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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1919

125 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 7

The Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 3

All the horses engeged with the exception of Silver Thread, Dalgonelly, and Silver Malt engaged in the two principal races have…

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Cricket. TARAGO v QUEANBEYAN

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

The much talked-of match, Tarago versus Queanbeyan, took place in the local park on Wednesday afternoon The betting was two to one on Tarago as wild rumours were…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent the Queanbeyan Cricket Club in a match against Duntroon to be played at the latter place to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Braidwood Races

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Braidwood Turf Club races were well attended. The results on Friday were: Maiden Handicap—Toyna. Bill Varco. Borough Handicap—Mortdale, Thalmous…

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Braidwood Races. Royal Antler Wins the Double

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Braidwood Turf Club commenced on Friday last. The weather was fine, but dark clouds hovered…

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Goulburn Races

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

The Goulburn races on Friday and Saturday were very successful. The Opening Handicap was won by Amera's Daughter, the…

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Cricket. DUNTROON v. QUEANBEYAN

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

Queanbeyan cricketers met and defeated the Duntroon team on the College oval on Wednesday afternoon last. Both sides were…

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Cricket. GOULBURN v. DUNTROON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 2

"In the beams of a beautiful day, made soft by the winds from the hills," the advance guard of a cricket team selected from city and district clubs journeyed by…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 2

Our cricketers are practising very diligently. A scratch match was played in the Park on Sunday, Bungendore v. Rabbiters. Both sides played very well…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 5

The Cooma cricketers, per motor car, arrived at Queanbeyan at 10 30 a.m. on Wednesday morning last to try conclusions with the home team. After a shower and…

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Nerriga Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 2

The following handicaps have been declared for these races on Monday next:— Opening Handicap.—Sir Noel…

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Sunday Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

Four defendants were fined 3s 4d each at the Gunning Police Court on Tuesday for playing cricket in the Gunning Park on…

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Boxing

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

The match at the Stadium on Friday between Frank Darcey and Barney Thompson was won by the former on a foul in the 18th round. Over 10,000…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4
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Bredbo cricketers journeyed to Cooma last Saturday to try conclusions with that team for the Sellar Cup, but were defeated by 46 runs. As it was the last match of the…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 2

Queanbeyan cricketers added another victory to their list on Wednesday afternoon by defeating Bungendore on their own wicket. This is their sixth successive…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 4
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

A local team of cricketers visited Williamsdale and suffered defeat by 50 runs on the first innings. Four of the best players were not available, and…

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Boxing Bouts in Church

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 6

Hundreds of soldiers were delighted, and many well-meaning but orthodox-minded persons were scandalised when a Baptist…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 5

Braidwood cricketers played the return match at Major's Creek on Saturday. They were without the services of one of their best…

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