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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1959

502 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 26

Sporting Section GOLF R. McInnes Wins 18 Hole H’cap Event

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 6

Last Sunday morning, an Opening Day competition was conducted and 15 players turned out in gusty conditions…

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Rugby Union: Whites Meet Easts in First Match Tomorrow Good Form Displayed In Mid-week Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 6

At 1.30 p m. on Northbourne Oval this Saturday, Queanbeyan Rugby Union first XV will lock horns with Eastern Suburbs in the first competition game of the 1959 season. Taking all salient points…

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Correction In Tennis Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 6

In a story in Friday’s “Age,” it was stated that Mr. K. Thompson was re-elected president of the…

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Queanbeyan Wins Its Third Bowls Pennant For Season

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 5

The final matches In the F.D.B.A. Pennant competitions were played at the weekend Queanbeyan No 4. team played West Canberra on the Queanbeyan green…

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Social Cricket Royals Too Strong For Gundaroo

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 8

Royals scored a comfortable win; over Gundaroo in a match at Gundaroo on Sunday…

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Rugby Union: Country Week Squad Selections Whites Down Easts in First Competition Game

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby Union First XV. showed a reversal of lost week’s trial form to beat Eastern Suburbs 16-3 in a hard-fought game at Northbourne Oval on Saturday…

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Golf Tuliy Park Retains Antill Cup in Close Match at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 8

Tully Park retained the Antill Cup last Sunday by defeating Queanbeyan by the narrow margin of one stableford point. Most matches were close…

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Tennis Sunday Morning Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 4

Next Sunday will mark the commencement of a Sunday morning gent’s competition which is to be held…

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“Cooper” Early Favourite in Junior Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 6

“Cooper’ jumped into favouritism for the Junior Girls’ Tennis Association competition on Saturday…

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Tennis Easts Special Meeting on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 3

East Queanbeyan Tennis Club will held at general meeting at their clubhouse on Sunday night…

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Races: Good Nominations for Queanbeyan Cup

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Racing Club has received excellent nominations for its Cup meeting, to be conducted on the Ideal racecourse tomorrow. A total of 90 nominations…

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Rugby Union: Whites Meet R. M. C. at Narrabundah Oval Country Squad Shapes Well

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 4

A slightly depleted Queanbeyan first grade Union team will meet R. M. C. at Narrabundah on Saturday, the match to commence at 3.15 p.m…

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Golf Locals at Braidwood

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 4

Queanbeyan golfers took part in the Braidwood, open. golf tournament on Sunday and junior Bob Woods was…

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Rugby League Under 18’s Continue Their Winning Way

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Under 18’s continued on their winning way last Sunday when they defeated a strong…

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Keen Play Feature Of Sunday Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 8

Last Sunday morning under bright sunshine, much to the annoyance of some of the players the Men’s…

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Associate Golf Mrs. C. Mclnnes Wins Par Event

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Cassie Mclnnes struck devastating: form again and won her second trophy in…

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Social Cricket Royals’ Easy Win Against Laggan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 6

Queanbeyan Royals Cricket Club climaxed the 1958-59 season on Sunday with a crushing win over Laggan…

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Rugby League Queanbeyan Blues Dow to Yass in Interesting Match on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 6

Before the largest crowd of the season, the Queanbeyan Blues went down gallantly to a superior combination when Yass scored a well-earned 18-2 victiry at…

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Rugby Union: Ian Armour Scores 13 Points Against R.M.C. Whites Fight Back in Second Half

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 8

Ian Armour starred for; the Whites in their game against R.M.C. at Narrabundcth Oval on Saturday. Apart from playing an exceptionally fine game he managed to score 13 of the Whites’ 16 points mainly with penalties and one really fine try…

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Races: Nowla Has Good Win In Queanbeyan Cup Good Crowd To End Local Season

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 8

Adaminaby trained galloper, Nowla, ridden by B. Pearse, won the Queanbeyan Cup the principal event on the Queanbeyan Racing Club’s programme at the local racecourse on Saturday…

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