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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1956

269 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 14

Three Keen Cricket Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1956 · page 5

[?] year [?] at Queanbeyan Club’s annual meeting, and [?]…

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Close Fight for Power Shield Tennis Final Ends in Surprise Draw

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1956 · page 6

The grand final of the tennis competition for the Power Shield ended in a draw on Saturday. Minor premiers, Thornleigh,…

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Flying Tigers Bury the Bullants Olympic Premiership Win to Combine by Powerful Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1956 · page 5

Queanbeyan-Acton Combine gave a brilliant display of power football at Manuka Oval on Saturday to convincingly defeat Manuka for the Canberra National Football League’s Olympic premiership…

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Park Tennis Club Regains Southwell Cup

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 2

Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club regained the Southwell Cup on Sunday by convincingly defeating Cooma at…

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440 Yards for Tomorrow’s Dog Races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 3

The new distance of 440 yards will be raced over for the first time at to-morrow’s meeting of Queanbeyan and…

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Thornleigh and Park Clash Again at West Queanbeyan Replay of Power Shield Tennis Grand Final Set for Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 5

West Queanbeyan courts will again be the site of the Power Shield grand final replay between minor premiers Thornleigh and Park. These two teams furnished…

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Mid-week Bowls pairs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 September 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Bowling Club conducted the first of mid-week Pairs Competitions on the greens last Wednesday…

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Resident Tennis Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 September 1956 · page 1

Entries for the 1956 Resident Tennis Championships will close on Friday (Sept. 23) at 4.30 p.m…

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Replay of Tennis Grand Final Park 1 Wins Power Shield

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 September 1956 · page 3

Park 1 tennis team became holders of the Power Shield on Saturday when they defeated Thornleigh 1 in a replay of the grand final…

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To- morrow’s Dog Races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1956 · page 1

The Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club has eight races on their programme for Saturday afternoon at the…

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Farrer House Wins Genge Shield Many Records in School Athletics

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1956 · page 3

Records crashed at this years Queanbeyan Intermediate High School athletics meeting on the Showground last week. Competition was keen and the…

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Tennis Coaching

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan tennis coach, Mr. R. Hopman will resume coaching as usual on the Park Courts to-morrow at 9 a.m…

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Night Tennis to Commence on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 5

The 1956/57 Queanbeyan Night Tennis Competition will commence on Tuesday when the first round of the…

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First Cricket of Season Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 5

The first match of this season’s ACT Cricket Competition will be played tomorrow (Saturday) on Queanbeyan…

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Draw far Opening Rounds of Tennis Resident Championships Will Begin Tomorrow Afternoon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 5

Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club's resident tennis championships will commence tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at the Park courts. All players will contest at…

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Kia-Ora and Thornleigh will Clash Ladies to Play in Tennis Shield Final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 5

Kia-Ora and Thornleigh Ladies’ First Division tennis teams will meet on Saturday, in the final of the Hume Shield competition. The match will be played…

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Bungendore Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1956 · page 1

In its opening match of the season, Bungendore cricket team defeated Hoskinstown by 63 runs…

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End of Tennis Competition Kia-ora Wins Hume Shield in Grand Final

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1956 · page 2

In a grand final of the 1356 Queanbeyan Saturday afternoon tennis competition, Kia-Ora gained a narrow victory over Thornleigh at the weekend to win the Hume…

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£54,000 for Swimming Pool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1956 · page 4

The Olympic swimming pool at Casino had cost a total of £54,000 to construct, Queanbeyan Municipal Council was…

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Rugby Union Club Trophies Presented

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1956 · page 5

Seven trophies were awarded last Thursday night at Queanbeyan Rugby Union Football Club’s dance in the…

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