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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1955

244 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 13

Undefeated Teams Win in Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 8

Thornleigh 1 and Wests retained their undefeated record in the Tom Hunt Shield night tennis competition with…

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Brilliant Century by Clark Cricket Win in All Grades

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 8

First grades Archie Clark became [?]he second Queanbeyan cricketer score a century in this seaon’s ACTCA competitions with 101 under trying…

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Rain Heldup Bowls Comp

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1955 · page 1

Despite the fact that rain mailed the weekend a few competitions were played at Queanbeyan Bowling Club…

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Results of Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1955 · page 4

Results of recent matches in the Queanbeyan Women Bowling Club competition are :—…

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Floodwall for Tennis Courts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club is considering erecting a retaining wall on the Campbell Street side of the courts…

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Races Were Abandoned After Three Fell

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday was abandoned after the first race in which three of the four…

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Second Successive Defeat for East Win to Church in Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1955 · page 5

East Queanbeyan I. suffered its second successive defeat in the Tom Hunt Shield night tennis competition last Tuesday night at the hands of…

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Rain Interrupts ACTCA Cricket Teams Changed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1955 · page 5

Rain has interrupted play three of the five rounds of Round five, scheduled to commence last Saturday, was…

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Leading Teams Were Untroubled Decisive Wins in Night Tennis Comp

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1955 · page 5

Thorndeigh I, and West Queanbeyan I and the C.Y.O. I had decisive wins in the Tom Hunt night tennis competition this week…

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Bowls Women Did Well at Moss Vale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1955 · page 2

Queanbeyan Women’s Bowling Club paid a triumphant visit to Moss Vale on Wednesday to compete in a big…

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Waratah Cricket Team for

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1955 · page 1

Waratah Cricket Club will play Bungendore at Bungendore this Sunday. Lunch wil be provided and…

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Golf Win to Doug Slade and Mrs. R. Doust

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1955 · page 1

Doug Slade and Mrs Rod Doust won the Queanbeyan Golg Club’s mixed foursomes championship on…

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Night Tennis Competition Results ChurcH, East in Drawn Match

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1955 · page 5

Church 2 and East 2 featured in an exciting draw in the News Shield night tennis competition oh Thursday. Played at the Tourist Court,…

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Night Tennis Win for Park

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1955 · page 4

A handicap disadvantage of six games cost Park 2 their match against Church 1 in the Tom Hunt Shield night tennis…

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Waratah Cricket Team for

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1955 · page 4

Waratah Cricket Club will play Major’s Creek in a social match at Brooklyn Park Oaks Estate, on Sunday…

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Queanbeyan Cricket Teams’ Good Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan first grade captain Terry Freebody had a welcome return to form in the sixth round of the A.C.T. Cricket Association’s competitions on…

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Night Tennis Win for West

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 December 1955 · page 10

In this week’s feature match of the night tennis competitions A grade division West Queanbeyan defeated, Church…

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Woodhridge and Doust in Golf Foursomes Win

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 December 1955 · page 1

The men’s championship foursome played at Queanbeyan Golf Club last Sunday was won by R. Doust and R…

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All Grades in Sound Position Bright Prospects for Tomorrow’s Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 December 1955 · page 10

Queanbeyan cricket teams are in a solid position in the sixth round of the A.C.T.C.A. competions which finish tomorrow…

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Competition Bowls Results

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 19 December 1955 · page 8

Competition games completed at Queanbeyan Bowling Club at the weekend resulted: Lewis and Wilson d Jolly…

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