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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1952

321 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 17

Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

Under ideal weather conditions 54 players participated in the Jack Collett Shield Competition on Sunday. Over the five games of nine…

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Rugby League Column

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

The 1952 season kicked off to a very good start on Sunday last, three matches being played on the Queanbeyan Showground between…

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Cricket in Fiji

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 4

Philip Snow, a former county cricketer in Britain, is now a District Officer in the Fijian Service and President of the Fijian Cricket…

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lighting of Tennis Courts Progressive Move by Wanders Club

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

Thursday night's function marked another forward step by the Wanderers Tennis Club and also one for Braidwood. Realising the need for…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 3

As advertised elsewhere in this issue two Queanbeyan “13’s” will play teams from Canberra in what will be the last of the trials series…

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Easter Tennis Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 2

W. Sidwell, Davis Cup player, and three Gold Cup holders in A. Bailey (1949), J. Mellor (1948); and M. Anderson (1950-51) are among the…

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BOWLS Perc. Champion Club Champion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 3

After 17 years Perc. Chapman has achieved the ambition of every bowler—to win the Club Championship. The win for Pert. was. by no…

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Bateman's Bay Racing Carnival

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 2

The Batenian's Bay Jockey Club's racing carnival on Easter Saturday and Easter Monday will make history on the South Coast so far as the…

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Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 2

Next Sunday Queanbeyan “Blues”. journey to Goulburn. Matches between these clubs always provide good football and a large crowd is…

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National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 4

With the season 1952 approaching rapidly, the Queanbeyan Club are faced with many difficulties. Most of these difficulties however, were…

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Cricket Tallaganda Trimmed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 2

With only one of its recognised bowlers available for last Sunday's match, Tallaganda found the task of dismissing Major's creek for less than 118…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 2

Next Sunday morning at 10 o’clock a competition will be conducted for trophies donated by the local chemists. Names of players participating in…

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Rugby League Column

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 2

Trials for the 1952 season were completed on Sunday, 6/4/52 when two Queanbeyan thirteens played teams representing South Canberra…

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Easter Tennis Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 2

Favoured with fine weather on Friday and Saturday last the annual Ester Tournament promoted by the Park Tennis Club drew large…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

The Chemists Day on Sunday proved popular to all members. Four games of 10 ends were played and Ray Leach, Tom Woodger and…

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Rugby League Column

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

Approximately 2,000 people witnesed the Group 8 elimination matches played on the Queanbeyan Showground last Sunday. Weather…

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Bungendore Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 2

Excellent nominations have been received for the Southern Tablelands Turf Club's races at Bungendore on Saturday, and one of the best day's…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 2

The sudden passing away of our greenkeeper, and good fellow, (“Darkie”) Rogers, early on Friday morning last came as a shock to all…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

Sunday afternoon the following championship games will take place: Kelly-Solomon v. Kendall-Hawes. Cartwright-Robins v…

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Rugby League Column

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

The final of the Group 8 trials, played at Yass last Sunday, attracted approximately 1000 spectators. After leading at half-time by 7 to…

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