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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Cricket the Goldberg Cup Railway Defeats Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 1

Brogan won the toss and sent the B graders in to bat. L. Brogan and L. Ziems opened and play hung around mid-field until Ziems began to hit out…

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Sports Meeting and Carnival Cycle and Athletic Events

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 1

Preliminary notice is given in this issue of a field day for athletes and cyclists in the Queanbeyan Park on Monday, 4th June (King’s Birthday)…

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Australian Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3

A cable message was received in Sydney this morning by the N.S.W. Rugby League inviting the Australian team to visit England next year and…

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Queanbeyan Heights Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4

At 2.30 p.m Sunday the Associates of the above club will commence the competition for Mrs. H. J. Richardson’s trophy. The competition…

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Local & General News Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent the Queanbeyan district sub-league at the inter-district fixtures to be held at Canberra on…

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Braidwood Tennis Association Season's Fixtures

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the Braidwood Tennis Association was held in the Literary Institute on Monday evening last. Mr. C. Green occupied the chair…

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Motor and Cycling Notes Motor Cycle Races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 8

On Easter Saturday and Monday, in ideal weather, the first Australasian Tourist Trophy Races conducted by the…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

The local players, Bunn and Bennett, participated in the elimination games at Queanbeyan on Saturday and Sunday last for selection in the…

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Football Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

The Country Week trials which were played at Canberra on Saturday were not as successful as anticipated. Only three teams from sub-leagues…

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Christ Church Tennis Club Dance

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

An enthusiastic meeting of the above club was held last night to finalise matters In connection with the forthcoming dance on Friday next…

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Goulburn Racing Club in Bad Way

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 1

Proposals and counter proposals were submitted in the hope of finding a solution to the perplexing problem which confronts the Goulburn Racing…

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International Tennis Australians Win Rome

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

In the first round of the International Tennis Tournament, Hopman (Australia) beat Castori (Italy), 6-0, 6-4. Crawford had a welk over…

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Queanbeyan Heights Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 2

Two events were programmed yesterday afternoon by the above club, viz., 18 holes bogey handicap for men and a 9 holes stroke (6 secret)…

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Queanbeyan Golf Club Opening Day

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Golf Club was officially opened by the Mayor, Ald. H. T. Land, on Sunday last, and a most successful and enjoyable time was spent…

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Football Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 2

In a benefit match at Cootamundra on Sunday last the home team defeated Temora by 16 to 4. The gate takings amounted to £50…

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Australia Tennis Team More Victories

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 1

At Rome, in the third round of the International Tennis Tourney, Hopman (Australia) beat Serventi, 6-0, 6-2. In the second round Hawkes beat…

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Tennis Competition

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 3

The opening matches in this competition wore played at the week-end, when Reidsdale and Erieriwa played on the latter's court, and the…

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Football Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

Group 9 defeated Group 8 at Cootamundra on Sunday last by at to 2, in a trial match to select a team to represent Southern Tablelands in…

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Queanbeyan Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the Associates was held on the links last Sunday to appoint an Associate Secretary, Mrs. Holloway being re-elected…

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Football Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 1

At a meeting of the Goulburn League on Monday it was decided not to send any delegates to Group 8. Speakers objected to the Group…

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