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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

Last weekend, being an excellent one for bowls, saw the local club members taking part in matches on the Farrer Place green in large num…

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Charley's Forest Cricket Dance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

The dance in aid of Charley's Forest Cricket Club, held in Charley's Forest Hall on Saturday, 14th February, was a highly enjoyable and…

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Rugby League Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

The administrative machinery for the Queanbeyan Rugby League Football Club’s 1948 season is nearing completion…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

The A Grade match, Queanbeyan v. Manuka, and the 1947-48 season will be concluded at the Manuka Oval to-morrow…

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School Football 3

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

The attention of all schoolboy footballers is drawn to the fact that they are asked to hand in their names to Mr. Hearne as soon as possible. In…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 4

Competition in the championship events livened up during , last week and all first round games have been completed in the Singles, whilst the…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

The opening .game of the 1948 season of the above code was played on the local Showground on Sunday in weather that was more fitting…

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Group 8 Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

Rugby League football in Group 8 this year is likely to reach a standard higher than in any previous season and footballers of every grade will be…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 4

There was a record attendance at the meeting of the Queanbeyan Club last Friday night, and the President, Mr. T. Hunt,…

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A.g.t. Resident Tennis Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

R. Bennett again won the Singles Open and Resident Tennis Championship defeating his brother, J. Bennett 4—.6, 8—6, 6—0, in the finals…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 2

A tennis team accompanied the cricketers to Charley's Forest on Sunday, and had a most enjoyable time. Exciting games were a feature of the…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 2

A Nerriga team journeyed to Charley's Forest on Sunday to engage the locals in a match, which is always highly rated by both sides. This time…

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Tennis Easter Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Easter Tennis Tournament was a sucess from every point of view with the exception of the weather which was very unkind…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

Most of our wandering bowlers have returned to their home green and those who visited Temora and Albury to compete in the Easter…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2

If Sunday’s football was any indication of the standard of play, the Public will witness during the coming season, then I predict, big crowds…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

Preparations for what may be the Gr[?]up’s greatest season are well under way and next Sunday will see teams representing Queanbeyan,…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 2

Dull weather prevailed for President’s Day on Sunday last, nevertheless there was a good attendance of members, their wives and guests,…

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Rugby League Elimination Matches

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 3

On Sunday last on the local Showground the first of the elimination matches in Group 8 for the forthcoming Country Week fixtures in…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

Sunday’s elimination matches apparently upset the equilibrium of the Group selectors to the extent that they selected the weakest team…

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Football Cavanagh Makes Group Side

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

At the Group trial games last Sunday at Queanbeypn some excellent football was witnessed, play being hard and fast from whistle to whistle…

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