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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1940

355 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 18

National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

The team to represent Queanbeyan against Air Force to-morrow at Queanbeyan is:— Bayes, Williams (3), Netting, Greentree, Hawke, Strang, Kay, Savage…

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Park Tennis Courts Queanbeyan Tennis Club To Control

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

Queanbeyan Tennis Club’s application to control the recently renovated tennis courts in Queanbeyan Park was before the Municipal Council again last…

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Golf News Queanbeyan Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

Following is the draw for the first qualifying round of the A and B Grade Championships to be played on Wednesday next. Associates are kindly…

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Football Braidwood Defeats Queanbeyan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

The match between the above teams on Sunday for the reserve grade cup, won by Braidwood from Captain's Flat the previous week,…

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Road Racing Handicaps for

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

This Sunday heralds the most ambitious race of the season to be held by the Queanbeyan Club. when the race will be from Yass to Queanbeyan…

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Golf News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 1

Stroke handicap rounds were played on the Queanbeyan Golf Links over the week-end, and the events were won by Lee, Punshon, Greaney and Morton…

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Lively Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 2
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The meeting of Braidwood and Captain's Flat on Sunday for the B-Grade Cup was productive of very lively, and at times rough, football…

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Successful Golf Tournament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 2

The tournament promoted by Associates of the Town Golf Club in aid of patriotic funds, despite distinctly unpleasant weather on Sunday, was most…

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Racing Motor Cyclist Killed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 1

Arthur George (“Bluey”) Wilkinson (28), former world's champion racing meter cyclist, was killed in a motor accident in Sydney on Saturday. His…

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Road Racing Yass to Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 2

Excellent conditions prevailed Sunday for road racing, and fast time was recorded by Bert Robinson, who rode his best race of the season to…

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Park Tennis Club Election of Officers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 1

There was a fair attendance last Tuesday night at the annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club. The election of officers resulted as…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Racing Motor Cyclist Killed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 7

Arthur George (Bluey') Wilkinson (28), former world's champion racing motor cyclist, was killed in a motor accident in Sydney on Saturday. His…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

The B Grade Cup recently won by Braidwood is providing the local public with more football than it has seen for several seasons. On Sunday…

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GOLF Associates’ Championship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

There was an excellent roll-up of associates on Wednesday last, when the first qualifying round of the Associates’ Championship was played in…

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NATlONAL FOOTBALL

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Juniors will be tested by a combined team on Saturday, picked from Manuka, Acton and Ainslie. The match starts at 12 o’clock,…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

The week-end competition amongst the weekend competition amongst Golf Club comprised a series of flag competitions, and they were won by…

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Rugby League Poor Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

In one of the worst exhibitions of Rugby League seen in Queanbeyan for years, Canberra took the Massy Cup on Sunday from Queanbeyan, the…

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Local and General Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

The visit of a strong team from Queanbeyan (the second, by the way, in three weeks), which included sevtral first-graders, to play for the…

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National Football Carnival at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

The National Football League held a carnival on Saturday on Manuka Oval, when a match was played between teams representing Canberra…

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