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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1920

157 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

Braidwood Cricket Club

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 2

Thoannual meeting of the above was held on Saturday night last. The election of officers resulted as follows:-President, Mr. R.G…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Cricket is once more coming into its own. At a meeting of delegates called for and held at Duntroon last week, four Cadet teams. Ainslie and Duntroon were…

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Burra Cricket Club

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

A cricket meeting was held at the Burra Park on Saturday, 25th September, when it was decided to reform the club. The chair was occupied by Mr. A. G…

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Cricket. DUNTROON v. AINSLIE

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

The clerk of the weather favoured cricketers with a perfect day on Saturday, when the above teams met at Ainslie. The visitors, though not represented by…

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Duntroon Sports Carnival Successful Effort. Officials and Committees. President, Mr. E. G. Crace; starter horse events, Captain Shappere; judge, Mr. McPhee; judge jumping events, Messrs. Cox and Tickner; handicappers horse events, Messrs. G. Wilson and E. Ryan; handicapper foot racing, Mr. R. Maloney. Ground committee, Major Fanning, Lieut. Gyton, W O Pender, Messrs. Sheaffe, Richmond Knights, Mills, Meadows, Harding, Sherbin, Webber and Jolly. Committee horse events, Major Nimmo, Messrs. P. F. Douglas, C. Edlington, J. Butt, J. Tickner. Foot events, Lieut. Colonel Martyn, Captain Prisk, W/O Haigh, Messrs. Jones, G. A. McInnes and Kilgour. Side shows, Messrs. Douglas, Vautin, Russell, Annand and Shubert. Secretary, Major W. B. Tackaberry. Treasurer, Major H. Stoker. Collecting committees, country representative, Mrs. Crace; R.M.C. Mrs. Stoker; dance, Mesdames Douthwaite and Smith; sub-committee R.M.C., Mesdames Laverack, Allen, Hancock, Kay, and Misses Stamford and Douthswaite; Majura, Mrs. T. Mayo; Canberra, Mesdames Tackaberry and Curtis; Ainslie, Mrs. Jones; Power House, Mrs. Rottenberry; Gininderra, Mrs. Boreham; Hall, Mrs. Hollingsworth; Weetangara, Mesdames Southwell and Miller; Gundaroo, Mesdames Walmsley, Clemenger, and J. Lees; Sutton, Mesdames Hardy and McInnes. Gatekeepers, Messrs. J. Moore, W. Moore, T. Mayo, Meadows and J. Temple

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

Glorious weather; great crowd; enthusiastic army of workers and keen competition in the various events, were the factors that made…

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Competition Cricket. Ainslie's Narrow Win

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 3

The first of the competition matches, postponed from last season, took place on Saturday. As already mentioned in this column…

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Rules and By-Laws Governing the Ainslie Cricket Club. Season 1920-21. RULES

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

1. That the Club be called the AINSLIE CRICKET CLUB. 2. That the colours be Light and Dark Blue…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 2

The opening match of the season will be played on Saturday when a strong team from Lake Pathurst will meet the meet the leeal eleven on the…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

Lake Pathurst cricketers visited Bradwood on Saturday and played a match against the local eleven. The visitors were late in…

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Cricket Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

The visit of the Lake Bathurst team to Braidwood last Saturday will do the game a whole heap of good here. For a long time…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 7

The tennis match between Bendoura and Braidwood on Saturday last resulted in a decisive victory for the visitors, but as Bendoura…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

The cricket match between two local elevens on Saturday resulted in a win for the "Thirsty Eleven." Some good play was witnessed. For…

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Cricket. Queanbeyan v Ainslie

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

The above match played at Queanbeyan on Saturday last proved rather an easy thing for the visitors, who accounted for the 30 runs, put up by Queanbeyan,…

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Bega Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 2

The Bega Spring Meeting on Saturday attracted poor fields, there being Only two and three starters in each race.. Mr. J. Turnbull's…

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Queanbeyan Tennis Club

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Tennis Club took place in the Triumph Hall on Friday night last when about thirty enthusiasts…

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Michelago Cricket Club. 1820—1920 Still Going Strong

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 2

But Cricketers seldom play in glass houses like Johnnie Walker, so they are having a GRAND BALL on 12th November. Gorgeous preparations being made…

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Burra Sports. OFFICIALS: Horse judge, Mr. N. H. Gibbs ; judge athletic events, Cr. Joe Keeffe, J.P. and E. Noone ; handicapper, Mr. W. E. Gale ; starter, Mr. N. H. Gibbs ; clerk of course, Master J. Gibbs ; committee, Messrs. W. Bates, W. P. Bluett, O. McDonald, J. J. Moore, A. Warrick, Jas. Moore, T. Moore, N. H. Gibbs, A. Muggridge, W. Gibbs, E. Noone, Joe Keeffe, N. and E. Moore, Mesdames C. Moore, W. P. Bluett, and the Misses J. Moore, W Moore, and Stephenson; hon. treasurer, Mr. E. T. Gibbs ; hon. secretary, Mr. C. Moore

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 3

The attendance at the sports on Saturfell a long way short of expectations, and even the ideal day for an outing did not tempt many district or townspeople from…

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Cricket at Bungendore

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 4

The Bungendore cricketers last week end attacked Gidleigh for their third contest this season. It was a stormy afternoon, and more time was occupied in…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 4

The Gidleigh cricketers played the shed hands and shearers who are at present employed on the station. They had come to Gidleigh with a reputation, earned at…

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Tennis Match at Rossi

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 4

The tennis match at Rossi between the Captain’s Flat and Rossi teams was played a few days ago. Rossi is out in the wilds of the Gourock mountains, or was, before…

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