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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1946

299 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 15

Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

With the official opening of the National Code only a few weeks off, players have over the last couple of weeks been training fairly solidly and…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

The match of the season as far as Queanbeyan enthusiasts are concerned will be played in the local park on Saturday when the locals…

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Bowls B Grade Pennant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Club will play the Canberra Club the return match in the above competition on Sunday afternoon next. The local team…

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Cricket Hill Cup Comes Back to Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

After having reposed at Major's Creek since before the war, when all matches were suspended, the Hill Cup returned to Braidwood on Sunday,…

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Captain's Flat Picnic Races Profit of £300 Expected

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

The efforts of the Catholic Building Fund Committee of Captain's Flat were well rewarded at Hoskinstown on March 9th. The weather was perfect…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

The B Grade Pennant Match last Sunday between Forrest (Canberra) and Queanbeyan resulted in a runaway victory for Forrest, the only…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

The Blues succeeded in adding to their quickly mounting prestige on Sunday last when they visited Captain’s Flat and played two games there…

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Notes and News Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

Braidwood club is getting in early this season, a meeting being called for Thursday night to re-form the old club and get the organisation…

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Cricket Araluen v. NERRIGA

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

Nerriga cricketers journeyed to Araluen, and after an interesting, lowscoring game ran out winners by a small margin. Araluen won the toss…

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Boxing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

“Search for fresh boxing talent needed,’ was the heading of an article written by Mr. Jack Munro, one of Australia’s leading boxing…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

The main points of interest in the match at Captain’s Flat on Sunday last was the hard and clean exhibition by both sides. Although beaten…

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Junior Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 1

The first trial grames in the Canberra; Rubgy Union competition will take place on Sunday at the University Oval, Canberra…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

The following team has been selected to play a Goulburn eleven on the recreation ground on Sunday next, play commencing at 11 a.m. sharp:—…

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Cricket Major's Creek Wins Again

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

On Sunday last the Creek made amends for its poor showing in the previous game against Braidwood by I easily defeating Tallaganda. Indeed…

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Bungendore Football Club Gets an Early Start

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

Bungendore footballers are getting away to a good start this season, and if enthusiasm counts with the selectors, the choice of the first thirteen is…

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Boxing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

A large and representative gathering saw a great programme of boxing at the bouts staged in the Showground on Saturday night in aid of the War…

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Junior Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

Playing their first game of the season the Queaneyan Juniors last Saturday defeated the Northern Suburbs Canberra Juniors by 31 to nil…

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Rugby League Elimination Matches

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

Visiting football teams had it all their own way at Leage Park, Goulburn, on Sunday, when Country Week Rugby League elimination…

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Bungendore Races

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

Bungendore races on Saturday, even despite the fact that they dashed with a trotting meeting at Crookwell. were highly successful. There were a large…

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Tennis Players Note

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

An announcement of interest to tennis players appears in this issue. Mr. George McGrath (ex-A.I.F.), one of the most accomplished players this…

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