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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1948

342 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 18

Queanbeyan Junior Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

The big crowd which was in attendance at the Park Oval on Sunday was treated to a feast of fast open football when the Under 17…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

On Saturday last, representative Queanbeyan teams won their games in five grades, namely. First. Seconds, Intermediates and Sub-Juniors…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 3

A new club has been formed at Narooma and the opening will take place within the next couple of months. Queanbeyan has a special…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 3

Although the locality of Sunday's Intertown Competition match is still in doubt, Queanbeyan is preparing for it on the assumption that…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

On Sunday last a team of tennis players from Moruya visited the Wanderers at Braidwood. Although the cold westerly wind made the weather conditions unpleasant, the…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

The following teams have been selected to represent Braidwood in the competition match against Yass on the Braidwood recreation ground…

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Football Captain's Flat Defeat Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

Captain's Flat surprised the local team in the match played last Sunday at Captain's Flat. The Flat is a greatly improved side, while Braidwood's team…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

On Sunday a progressive spoon competition was played, consisting of three games each of seven ends and the winning four were the ones…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

The Queanbeyan team did not participate in the Intertown Competition on Sunday as the Canberra team ferfeited the points of the…

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Junior Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 4

At the Park Oval on Sunday two games took place in the junior grades. In the Under 17 Competition the two undefeated teams met…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Following its fine displays against Canberrra and Goulburn it was expected that Braidwood on Sunday would thoroughly extend the Yass men on…

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Australian Rules Football Canberra Defects N.S.W. Queanbeyan Representatives Outstanding Performances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Before a large crowd estimated at 2,500 spectators, Canberra outplayed the visiting N.S.W. combined team to win in a comfortable manner at…

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Football Cricket Score Against Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

Following on their poor showing against Captain's Flat the previous week-end Braidwood gave another lamentable display against Yass on…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

Last night’s special general meeting of the Group 8 general committee held to enquire into last Sunday’s fiasco ended in a stalemate…

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Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

Sunday last proved an ideal day for tennis, when a team from the Wanderers Club, Braidwood, visited Moruya, the visitors winning by 18 sets to 7…

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Football

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

The following teams have been selected to represent Braidwood against Queanbeyan on the Recreation Ground this Sunday in the Inter-Town…

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Football Injuries

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

Sunday last was a disastrous day for Braidwood Football Club in every way and. for a couple of its most prominent players. Not only did the team sustain…

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Australian Rules Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

The Intermediate team to play Ainslie at the Park to-morroy will be selected from the following: K. Schow, T. Sutton, B. Gadd, B. Kaye,…

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Golf Terms Their Meaning Explained

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

Some golfers and a lot of people who are not golfers, are often undecided as to the meaning of terms used in the royal and ancient game…

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Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

Playing without the services of their crack half, Garry Maddrell, and champion forward, Dick Cavanagh, on Sunday, and further weakened by the…

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