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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1920

157 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 8

Coursing

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

The Australasian Waterloo Cup meeting was concluded at Brisbane on Saturday last, the winner of the Cup being Peggotty, the…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 3

The following teams have been selected to play in the Park to-morrow:— Warrigals.—Full back, Clarrie…

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Big Football. First Test Goes to Australia

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 4

Australia beat England in first of the three test matches in Brisbane on Saturday by 8 points to 4…

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Sunday Tennis Playing. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

SIR,—Re the complaint of the Rev. Albert J. Carter, I think the rev. gentlemen has made a serious mistake by complaining to the police authorities in…

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Tennis

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 3

Taking advantage of the bright, sunny afternoon, the R.M.C. Sergeants and Canberra clubs played a match on the latter's court on Saturday last, which resulted in…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

A goodly muster of the old Warrigal team met at the Triumph Hall last night to decide what should be done with the cups they had won on the football field…

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Big Football Australia Recovers the Ashes

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 4

The Australian victory of 21 points to 8 perhaps under-values the home side's superiority, in the second spell particularly. Then it…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

Bungendore made an unsuccessful attempt to wrest the Whyte Cup from the Queanbeyan Warrigals on…

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Michelago v. Burra Tennis Match. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

Sir,—I am very disappointed with "Observer's" last letter, as I consider it only a repetition of the previous one. It would almost lead…

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Correspondence. It is to be always understood that newspapers do not necessarily endorse the views expressed by correspondents, who are fairly entitled to criticism in all public matters.—Editor]. Michelago v. Culbookie Tennis Match. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

Sir,—I have read with interest the letters of "Fair Play" and "Observer" in regard to the above tennis match, and I have come to…

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Coursing

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. Garnet Maddrell's all-conquering brindle and white second-season bitch, Peggotty, continues in winning vein. Capping her…

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Riverside Tennis Social

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 2

On Friday night last the Triumph Hall was filled with a goodly crowd of dancers that patronised the social promoted by the Riverside Tennis…

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Big Football England Wins Third Test

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

The third test match, played in Sydney on Saturday, attracted an attendance of 35,0000. The Australian game lacked…

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Tennis

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 6

On Saturday last the Gininderra and Canberra teams met on the latter's court, when a very interesting match was played. Fortune was with the Canberra people…

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Football. Warrigals v. 2nd Grade Cadets. a Good Game

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 2

The Warrigals journeyed to Duntroon on Wednesday, with a view of engaging a second grade team of Cadets in the good old game of…

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Football

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 2

Football was the sole topic of conversation at Bungendore on Saturday. Queanbeyan was represented by two teams, viz., the Warrigals and a 2nd fifteen…

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Tennis

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

Canberra visited Yarralumla last Saturday and played a match which resulted in a run away win for the home team with twenty-four games…

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Football. Warrigals v. 2nd Grade R.M.C' Cadets

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 4

On Wednesday last the Warrigals tried conclusions against the 2nd Grade R.M.C. Cadets. The previous occasion these teams met, the Cadets had a victory by the…

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South Coast Racing Association

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 3

At a meeting of the Bega Jockey Club last week the question of the formation of 'a racing association, embracing Bega,…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

Braidwood and Dateman's Day footballers try conclusion on the local ground on Saturday afternoon next. Braidwood team will be…

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