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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1917

62 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

Football Riot

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

At the termination of a football match under Rugby League rules at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon between Liverpool Kinkora and Lidcombe, a dispute arose…

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The Swimming Club

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of this club, we understand, was held . on Thursday night last. There were present : Messrs…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of those interested in the formation of a football club, held at Meredith's Refreshment Rooms last week, a football club, to be known as "The…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

The senior members of the Major's Creek Football Club intend holding a meeting on Saturday night to arrange for a trip away,…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

On Monday next a team of footballers representing the Wanderers Football Club will make a trip to Bungendoro to try conclusions with a team at that place…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Braidwood juniors visited Major's Creek on Saturday and played a match against the local juniors. The visitors went on the…

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Football. QUEANBEYAN V. BUNGENDORE

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 3

Yesterday a team of Queanbeyan Footballers visited Bungendore for the purpose of playing a match with a team of that place. The afternoon was all that could…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

Teams representing the University and Duntroon Military College met at Duntroon last Saturday and Monday. Both matches were won by the college, the…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

On Saturday next in the local park a team of footballers, representing the Burra, will try conclusions with the local players. The match is timed to start at 3 p.m. and a…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 2

Braid wood and Major's Greek juniors met again on the Rec. on Saturday, when the visitors showed out to much better advantage…

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Rosehill Races

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 7

Heavy rain yesterday and this morning" will most likely cause a postponement of today's Rosehill races…

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Local and General News FOOTBALL

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

Major's Creek senior team will visit Moruya on 14th July to try conclusions with the local team. The following will represent the…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 3
Also in The Braidwood Review and District Advocate

On Saturday last a team of footballers journeyed by car from Braidwood to engage the Queanbeyan Wanderers in a friendly match. These teams were…

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Football Match

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

The following team will represent the Wanderers in the match against Burra, to be played in the Queanbeyan Park to-morrow (Saturday)…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

On Saturday the return match, Burra v Wanderers, was played in the local park, Queanbeyan gaining an easy victory, At night both teams sat down to a…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 2

Major's Creek senior football team visited Moruya on Saturday and played a match with the local team. The visitors were…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 3

Bungendore defeated the Senior Cadets on Wednesday by six points to nil. Mr. Jas. Moran took the Queanbeyan lads to the city by the late in his drag…

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Football. Army and Navy at Duntroon

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

The second annual contest between sides representing the two services in the Australian defence took place on Saturday afternoon at the Royal Australian Military…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

The secretary of the local Junior Football Club has received word from a junior club in Goulburn, stating that a team from…

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