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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1956

269 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 14

Success to Locals in Pennant Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 November 1956 · page 5

Pennant competitions of the F.D.B.A. got under way at the weekend and Queanbeyan teams enjoyed a fair measure of success…

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Interesting Tennis for Festival Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 November 1956 · page 5

Although entries for the Floral Festival Tennis Tournament are small, several Queanbeyan and Canberra leading players are entered and the standard of matches should be high. Highlights of Saturday’s…

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Rain Interrupted Play in Night Tennis Competitions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 November 1956 · page 6

Rain interrupted play in two divisions of the Queanbeyan night tennis competitions on Thursday night and no matches, were completed…

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New Draw for [?]estival Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 November 1956 · page 5

Some additions have been made to the draw [?] Floral Festival Tennis Tournament to commence tomorrow. Sufficien[?] entries have now…

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Kia-ora Undefeated in Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 November 1956 · page 5

Kia-Ora’s five-games win over Church last Sunday night places Kia-Ora as the only undefeated team In the Tom Hunt Shield division of the current night tennis…

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Winners of Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 November 1956 · page 1

After the opening of the new club rooms and green on Tuesday ladies of the Queanbeyan Women’s Bowling Club held a…

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Rain Interrupted Festival Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 November 1956 · page 1

Although rain washed out play in the Floral Festival tennis tournament on Saturday, Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club’s committee, with the co-operation of all players,…

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Golf Club’s Tournament Big Success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 November 1956 · page 3

Queanbeyan Golf Club’s “Flower Festival” tournament, held on the local links over the week-end, was an…

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Heavy Rain Curtailed A.C.T. Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 November 1956 · page 3

Soaking rain again interfered with A.C.T. Cricket on Saturday resulting in the final day’s play in the third round being…

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Waratah Club Cricket Team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 1

The Waratahs cricket team are to play an RSL eleven at Brooklyn Park on Sunday. The following team has…

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Rovers’ Club Reforms for Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 7

At an extra-ordinary meeting on Tuesday night, the Rovers’ Cricket Club, which has been inactive for the past two…

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Women’s Bowls Competitions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 4

Queanbeyan Ladies’ Bowling Club continued its competitions on Thursday on the new Bowling greens…

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Pennant Bowls Team Defeated at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 2

Bowlers of Queanbeyan’s No. 1 pennant team were not under a lucky star at the weekend when they received a sound beating at the hands of last year’s premiers…

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Loral Festival Tennis Tournament Is Concluded

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club’s first annual Floral Festival Tennis Tournament was concluded on Sunday when the club’s senior vice-president (Mr. Elias…

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Firsts Beaten by Kingston Cricket Win to Minor Grades

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 3

Queanbeyan’s second and third grades continued on their winning way in Saturday’s round of the A.C.T. cricket competitions but the first grade was comfortably…

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Amended Plan Would Cut Cost by Two-thirds. Swimming Left Pool is Left to New Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 1

Despite urging by Aid. S. G. Mauger that it should make a definite decision on the subject, Queanbeyan Municipal Council on Thursday night decided to leave the matter of a swimming pool for the incoming Council…

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Don’t Forget...canberra Races This Saturday To the Electors of “C” Riding Yarrowlumla Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 4

I am seeking re-election to the Shire Council, and I am again asking you for your Votes at the coming election. I have attended 44 meetings of the…

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Tourist Has Lead in Jolly’s Shield Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 November 1956 · page 3

Tourist’s comfortable win over Church last week places them In the leading position of the Jully’s Shield division of the Queanbeyan night tennis competition…

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Women’s Bowls Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 November 1956 · page 7

Queanbeyan Women Bowlers have advanced further in their championship play. In the Ampol trophy event…

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Tourist Club [?] Night Tennis Lead

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1956 · page 5

Tourist Club maintained its lead in the News Shield division of the Queanbeyan night tennis competitions this week with a four games victory over the nearest rival…

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