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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1959

502 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 26

Boxing: All Star Programme for Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 4

Captain’s Flat Youth Club will play host to boxers from many towns on Friday May 22, when over seventy top-line amateur boxers will compete on what…

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Country Table Tennis Team in Victoria

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 4

The N.S.W. Country table tennis team which includes well-known Queanbeyan player, Eon Mason opened…

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GOLF Ken Wools Wins Patron’s Trophy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 6

From a large [?] Sunday morning a new junior member to the club Ken Woods played superb golf to…

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Praise For Swimming Pool Donors

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 1

The Mayor of Queanbeyan (Ald. A. Lambert), who is also president of the Floral Festival Committee,…

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Girls’ Tennis Adjourned For Holidays

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 6

Only one match was played on May 9 when tie postponed fixture between Fraser and Sedgman was…

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Mixed Tennis Tournament At The Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 4

Yesterday at the R.S.L. tennis courts a large attendance of Captain’s Flat juniors gathered and a…

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Professional Boxing Bout At Captain’s Flat Next

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 2

Another superb boxing programme will be staged at the Savoy Theatre, Captain’s Flat, next Friday, May 22, contestants appearing from Bombala,…

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Star-studded Boxing Programme at the Flat Next Friday Night

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 4

The Captain’s Flat Youth Club has all arrangements complete for a feast of boxing at The Flat next Friday night. It is expected the programme will be one of the…

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GOLF Over 40’s And Under 40’s Match Drawn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 8

On Sunday morning the under 40 and over 40’s match resulted in a draw, following some very close…

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Captain’s Flat News and Notes Big Rugby League Clash at Captain’s Flat Next

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 4

Group 8 competition games will commence again next Sunday (May 24) after a lapse of three weeks, due to Group trials and Monaro v. Newtown, with the match…

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Sporting Section Rugby Union: Whites Score Third Win Over Easts “Bub” Rogers Stars With Three Tries

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 8

Flaying one of their best games to dote this season the Whites First Fifteen proved beyond doubt their superiority over the tough Eastern Suburbs men in the Rugby Union match at Narrabundah Oval on Saturday…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 8

Queanbeyan retained the Doran Bowl yesterday by defeating Canberra West by 79 shots to 65 on. the…

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Sunday Morning Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 2

Last Sunday the men’s morning tennis competition saw the Guzzlers ,and the Ponies finish with a draw…

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Swimming Pool Fund Jumps To £112

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 1

Donations to the Swimming Pool Fund have leaned to £112/9/-, as a result of several acceptors of Mr…

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Junior Tennis To Resume Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 3

The Saturday morning competition arranged by the Queanbeyan Junior Girls’ Tennis Assoication…

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Sporting Section Rugby Union: Unbeaten Whites Play Goulburn at Manuka

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 8

The Queanbeyan Rugby Union first XV Jo date are unbeaten in the Canberra Cup competition and on paper they should uphold this record when they meet Goulburn tomorrow at Manuka Oval…

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Move for Reduction in Electricity for Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 1

The Southern Tablelands Country Council at its meeting at Goulburn on Monday will consider a motion for a reduction in the electricity tariff for night…

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Sunday Morning Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1959 · page 6

Round 5 will be played next Sunday and the Ponies will play the Mugs, while the Guzzlers will meet the…

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GOLF Jack Eggleton Wins Stroke Event

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1959 · page 6

Only 12 golfers took part in Sunday morning’s competition, which was won by Jack Eggleton with a net…

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Rugby League Queanbeyan Blues Down to Crookwell 21-10

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1959 · page 6

Queanbeyan Blues played in spasms at Crookwell last Sunday and went down to the home side by 21-10. At times the Blues played brilliantly but lapses…

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