team will visit Back Creek to-morrow to play a similar team there. Braidwood boys will be:—F. Pooley, W. Allen, K…

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Football Extraordinary

The Age · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

IN the little town of Workington on the west coast of Cumberland, England, there is played annually, during Easter week, one of the most extraordinary games that it ever…

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Football

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting was held at Torpy’s Hotel on Tuesday night for the purpose of forming another football club in town. There were about 35 present, and it was…

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Football Intoxication. Risks of Spectators

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 5

Sir James Crichton-Browne, M.D., gives his views on the question whether football-watching is a healthy occupation in the March number of Pearson’s…

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Passing Notes. the Cricket Squabble

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 2

“R’s all a matter of gate money, is the cynical observation of the man in the street, There is, however, something more involved. The watehes…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

A match was played on Saturday last between Braidwood and United Clubs, on the latter’s courts, resulting in an easy win for the former by 117 games to…

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Football

The Age · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate

A WELL attended meeting of the members of the Queanbeyan Football Club was held at the Commercial Hotel on Saturday night, Mr. A. C. McPherson…

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The Cricket Crisis Explained

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 3

Readers have doubtless been noting with more or less interest the lengthy reports that have been appearing in the press about the so-called crisis in the…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 2

A vast assemblage of people congregated on the United Tennis Club's ground adjoining the Presbyterian Church os Saturday afternoon last to witness a tournament…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 2

A match wag played on the Back Creek ground an Saturday afternoon last between teams representing Braidwood and Back Creek Football Clubs. The game daring the first half was decidedly in…

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Football

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

In connection with the Empire Day celebrations yesterday a football match was played between the newly-formed Pirates Club and Braidwood. The game…

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People Who Live in the Water. One of the Strangest Races on Earth

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 3

Professor Otto von Stockslager, a well-known Belgian explorer and adventurer, has announced the discovery of one of the strangest races of…

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Football

The Age · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

A SCRATCH match was played in the park on Saturday between teams selected by Messrs. P. G. Naylor and Thos. Jordan. This being the first match of the season it was not…

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