Football Rugby League Blues’ Success in Practice Game
The first try-out of the Rugby League season was held on Sunday, when the Blues convincingly defeated Canberra, the final scores being…
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Sport, 1940
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Amateur Boxing Locals Show Great Promise
Despite the continuous downpour of rain on Friday night last an excellent crowd attended the Causeway Hall, Canberra, to witness a programme of…
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Interest is centred on the proposed trial game with Eastlake on Saturday next, and a good roll up is expected. Fred Beasley will strip this year, the…
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On account of the rain which fell ,on Saturday the greyhound racing which was set down for a benefit meeting in aid of the Queen of Sport in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.I.F’s First Big Match Football in Palestine JERUSALEM, March 28
Football with an international flavor has been added to the sporting activities of the A.I.F. The first match of this kind was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →National Football Queanbeyan Club Notes
The “Tigers” are now in solid training for the coming season, which officially opens on May 4th, when Queanbeyan meets Manuka at Manuka Oval…
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The Queanbeyan Cycling Club will conduct the usual Sunday morning races this week, starting and finishing at the junction of Crawford and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strip Tease Tennis
An English newspaper tells that a bank clerk was recently awarded £500 in damages. The defendants were four officials of a tennis club…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braidwood Town Golf Club
The annual meeting on April 12th disclosed a satisfactory state of affairs, the club starting the year with a small credit balance. Mr. E. N…
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Harold Burgoyne (Moss Vale), a second-grade batsman, broke all records for big scoring in Moss Vale district on Saturday, when he scored [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →National Football Queanbeyan Club Notes
On Saturday last a scratch game was played on the local park, and some interesting football was seen. F. Greentree impressed with good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf Tournament Opening of Season at Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan Golf Club held its opening day tournament on Sunday, the 21st inst., and the committee were duly grateful for a fine day and a good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Racing Junior Mix-Up : Blandon Wins Senior
Races set down for decision on Sunday last were Junior 10 and Senior 12 mile races, and although the Senior race was a well-contested race, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blues Win Match Against Mt. Kembla Fast, Clean, Open Football
Mt. Kembla, premiers of Group 7 last year, came to Queanbeyan on Sunday for a friendly game, and were fully expected by many of the Blue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conyuna and Equal Credited with Fast Times At Saturday’s Greyhound Racing
“Taken all round the times registered at Saturday’s greyhound racing were faster than has been the case for several meetings past. In winning the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World Is Playing More Britain Exporting 10% More Golf Balls Since the War
Equipment for sport as well as war [?] increasing throughout the world, arid Britain is taking a leading part in arming [?] for their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official News Bulletin Of The Country Rugby Football League (Issued periodically by the Country Rugby League for publication, though out New South Wales)
The latest move by the Country League to secure a conference with the N.S.W. Rugby League, on the subject of re-affiliation and the creation…
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Thursday evening saw the biggest attendance at training that the Tigers have ever experienced, about 30 senior and intermediate players, as well as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Cycling and Athletic Club Second Annual Meeting To-night
The second annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Cycling and Athletic Club will be held to night at, 8 o’clock in the Park Training shed…
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In what is best described as “just a game” the Blues were again successful against Canberra on the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday, the…
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