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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1954

443 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 18 of 23

Schoolchildren Display Athletic Talents Records Topple at High School Annual Sports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

Queanbeyan’s hopes of success in the coming inter-school sports at Canberra were raised on Wednesday when no less than twelve records were broken at the Intermediate High School…

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Golf Win by Mrs. A. Davis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 3

Mrs. A. Davis was again a successful competitor last Saturday. when Queanbeyan golf associates played a choice score…

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Greyhound Races Qbn Coursing Club to Hold Double Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club has an attractive two-meeting program set down this weekend. Tomorrow’s program consists of…

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Tennis Entries Close

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

Entries for the Queanbeyan resident tennis championship close with Mr. G. Ayliffe at the West End Store at - 5.30 p.m next…

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Braid Wood Golf Club Associates

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

In perfect weather last Sunday afternoon the Associates has a secret partner competition played over 18 holes. The draw took place at the…

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Tennis Winn by West Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

Two West Queanbeyan Tennis Club teams had outstanding success against two Yarralumla teams last Sunday…

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Tennis Assn. Urged by Nswlta Secty

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

Queanbeyan went another step further towards the formation of a local Tennis Association recently when Mr. W. Green, honorary…

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Rugby Union Club to play in Blue and White

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

A meeting of the newly-formed Queanbeyan Rugby Union Football Club at Walsh’s Hotel on Monday night chose blue and…

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Good Attendance at Cricket Trail

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

There was a fair attendance at the first practice of the Queanbeyan Cricket Club last Saturday, despite the wintery conditions…

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Council Makes Decision Weir Site Chosen For Olympic Swimming Pool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has selected the Camping Area above the Weir as the site of its proposed Olympic Swimming Pool. Council made this decision at…

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Tom Hunt Shield Three New Teams for Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

Three new tennis teams will compete for the Tom Hunt Night Tennis Shield this year, bringing the total number of entries to 23…

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Tennis Tournaments

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

East Queanbeyan Tennis Club conducted two successful tournaments over the holiday weekend. Sunday’s mixed doubles tournament…

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Won Open Golf Title

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 3

WINNER of Federal Golf Club's open and amateur championship at the weekend was Harold Reynolds, of Narrabundah. He equalled the course record with a 68 en Sunday and scored 70 yesterday…

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Racing Trainer’s Sudden Death

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 3

News of the sudden death on Tuesday afternoon of Mr. Edmund “Ted” Conway, of Edward Street, Wagga, will be noted with great…

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Won A.c.t. Tennis Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

MRS. ALAN CRAWLEY, of Queanbeyan (Ieft) and Miss K. Newcomer, of Canberra in action at the ACT Tennis Championships. They won…

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Good Fields on Both Days Fine Weather for Coursing Club’s Double Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 3

Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club conducted meeting yesterday and Saturday afternoons. Both meetings drew good nominations and the attendance on Saturday showed improvement…

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Golf Win by Mrs R.Doust

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 3

Last Saturday’s two-stick competition played by Queanbeyan golf associates was won by Mrs. R. Doust with 66 nett…

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Qbn Woman Shone in Act Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 3

Most successful Queanbeyan tennis player in the recent ACT tennis championships was Mrs. A. Crawley. Partnered by Miss K…

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30 Teams to Take the Field Cricket Season Opens Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 3

Cricket will commence tomorrow, when 30 teams will take the field in the various grades of the ACT competition. Queanbeyan will not be at full…

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Interclub Bowls Next Weekend

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 3

The interclub bowls competition will commence next Sunday with a contest between Canberra South and Queanbeyan for the Toohey…

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