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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1918

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

Tennis Club

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 2

A meeting was held to revive the Tennis Club. Many of its old members have left the district, but those remaining desired to get a move on and reform same. Mr. F…

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Football Riot. Liquor Bar Rushed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 5

During the half-time interval at the South Melbourne-Carlton fool-ball match at South Melbourne on Saturday, scenes of great…

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Tennis Match. Defence Camp v. QUEANBEYAN

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

The tennis match played on Wednesday afternoon between teams representing the Defence Camp and Queanbeyan resulted in a win for the latter by 22 games. The…

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Monday's Football Match

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

On Monday the Wanderers visit Bungendore and engage a team of that place in[?] friendly match. The 'bus conveying the visitors will leave McInnes Bros'…

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Bungendore. FOOTBALL

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 2

A team from Queanbeyan paid a visit on Prince of Wales Birthday to try conclusions with a local team. There was a large attendance at the "rec." The…

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Football Match

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 2

To-morrow the Senior Cadets will visit Bungendore and play the junior team a friendly match. The Cadets will be represented by:—…

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Racing Sensations

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 5

Racecourse sharking is becoming prevalent. A sensation has been caused by the discovery that one of the fences on the…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

The first match of the season in Braidwood was played on the Rec. on Saturday, when a Bungendore team met the local fifteen. The…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

The first match of the season in Braidwood was played on the Rec. on Saturday, when a Bungendore team met a local fifteen. The visitors were a very light…

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Local and General News FOOTBALL

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 2

Braidwood footballers visited Moruya on Saturday, where they met and defeated a scratch team by 14 points to nil. Moruya could…

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Football Match

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 2

The following team will represent the Senior Cadets against the Bungendore team in the local park at 3 p.m. on Wednesday next:—Full back, C. Keeffe;…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

Bungendore visited Queanbeyan on Wednesday last under ideal weather conditions to play a return match against the local cadet team. The day was all that…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

To-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the local park a friendly match will be played between teams representing the Cadets and the Wanderers. The Wanderers…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

The Wanderers retrieved their lost laurels on Wednesday afternoon by defeating the Cadets by the narrow margin of one point. Neither…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 2

A meeting was held on Friday night last at McInnes Bros'. Hair-dressing Saloon, when a local cricket club was formed. The Mayor,…

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Michelago Items. CRICKET

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 3

After an exciting contest, the Bredbo cricketers beat the Michelago team at Bredbo on Saturday by six runs…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 December 1918 · page 3

A match married versus single will be played in the park to-morrow afternoon. The single men will be represented by :— McLaren, Keeffe, Kaye, Robertson,…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 2

Dollars to dough nuts was the odds on the bachelor knights of the willow defeating the Benedict s on Wednesday afternoon. The bowling of Albert Moore…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Duntroon cricketers, reinforced by Molonglo Concentration Camp, visited our town to try conclusions with the local willow weilders…

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