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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 1

On Sunday last a match played at Tuggranong between that club and Michelago resulted in a win for Michelago by 60 runs. Michelago had first use…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

On Saturday the postponed competition match between Braidwood and Major's Creek will be played on the latter's. wicket. This match was to…

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Queanbeyan Tennis Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

Tennis is booming again at the Park Courts. All of the four courts will be in use again this week end, after a long spell…

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Weight for Age Races at Flemington

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

On the last two days of the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting at Flemington, Thursday, March 7, and Saturday, March 9, racegoers will follow with…

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Cricket Association (to the Editor of the "Dispatch")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

Sir,—My attention was drawn by a par, in Friday's issue of the "Dispatch," referring to Major's Creek as the leaders in the District Cricket…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

The golf season is close at hand and enthusiasts will, within a week or two, be seen driving, hitting, and putting the “white pill” around the links…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

In a most exciting finish on Tuesday Queensland beat South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match by one wicket…

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Queanbeyan Rugby League Annual Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

There was only a fair attendance at the annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Rugby League held in St. Gregory’s Hall club room last night…

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Cricket Braidwood v. Combined Team

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

The much-discussed match between Braidwood eleven and a team of 25 composed of Police Paddock Pushers, Gun Alley Gougers and discards from…

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Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

In the final of the Queanbeyan Tennis Club’s handicap tournament last Sunday, W. B. Freebody (owe 30½) defeated A. Corish (owe 15) 3-6…

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Heights Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

The third annual general meeting of members of the above club was held in the Pastoral Exchange last Friday night and was well attended…

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Cricket District Competition

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

Braidwood and Nerriga played their final match in the competition oh Saturday last on the former's wicket. The day was anything but ideal for…

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Cricket F.T.C.A. Competition Queanbeyan v. ACTON

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

The high score put up by Queanbeyan in their first innings left Acton with a big task before them and despite a splendid innings by…

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Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1

If perseverance counts for anything the Methodist ladies should some day be the proud holders of the Taylor shield…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 1

The third test of the series, Moore’s XI. v. Hobbs’ XI., took place in the local park yesterday afternoon and proved the most interesting match…

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Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

The Railway Tennis Club has challenged the Methodists for a match to be played on the letter’s courts, on Saturday (to-morrow), and it is…

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Heights Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

The links of the above club are being prepared for play by the week end, when weather permitting, a good “roll-up” is expected. The member…

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Big Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

In the last over of the Sheffield Shield match on Wednesday, N.S.W. secured an outright win over South Australia, thus maintaining its…

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To-day's Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

When the "reform" (out of existence) committee of the Braidwood Turf Club had exhausted all its money and, decided not to go on with…

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