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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1939

359 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 18

Associates Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

Excellent cards were handed in on Wednesday last, when the second round of the associate championship was played…

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Football Match Lottery

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 4

Two officials or the Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby League Football Club appeared at Campsie Police Court last week on a charge of…

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Local and General Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

There was no football match in Braidwood on Sunday, Canberra forfeiting in the semi-final. Captain's Flat and Queanbeyan were drawn to…

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Australian Tennis Players in Form

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 7

BOSTON.—Quist and Bromwich proved themselves the world's best doubles pair to-day, when they over whelmed the Wimbledon champions…

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U.S.A. Tennis Boston

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 1

Quist and Bromwich defeated Hopman and Crawford, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first all-foreign doubles final, the title going overseas for the first time since…

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Road Racing N. Robinson Is Club Champion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

N. Robinson is the Queanbeyan Cycling Club’s road champion for 1939, and he earned the title by a really brilliant ride against strong opposition…

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Loss Sustained Coursing Club’s Operations Fees and Charges To Be Higher

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 1

To offset a small loss sustained in connection with the year’s operations, the annual meeting of the Queanbeyan and District…

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President’s Review Year’s Greyhound Racing Financial Disappointment

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 4

The president of the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club (Mr. E. Spendelove) submitted a report to last night’s annual meeting of the club,…

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Last to First Kiora Verse’s Great Run Saturday’s Greyhound Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

A dazzling run by Kiora Verse, which carried her from last to a runaway win in the space of thirty yards, was the highlight of the…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

The final of the B Grade Competition on Sunday on the local ground between Braidwood and Captain's Flat should provide one of the best…

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Associates Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

Playing in the third round of the associate championship Mrs. Rolfe again returned an 88 off the stick and with a club handicap of 18 won the…

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FOOTBALL Reserve Grade Final

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

There was a big contingent of supporters across from Captain's Flat on Sunday to see the reserve grade final between Braidwood and that town…

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Road Racing Bert Robinson Too Good

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

The handsome trophy presented by Mr. Harold Hill for the Cycling Club’s 40 mile handicap on Sunday last will rest on the heavily laden sideboard of…

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Poor Football Carr Cup Match Canberra Retains Trophy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

The big crowd that visited the showground on Sunday went in expectation of seeing another of those stirring clashes which have…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 2

The following team has been selected to visit Captain's Flat for a friendly game on Sunday next, cars leaving at 12 noon:—H. Rankin; L…

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Football Captain's Flat Wins

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 2

There was a large attendant on the recreation ground on Sunday to witness the final match between Braidwood and Captain's Flat in the…

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Lease Signed Showground Racing Track Two Bodies Agree

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1939 · page 1

After many months of negotiation and dispute the agreement which gives the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club a lease, for…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1939 · page 7

With a sadly depleted team Braidwood was defeated by 12 points to 4 at Captain's Flat on Sunday in an exhibition that was anything but…

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Trots at Braidwood Races

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1939 · page 2

At a meeting of the general committee of the Braidwood Jockey Club on Thursday afternoon it was decided to include one trot at each day…

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Road Racing Senior and Junior Doubles To Rogers Bros

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1939 · page 2

Max and “Bubba” Rogers scooped the pool on Sunday morning last and won a nice cup each by virtue of their excellent victories in the senior 32. mile…

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