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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1937

472 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 24

Tennis at Gundaroo

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 2

A very succe[?]sful tennis tournament was organised by Mr. M. A. Crowe last week-end in aid of Miss D. Butt’s candidature for the Queen…

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Golf Associates 18 Hole Stroke Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 2

Playing in the 18 Hole Stroke Competition on Wednesday last, Matron Wright was the winner of the trophy and reduced her handicap three…

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Football Match Drawn Queanbeyan and Tumut

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 2

On a heavy ground at Tumut on Sunday last Queanbeyan Rugby League team played a six-all draw with the home team. The match was…

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Australian Rules Football Queanbeyan v. Manuka

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

Queanbeyan met Manuka on Saturday last on the latter’s ground and were unfortunate in that they were defeated in the last few minutes of…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 1

The Canberra Rugby League has lodged a protest against the playing by Goulbun in the Massy Cup match on Sunday last of Geaghan and Cusack…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 2

On Sunday last a football match was played between Queanbeyan Reserves and Bungendore Reds, resulting in a win for Queanbeyan by W points to…

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Sunday Football Council to be Lenient

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 3

By six votes to one. the Gosford Municipal Council decided on Wednesday that, if the 24 Rugby League footballers against whom prosecutions…

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Greyhound Racing To-morrow Afrernoon’s Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 3

The following is the draw for the Queanbeyan; and District Coursing club’s mechanical hare meeting at the Showground to-morrow afternoon:—…

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Our Racing Letter May End in Disaster If Connections Push Pooley Bridge to His Limit My Prophecy that he was a No-Chance Favourite for Grand National was Correct. Next Saturday the Cast-offs of the Turf in £2500 Grand National Steeple

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 1

We are getting more newspaper warnings "not to touch" Talking, in his sprint races for fear we should burn our fingers. The owner's…

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International Tennis Match

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 7

PARIS.—In the tennis match between Australia and France McGrath beat Boussus, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Crawford beat Dostremeau, 6-3, 6-2; Brugnon…

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Le Agent Equals Track Record At Saturday’s Coursing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 2

The bagmen had the better of the argument at Saturday’s meeting of the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club as in only…

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Australian Rules Football Queanbeyan Club Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 3

On Saturday last Queanbeyan had the bye and indulged in light training. The team is at present in second place in the premiership and a win against…

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Football Canberra Routed Queanbeyan’s Easy Win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 2

In the Rugby League match at the Showground on Sunday afternoon Queanbeyan routed Canberra, winning by 29 points to nil. The…

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Tennis Match at Gundaroo Home Team Defeats Yarrawonga

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 2

A tennis match, Yarrawonga versus Gundaroo, for the Hammond Cup, was played on Sunday last at Gundaroo. C. Murphy captained the home team…

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Boxing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

The State featherweight champ on, George Elliott, outpointed the Filipino, De Guzman, at Leichhardt Stadium last night in a 15 rounds' but…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

The following is the team to visit Captain's Flat on Sunday next:— Thornton, Gourlay, Dale, Roberts. Hartley. Taffaha, Bunn, V. Young…

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Greyhound Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 2

The Yass P. and A. Coursing Club will hold its second week-end greyhound race meeting to-morrow afternoon, at the Yass Showground…

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Golf Associates Monthly Spoon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

There was a very good attendance of Associates on Wednesday last, when an 18-holes stroke competition was played for the monthly spoon…

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A New Menace Many Sheep Killed Coursing Dogs Blamed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

That sheep men about Queanbeyan were faced with a new menace—that of starving, broken-down coursing dogs—was the statement made by…

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Australian Rules Football Queanbeyan v. Ainslie

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 3

On Saturday Queanbeyan will be at home to Ainslie and a fast and interesting game is anticipated. The locals are confident of repeating the success…

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