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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1947

326 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 16 of 17

Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

Queanbeyan will field its strongest team for the season when they meet Northbourne in the A Grade match to be played on the Park Oval…

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Swimming Club Re-formed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 1

In the Municipal Council Chambers last Tuesday night there was an attendance of about forty, including several ladies, at the meeting…

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Cricket Braidwood Wins at Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 1

Playing against a Goulbrn team on Sunday Braidwood knocked up 211 runs after the openers, Joe Taylor and A. Corey, had given the side an…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

Queanbeyan, 101, defeated Canberra, 95, in the A Pennant. Scores: Kendall, Hawes, McLeod, Chapman (Q) 26 v Potter., Adamson,…

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Queanbeyan’s Swimming Facilities

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly allow me space to reply to the letter appearing in your issue of Nov. 21, by Mr. Bradley under heading "Need for Swimming…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

Four teams of four from Bega Club will play at Canberra on Saturday and on the local green on Sunday, commencing at 2 p.m. The following…

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Swimming Facilities

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

Sir,—Would you kindly allow me space to reply to Mr. E. J. Beaver’s letter in Tuesday's issue of “The Age” under the heading of “Queanbeyan…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

Tennis results were as follows:—R. Hockey and E. Orford v. K. Lewis and E. Byrnes, 4/6, H. Marriott and L. Byrne v. A. Tomposn and T…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2
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Only an hour’s play was possible in the match against Northbourne last week, during which Northbourne lost the valuable wickets of Hourigan and…

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New Tennis Court Opened at North Araluen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

On Sunday, 16th November in the presence of many Araluen residents and tennis enthusiasts, "The Pines" Tennis Court was officially opened by…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 3

The Bega bowlers were unfortunate in striking the wet weather at the week-end and although they were able to play their game against…

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Swimming Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Beaver, President, chaired the meeting of the Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming Club, held in the Showground pavilion last…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 3
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Carrying on their score of two for 45, Northbourne found Strang on the spot and he clean bowled five batsmen in quick succession. A ninth…

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Cricket Joe Taylor's Great Innings

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 2

At the luncheon adjournment in the match between Braidwood and Char ley's Forest on Sunday for the Izzard Cup, the holders' prospects of retaining…

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Back in the Game Publican-grazier Races Again

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 3

Since he leased his up-to-date and popular Bay View Hotel, Mr. Percy Bill, seeking an outlet for his apparently inexhaustible energy, has gone…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 2

The preliminary rounds of the F.D.B.A. Championships will be played at Goulburn and Canberra on Saturday, January 17, 1948…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Braidwood against Major's Creek next Sunday the 14th inst., at the Recreation Ground. Play…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 2

Pennant games were washed out last weekend so far as the local club was concerned. This means two games against Goulburn have yet…

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