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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1955

244 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 13

Tennis Assn Meeting Ends in Deadlock

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 1

Tuesday night’s meeting on the formation of a Tennis Association in Queanbeyan ended in deadlock after three hours of inconclusive…

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National Football Competition Resumes Combine Meets RMC Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan-Acton Combine will meet RMC at Duntroon tomorrow in the ACT National Football competition. Combine, still undefeated in the…

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Q’beyan Junior Tennis C’ships

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan’s annual Junior Tennis Championship’s are planned to commence in the second week in August…

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Pres. v Captain Teams Match for Golf Associates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1955 · page 5

The Queanbeyan Golf Associates annual President versus Captain teams match will be held next Saturday…

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Thornleigh Club’s tennis C’ships

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 5

Thornleigh Tennis Club’s annual championships commerce this weekend. Draw for Sunday’s matches is:—…

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Bowls Win for Queanbeyan Team

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1955 · page 1

QUEANBEYAN bowlers T. E. Woodger J. Collett (second and third Iron left), J. Girvan and. G Baines (extreme right) took the honors in a…

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Captain’s Tem Won Assoc. Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 8

The annual Queanbeyan Golf Associates President’s versus Captain’s teams match on Saturday last resulted in a win for the…

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Thornleigh Club’s Tennis C’ships

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 2

Thornleigh Tennis Club annual championships continue this weekend. Draw for Sunday’s matches:…

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Junior Teams in Football Semi-finals

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 5

Many Queanbeyan parents are expected to the semi-finals of the Junior National Football Competitions at Canberra tomorrow…

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Ron Woodbridge Wins Third Qbn Golf C’ship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 5

Ron Woodbridge won the A Grads division in Queanbeyan Golf Club’s Championship last Sunday for the third successive…

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Whites Fielding Strongest Team Qbn Meet Easts in First Rugby Union Semi-final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby Union will field its strongest team of the season for tomorrow’s Canberra Cup semi-final against Eastern Suburbs…

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Golf Win to Mrs. T. Kelly

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1955 · page 6

On Saturday, Queanbeyan Golf Associates held a one-stick competition. The A-grade section of the…

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Qbn Park Tennis Teams for Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club will make another attempt to regain the Southwell Cup from Yass on Sunday…

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Thornleigh Tennis Club’s Title Draw

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1955 · page 1

Sunday’s draw for Thornleigh Tennis Club’s second annual championships:— 9 a.m. F. Taylor H. Swan v H…

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Favorites Won 6 Races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1955 · page 5

Punters were once again on the right leg when six favorites won in a program of seven events at Saturday’s racing of the…

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Joint Rugby Union Canberra Cup Premiers Q’beyan, Royals Play Thrilling Draw in Final

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1955 · page 5

A penalty goal in the 79th minute of play by centre Bruce LcLeod enabled Queanbeyan to draw the Canberra Cup Rugby Union Final against Royals at…

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Annual Championships Off to a Good Start Tennis Juniors Standard High

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1955 · page 5

Standard of play in the Queanbeyan Junior Tennis Championships which commenced on Saturday morning has been particularly high…

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Paddington Schoolboys Won Football

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 5

Last weekend 30 bays from Paddington Primary School visited Queanbeyan and were the guests of the boys of the Queanbeyan…

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Successful Year for Qbn Racing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 5

Queanbeyan Racing Club again had a successful year in spite of some drawbacks such as rainy weather and clashing dates the…

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Junior Tennis Washed Out

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 August 1955 · page 3

Play in the 1955 Queanbeyan junior tennis championships was washed out at the weekend. The championships will…

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