Bowls
Under unpleasant weather conditions, Queanbeyan representatives failed to produce their best form and suffered defeat in rink and pairs…
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Sport, 1940
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Greyhound Races Saturday’s Results Books on Top When Favorites Fail
With not one favorite catching the judge’s eye on Saturday night fielders had all the better of the battle with punters. In two races odds-on fancies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling & Athletics Carnival for Patriotic Fund Programme for Thursday Night
The Queanbeyan Cycling and Athletic Club will conduct a night carnival on Thursday night, and nett proceeds will be donated to the…
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The following Queanbeyan players have been selected to meet four visiting rinks from Nowra on Saturday (to-morrow) on the local green:—…
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The following is the draw for the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club meeting to be held on Saturday night next:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General Cooma Races
The two days' annual race meeting of the Cooma Race Club last week proved one of the most successful held by the club for many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Braidwood's Poor Showing at Captain's Flat
Though the day was extremely hot with a boisterous wind driving clouds of dust and clinkers from the hill at the back of the ground across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Carnival Patriotic Fund
Plans are now well advanced for the swimming carnival, which will be held in the Queanbeyan River next Sunday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket Collins Cup Match
Although they have not had a great deal of practice this season, one match only having been played, the Araluen cricketers put up quite a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy’s Body Recovered Eleven Days in Swimming Pool
The body of the lad, Bill Moen, aged 12 years, who was missing since January 25, appeared on the surface of the Eerrima swimming pool on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greyhound Races Pride of Canberra Records Fastest Time of Meeting Cuban Chief Wins Main Event
With three outright favourites scoring and well supported dogs being successful in the remaining events punters and bookmakers would break about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling & Athletics Carnival Comment : Consistency Points
The carnival held last week provided, without doubt, some of the best competitive cycling and pedestrian events seen in Queanbeyan for many a day…
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Cyril Mears, by virtue of his brilliant double victory, may well be classed as the most improved runner in the club…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowls
On Saturday last four rinks from the Nowra Club visited Queanbeyan and played against the local bowlers. After a most enjoyable and closely contested…
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The following is the draw for the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club meeting to be held on Saturday night next:—…
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The following players have been selected to represent Braidwood in a match against Bateman's Bay on Sunday, next for the Collins Cup:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scout News Swimming Carnival
Twenty-one Scouts and Cubs have entered for the swimming carnival to take place at the Canberra Baths on Monday night next: Arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby League Blues Annual Meeting
Indicating that football players can prepare to take their gear out of mothballs, Queanbeyan Rugby Football League has announced its annual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sutton Tennis Club
After the P. and C. meeting concluded the Sutton Tennis Club held their annual meeting, Mr. P. H. Hardy presiding. The balance sheet showed 1939…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Success Swimming Carnival for Patriotic Fund
More than a decade has elapsed since the river provided the venue of a swimming carnival, so that it was something of a novelty to most people…
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