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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1959

502 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 26

Women’s Bowls Queanbeyan Four Wins Federal District Championship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 2

Before one of the largest crowds seen at the Queanbeyan, women’s bowling green, the local combination won the Federal District Championship fours…

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A Football Coach Speaks to His Hen

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 8

We feel sure that footballers of all codes in Queanbeyan will agree that the following article from the “Singleton Argus” is well worth reprinting…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Knockout Carnival at Queanbeyan, Sunday Ten First Grade Teams Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 8

At the Queanbeyan Showground this Sunday ten Group 8 Rugby League teams will light out a knockout competition, culminating in the Group selectors picking the team to play Groups 16 and 19…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Yass Wins Rugby League Knockout Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 8

At the Queanbeyan Showground last Sunday, the Yass Rugby League team scored a decisive victory over Canberra Workmen in-the final of the knockout competition, the score being 31 points to 3…

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Sunday Morning Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 8

Next Sunday morning the Creme de Menthes will play the Ponies and the Guzzlers’ will meet the Mugs, while…

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Captain’s Flat Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 4

A team comprised of young players from the Miners’ Mess played the Juniors on Saturday…

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Associate Golf Queanbeyan Defeats Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 8

Last Tuesday, the Queanbeyan Golf Associates continued on their winning way when they registered a…

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GOLF Kevin Burford Wins Sunday Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 8

From a field of 21 players, Kevin Burford struck devastating form and returned a 5-up on par to win the…

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Rugby Union : Victorian Forward Too Strong for A.C.T.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1959 · page 8

Contrary to the experts’ predictions, the Victorian touring Rugby Union XV on Saturday played glorious football to devour a fighting A.C.T. representative side…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1959 · page 6

Tuesday’s picnic day was an outstanding success with. 32 players’ participating in ideal weather conditions…

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Only One Team Unbeaten in Junior Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1959 · page 3

After four rounds of the Saturday Morning Competition conducted by the Queanbeyan Junior Girls’ Tennis Association, only one team remains undefeated…

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Rugby Union: TIM McINNES Selected for Country Xv To-morrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1959 · page 6

Tim Mclnnes received a cable on Tuesday requesting his presence fn the country team to play city tomorrow, in Sydney. Seems the original hooker was…

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Donations To Swimming Fund

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 1

As a result of the challenge for Swimming Pool funds issued to Queanbeyan and district residents by Mr…

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School Boys’ Football

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 4

Congratulations to St. Brigid’s 5 stone 7lb. team on their fine win over a much heavier Braidwood school…

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Mixed Bowls for Mother’s Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 2

Mother’s Day was fittingly observed at the Queanbeyan Bowling Club when forty men bowlers and forty…

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Associate Golf Miss McNamara Wins Again

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 5

Miss Joan McNamara added another trophy to her collection by winning last Saturday afternoon’s flag…

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Courts Of tennis Courts Too High For Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 4

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council considers the cost of putting a permanent sealed surface down on the…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 2

Mesdames Bourke and O’Connor won the Grace Tapp pairs final on Tuesday by defeating Mesdames…

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Sunday Morning Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 4

Last Sunday morning under ideal conditions for tennis the Ponies defeated, the Greme de Menthes by…

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Rugby Union: Three Rugby Union Grades to Play at Narrabundah Tomorrow Peter Morton Out For Month

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 6

Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade winger, Peter Morton, acting on his medico’s advice will as the result of a nasty shoulder injury, be nursing himself…

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