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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1959

502 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 23 of 26

Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1959 · page 4

The first round of the Club singles championships, were played yesterday and results in some…

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Cricket Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1959 · page 6

The second round of the A.C.T, Cricket Association’s 1959-60 competition will be played to-morrow and…

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Three Committed For Sentence On Golf Club Robbery

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1959 · page 2

Three young men were committed to the Cooma Quarter Sessions next Monday for sentence when…

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Bowls News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 8

A most pleasant evening was spent by members wives and friends at the social in the Clubhouse on…

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Junior Girls’ Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 4

Owing to the non-appearance of many players on Saturday, only a few matches were completed…

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Rugby Union Footballer Wed at Pro-cathedral

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 3

The wedding took place at St. Christopher’s Pro-Cathedral Canberra on Saturday, of well-known Queanbeyan Rugby by Union footballer, Colin Maxwell and…

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GOLF Festival Tournament On

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 8

Next Sunday, the Queanbeyan Golf Club will conduct the Floral-Festival tournament and play will…

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Two Locals In Combined Cricket Side

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 5

Two Queanbeyan cricketers. John and Malcolm Wheeler, have ben selected in the Southern Districts…

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St. Gregory’s Athletics Shine at A.c.t. Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 8

Pupils of St. Gregory’s Convent School, Queanbeyan, performed with distinction at the Combined Catholic Primary School’s Athletic Carnival at…

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Bowls News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 4

18 Pairs competed in the Wednesday, Competition and as no team won their three games, it resulted…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 4

In the opening round of the “A” Grade pennants, the two Queanbeyan teams met on the local green this…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 6

About 40 players took part in Tuesday’s picnic day play. Club president, Mrs. J…

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Representative Cricket Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 6

Queanbeyan will supply the captains for both the A.C.T., Bums and Crookwell Cup representative…

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Cheetahs Win Junior Mixed Tennis Final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 6

The Cheetahs have won the Queanbeyan Junior Mixed Sunday Tennis Competition, by defeating the Wildcats, 33 games to 31, in the grand final…

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Sporting Section Third Round of A.C.T. Cricket Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 6

The third round of A.C.T. cricket commences tomorrow, with Queanbeyan facing up to strong opposition in all three grades…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 8

Further matches in the club’s singles championships have been played and have resulted :…

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Delightful Weather for Weekend Bowls (By “Publicity Officer”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 5

Delightful weather over the weekend resulted in a grand roll-up for a varied programme of bowling at, the Queanbeyan Bowling Club…

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Golf Jim Norton Takes Out Festival Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 8

Queanbeyan Golf Club Champion Jim Norton, last Sunday, won his first major tournament, when he returned rounds of 71 and 78, to win the Queanbeyan…

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Local Players Star In A. C.T, Rep. Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 5

Queanbeyan cricketers starred for the A.C.T. in representative Burns and Crokwell tup matches on…

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Bowls News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1959 · page 4

On Tuesday night, 28 ladies from the Queanbeyan Women’s Bowling Club, were invited to take…

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