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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1948

342 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 18

Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 2

The curtain was rung down on Sunday last of Rugby League football for the 1948 season when two teams from Canberra engaged the…

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Cricket Competition

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 2

Representatives of Seven clubs, viz, Captain's Flat (2) Nerriga, Charley's Forest, Major's Creek Braidwood and Araluen attended a meeting at…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 3

Nerriga tennis players were put to a stern test last week-end, when a team from Nowra led by "giant" Clem Hollands, Spent the week-end in the…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2
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QUEANBEYAN v. R.M.C. STAFF The team to represent Queanbeyan against R.M.C. Staff at Dunton on Sunday next is: K. Rixon,…

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Notes and News Chased Golf Ball Five Miles!

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 3

The feud between Darwin golfers and kleptomaniac hawks reached breaking point recently. Hawks have stolen dozens of bails in the past few…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

Showery weather at the week-end prevented local bowlers from having their scheduled first roll-up-on Sunday. However, an improvement…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

On Sunday next the Taverners cricket team will visit Hoskinstown and participate in a friendly match with the local team. This match is…

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Cricket Fiasco at the Flat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

Everybody thought that the duck season was closed, but evidently the Creek coves decided that a grand reopening should be staged, so they…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

The official opening of the Queanbeyan bowling green for the 1948-49 season took place on Sunday last. Representative fours were…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 3

Under Ideal weather conditions the [?] handicap doubles were played [?] Saturday, 9th October, and the [?] handicap doubles on the…

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Queanbeyan Racing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

Election of office-bearers for the above club at the meeting held recently resulted as follows :— Patron: Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M. L. A…

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Racing Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 3

Well, here I am again, after a lapse of a few months. During my absence, the Queanbeyan Race Club has not been idle, having held…

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Moruya Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

Moruya Jockey Club will hold its spring meeting on Saturday, 30th October, when an attractive programme of £120, spread over five races, will be…

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Cricket A.c.t. Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 4

Matches in A and B. Grade will be resumed to-morrow at York Park and Limestone Paik respectively. Kingston will bat for about 20…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

Last week-end was a very busy one on the local green, 35 players put in an appearance on Saturday, and on Sunday no less than 50 took…

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Tennis Championships

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

There was an excellent attendance at Sunday's tennis championship matches in Braidwood, when the finals of the men's singles, mixed doubles…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 2

Mrs. May returned the winning card on Saturday week last when an 18-hole Stroke competition was played…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Braidwood in a match against Tarago on the local recreation ground, on Sunday, play…

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Braidwood Tennis Championships

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 3

Following are the complete details of the play in the tennis championships finalised on Sunday last:—…

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