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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1953

328 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 17

Cricket Braidwood's Win Over Goulburn Team

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

Playing on a turf wicket at Goulburn on Sunday week, Braidwood had an easy win over a Goulburn Railway team. Features of the match were the…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 1

The Jack Collett Shield Competition was played under ideal conditions on Sunday and 66 players turned out to compete in a three…

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Cricket First Grade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 3

Queanbeyan A Grade side would appear to be in a good position to take the lead in the competition with a total of 286 for the loss of…

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Cricket Match and Dance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 4

A cricket match against Windellama, with dance to follow, was held on Saturday last at Nerriga. Nerriga looked hopeful Of its first win…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

The Club Championships, played over the Week-end resulted in some close, finishes, In, the B. Grade Singles Kev. Taylor defeated Sid…

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Cricket First Grade Queanbeyan Leads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

Queanbeyan defeated Northbourne on Saturday and, as Turner lost to Kingston, became outright competition leaders with two games to play…

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Swimming Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming Club will hold their first carnival next Saturday afternoon, in the river at the foot of Rutledge Street,…

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Cricket First Grade

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

Queanbeyan will play R.M.C. Cadets at R.M.C. 3 to-morrow. The team is: Freebody (capt.), Clark, McNamara, Nash, Reg Williams, N…

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Queanbeyan Races Cup Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

Queanbeyan Racing Club’s meeting to be held to-morow has attracted 78 nominations for the six races on the card…

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Cricket Creek Batsmen in Form

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

A feature of the match at Tallaganda on Sunday between Major's Creek and Hoskington was the fine second wicket partnership between…

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Swimming Pool at Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

Lake George Mines Pty. Ltd. is prepared to allow Yarrowlumla Shire Council to take water for the proposed swimming pool at Captain’s Flat…

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Junior Football Club Annual Meeting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the above held recently, there were present Messrs. Percy Byron (President), M. Taffa L. Coffey, P. Allen, K. Jones, P…

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Local and General Braidwood Races

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

Excellent nominations have been received for the Braidwood Jockey Club races to be held on Saturday next, when it is expected that between 2b…

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Queanbeyan Cup Won by Wirra Beau Good Racing on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Racing Club was favoured with ideal weather on Saturday for the running of the Cup meeting…

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Southern Boxing Title Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Entries close on March 4 for the proposed Southern Districts boxing championships in Canberra on a date yet to be fixed…

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Nous and News Braidwood Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Excellent entries have been received for the above races to be held this Saturday. A number of first-class performers are included and at the…

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Greyhound Racing Draw for To-morrow Night

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

The following is the draw for the meeting of Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club to be held to-morrow (Saturday) night:…

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Cricket Low-scoring Match at Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

Again scores were on the low side when a team from the Railway Hotel, Goulburn, played the locals on the Recreation Ground on Sunday. The long…

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Braidwood Races Jockey Club Handicap to Barmitzvah

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

The above races on Saturday last attracted only a moderate attendance, contrary to expectations, as the day was ideal for racing. Bright…

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Pushing the Press Out Move to Ban From Sideline at Football Matches

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

A referees' move to ban the Press from the sidelines and "put then back to the fence" failed at the annual meeting of Group Nine, says…

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