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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1953

328 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 17

Recommendations for Swimming Pool Shire Critical of Health Inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 2

Health Inspector for the Yarrowlumla Shire Mr. C.E. Meyer came under fire from Councilors at the Council meeting last Monday when he presented a list of work which he considered necessary to…

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Social Tennis Church Club’s Double Win

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 5

Christ Church tennis club played two matches last weekend. The first against Railway club, resulting in a win for Christ Church by…

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Golf Annual Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

The date of the associates annual general meeting has been fixed for Monday, November 23, when the election of officers will…

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Bishop Opened Tennis Courts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

The second of the tennis courts built by voluntary labor for Christ Church Tennis Club, Queanbeyan, was officially opened on Saturday…

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Second Round of, Cricket Competition Qbn. Teams all in Good Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

All Queanbeyan teams are in good positions in the second round of matches in the ACTCA competition which commenced last Saturday. Queanbeyan First Eleven batted…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 4

Playing on the Major's Creek oval on Sunday a Goulburn Railway team put up a mediocre showing against Braidwood, despite the fact that seven…

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Waratah Cricket Team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 1

[?]will play Gundaroo at Gundaroo on Sunday. The team will be:— C. Murphy, D. Oldfield, R. Mathews, D. McKenzie, L…

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Golf Trophy to Alan Leck

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 3

Last Sunday marked the completition of this year’s golf for major trophies at Queanbeyan Club…

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Golf Associates President’s Day Winners

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 3

Miss E. Moore won the A grade nett, competition and, Mrs. J. Solomon the B. grade, at Queanbeyan golf associates president’s day on…

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Dog Races Easy for The Bowser Boy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 3

After his close second, to Swell Hero at the previous meeting of the Queanbeyan Coursing. Club, The Bowser ,Boy went to the boxes…

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Cricket Goulburn Hotel Team Annihilated

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 3

Playing against Braidwood at Major's Creek on Sunday (Braidwood rec. still being under repair), a team from Braidwood was crushingly…

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Qbn Cricket Pprespects Teams Weakened Players Absent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 5

Queanbeyan will be without leading players Ken Williams and Eric Smith when the third round of ACTCA competition matches…

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Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

Miss J, McNamara with a nett 63 won the monthly spoon and Miss R. Harris won the Queanbeyan golf associates’ special trophy for 36…

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Incidents at Canberra Races Horses Withdrawn After False Start

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 6

The Canberra Racing and Trotting Club’s meeting at Acton on Saturday was marred by several incidents. After the running of the Maiden…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

The Commercial Hotel team will be selected from the following players for the match at Major's Creek on Sunday against Breadalbane, for the…

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Melody Time on Again to Help Swimming Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Variety Artists’ latest show, Melody Time, has proved so popular with the public that they have agreed to the…

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Weekend Cricket Bad Weather Stops Matches

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 5

Rain prevented play in most matches of the ACTCA competitions last Saturday. A match between Queanbeyan…

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Cricket Braidwood Wins McWILLAMS Wines Cup

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

After an exciting match on Sunday last Braidwood succeeded tn defeating the Exchange Hotel (Goulburn) team on the latter's wicket fey 129 runs to…

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Q'byn Races To-morrow 35 Horses Engaged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Thirty-five horses are represented In the 60 nominations for Queanbeyan Racing [?] meeting or the new season…

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Good Racing at Queanbeyan Old Friends Won a Double Each

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

Two old friends had a field day at Queanbeyan Racing Club’s Spring meeting on Saturday, when their horses won four of he five races actually run They are Mr. R. A. Stewart of Queanbeyan and…

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