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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1947

326 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 17

"Country Racing Dying on Its Feet"

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

A city paper states:— Recent comments appearing in the metropolitan papers have encouraged the idea that country racing is dying…

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Tennis Major's Creek v. St. Bede's

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 3

On Sunday Major's Creek played St. Bede's at the latter's courts. The visitors were entertained to dinner and afternoon tea and the match, despite…

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Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

On Sunday last a team from Tharwa visited the Park Club in a social game, the Park Club winning by 18 sets to one…

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Junior Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

Both Queanbeyan Rugby Union teams will play at Queanbeyan Showground on Saturday in matches ; that have an important bearing on…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

On Saturday lat an 18-hole Stroke Competition was. played. Mrs. Field returned the winning card with 94-30-64…

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Rugby League Special Train to Goulburn on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 2

A special train will carry the Blues and supporters to Goulburn on Sunday next, The train will leave Queanbeyan at 9.35 a,m and…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 3

Sunday’s matches re follows:— Queanbeyan Reserves defeated Goulburn Reerves by 5 points to 2…

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Great Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 2

Sunday's match between Braidwood and Canberra almost provided one of the biggest upsets possible in competition football. Canberra team, joint…

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Junior Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 3

On Tuesday night last a large crowd, of Rugby League enthusiasts met to form a Junior Rugby League Club in East Queanbeyan. Mr. A…

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Football Pars

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 3

No doubt at all about our football fans being full of enthusiasm. More than 400 of them journeyed to Goulburn on Sunday; and can they…

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Football Dance

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2

The dance to raise funds for the Football Club on Friday, 18th instant, was one of the most successful to be held in the Institute for a long time…

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Football Braidwood's Great Fight

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 1

Playing against Canberra, which so far has not been beaten in the intertown competition, Braidwood on Sunday put up one of the greatest battles…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 2

Results of Sun-day’s matches are as follows:— JUNIOR GRADE West Queanbeyan defeated Easts…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 2

Braidwood footballers gave the undefeated Queanbeyan Blues a shock on Sunday just as they did the Canberra men the previous week. Playing…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 4

The 18-hole Stroke Competition played on Saturday last resulted in a tie between Mrs. May and Mrs. Field, both returning a 69 nett. On…

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Junior Rugby League Wests Defeat Easts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 3

On Sunday the newly formed West and East Queanbeyan Junior Rugby League teams met for the first time. After a close game Wests…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

The visit of a Goulburn first grade side to Braidwood on Sunday is creating considerable interest, and there should be a great crowd present on…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

Owing to a Bronze Shield team visiting Yass on Saturday next, 2nd inst., the first Qualifying Round of the Associate Championship will not…

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Bowls Annual Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Bowling Club was held en Wednesday evening when twenty-eight members attended…

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Racing in the South Efforts to Fix Circuit

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA: Delegates from 11 race dubs on the Southern Highlands and South Coast decided to recommend to their clubs plans to make the new…

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