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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1938

395 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 20

Big Tennis Tournament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 3

Great interest is being shown in the tournament organised by St. Bede's club for Saturday and Sunday next, and from present indications…

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GOLF Chinnery Cup Par Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 2

Queanbeyan successfully withstood challenge from Bungendore for the Chinnery Cup during the week-end. The Queanbeyan players were more at…

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Greyhound Racing Dismal Displays by Favourites Meagre Attendance

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 2

Dismal performances were given by several well-backed dogs in five of the eight races run at the Queanbeyan Coursing Club’s race…

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FOOTBALL Yass Beats Queanbeyan Scramble on Home Ground

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 2

As the “Blues” were not called on to defend te Massy Cup yesterday, the opportunity was taken to visit Yass where, in a friendly game, the home…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 2

The Massy Cup game against Canberra on Sunday will provide Queanbeyan with its hardest test this season. In the first round of the…

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Major's Creek Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

The game against Moruya on Sunday having fallen through, a game was hastily arranged with Braid-wood, who on this occasion fielded a…

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Golf Associates Championship Rounds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 2

The 18 holes stroke monthly spoon, played for on July 27th, was won by Mrs. Timbs, who returned a score of 100-35-65, reducing her handicap by…

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Braidwood Town Golf Club

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 2

Following are the scores in the Associates Nine-hole Stroke Competition, played on Wednesday:—Miss S. Taffaha, nett score, 30; Miss S…

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Australian Rules Football Queanbeyan Club Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

On Saturday the “Tigers” will be at home to the vastly improved Ainslie Lids. In their previous two engagements…

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Golf Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a Canadian mixed foursomes was held and W. Punshon and Miss Woodger returned the winning card with 87-24-63. An…

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This Golf Game

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 5

The priest and the doctor in a small country town not more than a hundred miles from Braidwood were inveterate golf opponents, and…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

Playing on the home ground on Saturday Queanbeyan continued their run of successes by defeating Ainslie, the final scores being Queanbeyan 18…

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Big Football Money

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

Bateman's Bay's big football knockout competition has been set down for Sunday, 11th September. For this event £53 prize money has been…

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Tennis Tournament Visit of Sydney Champions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 3

Deplorable wether conditions on Saturday marred the opening of St. Bede's tournament. Ab a result of the heavy rain the eagerly-awaited…

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Greyhound Races Poor Racing Wretched Conditions Night Venture Fails

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 3

A striking example of pleasure taken sadly was witnessed at the Showground on Wednesday night when a handful of people stood…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

The remaining match in Division 1 of the Gent's Handicap Doubles was played on Wednesday, resulting in a in for M. Taylor and E. Ffrench…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

Following is the team to play Tomboye Tigers for the Faros Trophy on Sunday next, the match commencing at 3 p.m.:—C. Peters; Corcoran…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

On Wednesday last the first qualifying round of the asociates’ championship was played in conjunction with a competition for the monthly spoon…

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Night Horse Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

Recommendations are to be made to Victorian Cabinet by the Chief Secretary, that night trotting and night ace meetings should be permitted. A…

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FOOTBALL Group Championship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

On Sunday next the greatest football attraction of the year will be staged on the local showground, when Goulburn [?]s Queanbeyan, in the first of two…

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