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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1954

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National Football OVER 60 in Trial Games

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Both senior and junior grades were well represented at Queanbeyan-Acton’s National Football trials on Queanbeyan Park last…

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Group 8 Meeting this Sunday Four Leagues to Move for Revival of Cup Football

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

When Group 8 meets again this Sunday at the Royal Hotel, Queanbeyan, a move for the reintroduction of Cup challenge football on a pre-war basis is expected to…

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Charleyong Tennis Club

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 1

A committee meeting of the above Club was held at the home of Mr. J. A. Grant on 2nd April. The President. Mr. Jack Barber, occupied the chair…

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Braidwood Golf Club Opening Day

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 3

The Braidwood Golf Club held its Official Opening Day on Sunday. The day was a typical Easter one with brilliant sunshine Hooding the links…

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Braidwood Golf Club Associates' General Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 4

A meeting of the ladies of the Golf Club was held on Sunday following the Official Opening of the season. Vice President, Mrs. Garvey, occupied the…

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Cricket Exciting Match at Nerriga

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 1

A weakened Braidwood team visited Nerriga on Sunday for what wilt probably be the final match of the season. Allan Willis won the toss and elected to…

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National Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

Although the National Footbal [?]ason will officially commence on [?]aturday, May 1, when the Combine days Royal Military College at…

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Church Tennis Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

The following members of Christ Church Tennis Club will journey to Cooma this Sunday to play a return match with the…

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Social Bowls on Local Green

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

Last Sunday afternoon Mr. Jack Collett arranged a social afternoon on the Queanbeyan bowling greens. Members of the Women’s…

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Double Golf Victory for Nagle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 8

SID COWLING (holding club) and Billy Holder, winners of the ACT professional four-ball purse at Royal Canberra Golf…

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Queanbeyan Woman Won Golf Title

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

MRS J. ARBUCKLE of Queanbeyan (left) won Federal Golf Club Associates’ 18 holes bogey v par competition on Wednesday. Wi h…

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Day Races for Dogs in Winter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 7

Easter Monday night’s meeting of Queanbeyan District Coursing Club was the last of the series. From now until the summer the…

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Tennis Tournament Big Success Titles to Sydney and Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 7

Max Anderson of Sydney won the principal event, the men’s open singles, at the Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club’s annual tournament at Easter…

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Saturday Races At Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

For the first time in many years a Saturday race meeting is being conducted at Yass. The recently-formed Yass…

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Night Tennis Semi-finals Tonight

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

East Queanbeyan defeated Park I and Church of England I defeated Kurrajong in the last round of matches in the Tom…

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National Football Trial Matches Completed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 4

The Queanbeyan-Acton Combine completed its series of trial matches in preparation for the opening rounds of the A.C.T…

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Hoystead and Gray Lead in Racing Premiership

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

Wangaratta trainer, Hal Hoystead, and his No. 1 jockey, Morrie Gray, [?] of Wangaratta, retain the lead in the S.D.R.A. trainers and jockeys’ premiership…

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Rugby League Divisional Trial Win for Group 8 Team at Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

After loading 6-5 fit half-time, the Group 8 representative team defeated the combined Groups 9 and 16 by 16 points to five in the Rugby League divisional trial played at Cooma on Sunday…

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Rugby Union

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

The opening round of the 1954 Rugby Union Competition will be played on Saturday, when Braidwood will play Goulburn Waratahs at the Goulburn…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 5

Result of matches played by Queanbeyan Women’s Bowling Club last Tuesday:— Mrs. West defeated Mrs. May,…

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