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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1951

256 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 13

Local and General a Football Find

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

As a result of Saturday's Rugby League elimination matches the ex-Bungendore player, Max Preston, has been selected as full-back for…

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Tennis Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

The following players represented West Queanbeyan Tennis Club in social matches against Ainslie and Braddon last Sundy…

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National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

Queanbeyan will be at home to Eastlae to-morrow afternoon, and if they can reproduce the form shown in the early part of last week’s game…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

Forty players took part in ‘Cockies Day” last Sunday when the grazier members of the local club provided the prizes and afternoon teas for…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

At Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday last, Sydney First beat the Country Rugby League team by 24 points to six. Sydney led by eight…

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National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 3

The Tigers were a home to Eastlake on the Park Oval on Saturday. The game was of an excellent standard, each team playing purposeful…

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National Football a Grade

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 1

To-morrow the Tigers play the Manuka eighteen on the local oval. The Bullants, a renowned eighteen, are always hard to topple and…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 3

The last session of Sunday morning play in connection with the B Grade Singles event took place last weekend when Mason d. Sands 33-9;…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 2

Following a sound display of the code on Sunday Group 8 defeated Combined Groups 16-19 on the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday…

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National Football a Grade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 4

On Saturday last the Tigers were home to Manuka. As expected the match was hard and torrid, with the final scores not giving a proper…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

Following is R.S.L. team to play East Queanbeyan on Sunday next: Roy Wiiliams, G. Murray, T. Freebody, G. Sherd, R. Cheser, H…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

Due to the unpleasant weather on Sunday the Claude Scougall Day was not proceeded with. The tournament has been postponed indefinitely…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

The second round of the local A Grade Competition was advanced another stage over the week-end On the local Showground R. S. L…

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National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3

On Saturday the Tigers travelled to Northbourne Oval to play the well performed Ainslie team. The locals hit the front at the beginning of the…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

Central Football Club will be playing Easts on Sunday at 1.30 p.m. and all players are requested to be at the Showground at 1 o’clock…

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Golf News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 3

Next week-end Queanbeyan intends holding their Jubilee Tournament. Play will be extended over both Saturday and Sunday…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 2

The last club competition for the present season was finalised at the week-end when the B Grade Singles was brought to a conclusion…

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National Football a Grade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 3

On Saturday the Tigers played R. M. C. at Duntroon. The locals, without Coach-Captain Casey and Roy Williams, were soundly trounced…

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Proposed World Code For Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

Rule of golf, which it is hoped will be used throughout the world, have been drawn up by a joint committee of Britain’s Royal and…

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Bets on Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 4

A report that a brawl over bets nearly occurred at the ground last Sunday was read at the meeting of Bathurst Municipal Council this…

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