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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1954

443 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 20 of 23

Cricket Prospects are Not Bright

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 5

Queanbeyan District Cricket Club’s first eleven are really in trouble in their match against Kingston at Duntroon and unless…

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Weekend Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 5

Lloyd Butriss and Bob Guy tied in competitions conducted by the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Saturday with scores of 61 uett…

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President’s Day for Golf Assoc

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 5

Queanbeyan golf associates turned un in full force on Saturday for the annual President’s Day competitions…

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Queanbeyan Dogs Night Racing Season Opens

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 6

Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club opened the night racing season on Saturday with a nine-event program…

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Tennis Tournament at Nerriga

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

A tennis tournament was held at Nerriga on Sunday 31st October, in aid of Bill Smith, Nerriga's candidate in the Popular Soy Competition. A…

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Women Can Use Racing Axes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

Five women took part in a a woodchopping content at a recent Springwood. (N.S.W.) fete under championship condition…

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Cricket Win to Waratahs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

The Waratah Cricket Club opened the season with a first innings win over Gundaroo at Brooklyn Oval On Sunday…

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Wanderers Tennis Club Gesture for Legacy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

On Tuesday night the Wanderers Tennis Club organised an evening at the Braidwood Servicemen's Club, proceeds of which were given to the Torch…

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Cricket Exciting Match for Masters Cup

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

After a keenly contested match at Araluen on Sunday against Elrington Hotel for the Masters' Cup, the holders succeeded in retaining the trophy…

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Braidwood Golf Club Associates Mrs. D. D. Cunynghame Is the Champion

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

On Sunday last the Associates played the 1954 Championship over 18 holes. There were 16 entrants and Mrs. Cunynghame returned a scratch score…

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Night Tennis Competitons PARK 1 Defeats East 1 in Tom Hunt Shield Comp

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

Highlight of this week’s night tennis competitions was Park l’s 9/4 victory over East 1 at the Park courts on Sunday. This was a Tom Hunt Shield…

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Pennant Bowls at Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 4

The 1rst pennant games were played on the new Captain’s Flat bowling green last Sunday when a visiting Crookwell team…

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Cyo Members on Golf Course

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 5

Queanbeyan CYO members played for the Frawley Spoon at the golf course on Sunday. The spoon was won by John…

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Golf Trophy to L. Buttriss

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 5

Lloyd Buttriss, with a 67 nett defeated Bob Guy in play-off at Queanbeyan golf course on Saturday, to win the Kirk Trophy…

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Rain Washed Out Some Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 5

Thornleigh 1 defeated Park 3 and Park 1 and Park 2 played a draw in the two Tom Hunt Shield night tennis competition…

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Good Racing at Canberra Sydney Horses Found it Hard to Win a Race

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 5

Quality of horses racing at Canberra this season was emphasised when visiting Sydney gallopers found it hard to win a race at the Canberra Racing and Trotting Club’s meeting at Acton…

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Associates’ Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 5

Last Saturday Queanbeyan Gol[?] Associates contested the fina[?] monthly spoon competition for th[?] season. Miss R. Harris was th[?]…

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Plans for School Boxing Tourney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 5

Plans are being made for a boxing tournament to be conducted in conjunction with the Annual Parents and Citizens’…

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Night Tennis Comp. Draw

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

The Queanbeyan night competition draw for next week should provide some outstanding tennis. All four of the Tom Hunt…

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"Sunday's Cricket Match

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

The following Commercial Hotel team has been selected to represent Braidwood (holders) in the McWilliams Cup match on the recreation…

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