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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Bungendore Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

The above races, which take place on Saturday, are attracting more attention than usual. The nominations, 14 horses, constitute a record, and…

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Local and General Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

The following have been selected to play Moruya at Braldwood on Sunday next, the match commencing at 11 a.m.:—J. Taylor, D. Young, W…

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Bungendore Races Weights for Meeting To-morrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 3

OPENING HANDICAP, 5 furlongs Pep 10.5, The Genius 10.0, Rovina 9.11, Topical 9.10, Little Vamp 9.10, Better Sense 9.5. Apparel 9.4. Sunup…

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Greyhound Races Pacific Wins 660 Yards Event From Classy Field

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Favoured with delightful weather the weekly meeting of the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club was well patronised on Saturday night…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 1

On Sunday next Queanbeyan Rovers will meet the Queanbeyan B Grade team in a match at the Park oval. The Rovers will be represented by P. Maher,…

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Bungendore Races Successful Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2
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The Bungendore Jockey Club conducted a race meeting on the lakeside course on Saturday last, which, from the racing point of view, has…

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Boxing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

The stage has been set for the boxing and wrestling in the Parish Hall on Thursday night. All contestants are in great fettle. Gavan Doyle, the local…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

The Braidwood football club will bold its annual meeting next Thursday in an attempt to put its teams into action early this season, thus…

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Cricket. Tarago Trimmed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

A team of cricket from Tarago received rather a bad beating at Braidwood on Sunday at the hands of a team that was anything but…

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Win and Lose Rugby Club’s Year Matches Won—Money Lost

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

From the point of view of sport the 1938 season was one of the most successful in the history of Queanbeyan Rugby…

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BOXING Doyle Gets Verdict

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

The Parish Hall was crowded last night when four bouts were staged, three being preliminaries and one styled the welterweight championship of the…

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Notes and News Dear Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

Football Is apparently a very expensive sport. At Queanbeyan Rug by League's annual meeting it was stated that although the club, hold…

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Of Local Interest Cricket Team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 1

On Sunday next Queanbeyan Rovers will visit Tharwa and engage in a match with the team there. Rovers will be represented by E. Tyrie, W. Denham…

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Local and General Major's Creek Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

It Is expected that there will be a large number of horses from all parts of the district at Major's Creek on Saturday, when the local club win…

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Football Club Coming Season's Problems

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 1

There was an attendance of about 15 at the annual meeting on Thursday night last, the President, Mr. J…

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Bungendore Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 2

Gidleigh and Bungendore teams played a social game at Bungendore, the result being a win for the home team by a margin of 27 runs. Scores:…

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Football and Gambling

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 2

Addressing the Young Anglicans Convention in Goulburn on Sunday, [?] Rev. F. M. Hill, on the question of gambling, said that in England…

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Queanbeyan Golf Associates 1939 Season

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 2

The 1939 season for Golf Associates will open with a social afternoon tea-party at the Club House on March 29. The programme is well in hand and…

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Boxing Contests

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

Arrangements have been finalised for the meeting of Herb. Ross (Sydney) and the brilliant local champion. Jimmy Bennett, at the Causeway Hall next…

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