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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1941

219 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 11

National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 2

In the Junior and Intermediate Knock-out Competition played at Canberra on Saturday, and in which 200 players took part, Ainslie won the…

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Football Captain's Flat Defeated

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 3

Owing to the refusal of Captain's Flat team to go to Araluen on Sunday the match was played at Major's Creek before a flirty good crowd,…

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Not Out Kent Is Still Making Cricket Bats

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 4

Golf balls and clubs, tennis balls and racquets, cricket balls and bats, hockey sticks and footballs are the main items among the £700,000 worth of sports…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 1

Far competitions were held over the week-end by the members, and some, goods scores were handed in. Saturday competition was won by J…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 1

There was a good attendance of associates on Wednesday last, when a Flag Competition was played. Mrs. Greentree was the winner of the competition,…

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National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 1

On Saturday the Queanbeyan Intermediates will play Ainslie, the competition leaders, on the Park Oval. All players are asked to be on the ground…

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Rugby League Fiasco Forfeit Angers Soldiers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 2

Almost 400 soldiers from the A.S.C. camp at the Goulburn Showground paraded four miles through the town to Rugby League Park on Monday…

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Tennis Tournament Over £11 Cleared for the Literary Institute

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 2

The first effort made in connection with the recently-instituted scheme for the renovation of the Braidwood Institute was most successful from…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 1

On Saturday members played the second round of the Lee Trophy .in conjunction with an 18 holes handicap, the handicap event being won by ,V…

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Football Major's Creek Downs Goulburn

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 6

The visit of a Major's Creek team to Goulburn on Sunday (the first for many years) provided quite a lot of interesting speculation for local fans,…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

Returns from the afternoon party for L.G.U. Funds are now complete, and the sum of nine guineas is the result. Of this the club donated 30/…

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Football Ignominious Defeat for Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

Reporting last Sunday's match at Goulburn, the "Post" is anything but complimentary to the city team. It says:—…

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Greyhound Racing Nomination for To-morrow Afternoon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

The following is the draw for the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club’s race meeting on Saturday next (June 23):—…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 1

Saturday afternoon’s flag competition was won by S. J. Taylor, who carried on to the 19th fairway. The results were: S. J. Taylor 18, 19th…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

From the sublime to the ridiculous After defeating Goulburn the previous Week-end, Major's Creek went to Captain's Flat on Sunday and was…

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Town Golf Club

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the above club held recently the treasurer's report revealed that the club was in a favourable financial portion, and that…

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Germans Swimming For It

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

Germans authorities are offering Brest [?] 100 francs for throwing German soldiers into the sea. This is part of the German plan for…

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Australian Rules Football Queanbeyan v. R.A.A.F. (FALRBAIRN)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

Next Sunday’s game between Queanbeyan and R.A.A.F. (Fairbairn), in the Queanbeyan Park, should give the Aussie Rules fans the greatest game…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 1

The outstanding item in the members’ golf for the week-end was Vic. Southwell’s hole in one. Vic. realised the golfer’s dream at the first hole, and…

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Araluen Tennis Club

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 3

The first appeal to the public for 11 years was made by the Araluen Tennis Club on Saturday night, when a dance was held to augment the…

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