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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1939

359 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 18

Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

Braidwood footballers go to Milton on Sunday, where it is expected they will receive a thorough try-out. The defeat of Bateman'e Bay recently by…

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Braidwood Town Golf Club

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

The Associates held their annual meeting, followed by a nine-hole stroke competition and afternoon tea, at the club house on the 17th inst…

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Football Moruya Easily Defeated

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 3

The meeting of the rapidly-improving Braidwood team and Moruya on the recreation ground on Sunday was expected to provide a great…

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Associates Golf Bronze Shield Match

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

Queanbeyan Associates were successful in their first Bronze Shield Match played against Royal Canberra yesterday. Results of the matches were as…

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Local and General Braidwood Golf Club's Opening Day

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

The opening day of the Braidwood Golf Club is to be held on Sunday next The course has been thoroughly prepared, greens have been…

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Wednesday Afternoon Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 3

At a meeting held last week it was decided to establish a fund from the proceeds of the Wednesday afternoon football matches and at the end of the…

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Golf Notes Freebody Cup Challenge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

The Canberra Federal Club have challenged Queanbeyan for the Freebody Cup next Sunday, eleven players to participate. The match will be…

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Striking Form Queanbeyan Overwhelms Yass Rugby Challenge Game

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

In spite of the absence of several of their best players, who were participating in the Group game at Wollongong, the Queanbeyan Blues…

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Football Braidwood Adds Another Scalp to Its Belt

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 3

Following up its recent successes, Braidwood bad a meritorious win over Milton on Sunday on the latter's ground. Though not nearly at…

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Will Retire When 120 Gland Expert Rejuvenates Football Teams

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4

Mr. A. Menzies Sharp, the gland expert whose treatment was adopted by both the football teams in the English Cup final, plans to retire…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

There will be two matches on the local ground on Sunday, the Firsts playing Captain's Flat and the Seconds meeting "Tomboye Tigers" for…

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Associates Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 3

There was a very good entry for the third round of the L.G.U. Medal played on Wednesday last, and some excellent cards were handed in. Matron Wright…

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Braidwood Golf Club Successful Opening Day

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

The Braidwood Golf Club held its opening day on Sunday last. Conditions for golf were ideal, the weather being perfect and the course in…

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Notes and News Braidwood Golf Club Associates

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Braidwood Golf Club Associates was held in the club room on May 17th, there being a good attendance. After the…

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Racing Dates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 3

The committee, announces that races will be held on June 10 and 24, and July 8 and 22, if weather permits. In the event of rain preventing racing on…

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Fourteen Men Football-Strategy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

If Braidwood footballers did not learn much in the way of first-class play from Captain’s Flat in Sunday’s game, they were at least shown one very…

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The Showground Coursing Club’s Tenure To-night’s Special Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

An important issue is set down for decision at to-night’s special meeting of the committee of the P. and A. Association which has been convened…

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Greyhound Races Postage’s Fast Time Spectacular Mishap

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 3

The faster time recorded on the showground race track for some months was registered by postage in winning the principal sprint…

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Rugby League Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Reserves team to play Captain’s Flat on Sunday is as follows:—Full-back, M. Gallagher; W. Mann, C. Mears. M. Freebody, S…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 2

Milton having failed to honour its promise to visit Braidwood on Sunday, the local team will journey to Canberra for a match. Should it be…

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