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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1948

342 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 18

Football Club's Worries

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

Braidwood Football Club has fallen upon evil days. Defeat after defeat this season in the inter-district competition (it has not won one match…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

The Tigers met Manuka on the Manuka Oval and although greatly weakened by the absence of their captain and three other key men,…

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Items of Interest Another Football Drubb for Braidwood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

Braidwood continued its run of [?] on Sunday, when in a compete match, Captain's Flat overwhelm it by 28 points to nil after leading…

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BBG Tests Commentator is an Historian of Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

One of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s "Test Cricket commentators, covering the Australian team’s visit to Britain this summer is John Arlott. He shares commentaries with Rex Alston, also of the BBC, and Alan McGilvray, the Australian cricketer whose…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

On Sunday the Blues will meet Canberra in what will most probably be the match of the year. The selectors of [?]th first grade…

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Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

Wih a cold wind blowing on Sunday afternoon conditions were far from ideal for tennis when the Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club entertained a…

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Junior Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

The draw for the Under-21 Competition for this week-end is as follows:— Wests v Easts at the Showground at 11 a.m., and Central v…

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Football Another Trouncing for Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

Continuing its run of defeats, Braidwood again received a severe drubbing on Sunday at the hands of Captain's Flat, the scores being 28-nil in favour…

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Australian Rules Football Queanbeyan a Grade

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

The Tigers will meet Ainslie on Saturday. The greatly improved Queanbeyan team are sure to make the Tricolours fight hard for a win…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 2

Results of matches over the weekend were as follows :— The Kangaroos had a comfortable win over the Wallabies in the Under…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 3

Queanbeyan, although weakened, put up a good show last Saturday when they played Ainslie at Turner No. 2 Ground. Ainslie had the lead…

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Greyhound Racing Saturday’s Results

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 3

Following are the results of the greyhound races held on Saturday by the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 2

Players selected to meet North Canberra at Queanbeyan Showground at 3 o’clock on Saturday are: G. Harman, D. Hill, P. Conroy, R…

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Football Explanation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 2

Thus the Captain's Flat "Miner":—"The following is the explanation for Captain's Flat's refusal to take the field against Queanbeyan: At a…

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Football Record?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 2

Braidwood footballers, even though they do not seem likely to win the inter-district competition, can claim the distinction of establishing a…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 3

On Saturday the Tigers will play Acton. The team will be as follows:— K. Winsor, Pallend, G. Gallagher, C. Thornell, Hogan,…

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K’ Why ’S Rugby League Football Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

A hard and determined game of Rugby League was witnessed by Bungendore residents last Sunday when the K’whys played a social…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

Matches played over the week-end resulted as follows:— UNDER 17 COMPETITION Ainslie defeated Causeway…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

Queanbeyan Golf Associates registered their second win for the Bronze Shield which they are holding , when they defeated Yass Associates last…

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Schoolboys Rugby League Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

At a meeting convened at Goulburn on Friday, July 2, for the purpose of organising a Schoolboys Rugby League Carnival it was…

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