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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1961

664 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 34

Rugby Union Queanbeyan Meets Unbeaten Ainslie At Taylor Park

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 8

In the Rugby Union matches set down for tomorrow, Queanbeyan meets Ainslie on its homeground, Taylor Park. The big question about…

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Sporting Section Golf Stroke Event Next

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 8

Next Sunday morning’s Weekly competition at the Queanbeyan Golf Club, will be a stroke event, but the…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

Last Saturday’s competition, a four-ball-nest-ball stableford, produced some very fine scores indeed…

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Vic Southwell Wins Bowls Singles Titles

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

State representative bowler, Vic Southwell, won the Queanbeyan Bowling Club Singles…

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Rugby Union Queanbeyan Juniors In Country XV

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

Two Queanbeyan players have gained selection in the New South Wales Junior Country Rugby Union team…

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Golf No Competition Last

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

Due to the large number of local golfers competing in the Braidwood open tournament, last Sunday…

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Sporting Section Rugby Union Ainslie Maintian Unbeaten Record

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

In a hard, tense game at Taylor Park, on Saturday, Ainslie first grade Rugby Union team maintained their unbeaten record by scoring a good 19 points to 8 win over Queanbeyan…

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Rugby League Blue Juniors Defeated In Close Game

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

The Queanbeyan Rugby League juniors were defeated 11-5 in an evenly contested match at…

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Rugby Union Reserves In Good Win Over Ainslie

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 5

The Queanbeyan Reserve Grade Rugby Union team returned to the winning list with a meritorious victory…

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Rugby League Garry Bladen To Play at Werris Creek

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 6

One of the top Rugby League forwards in the Southern Districts, Garry [?] of Captain’s Flat,…

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Rugby League: Blues Downed by Captain’s Flat Uphill Struggle With Eleven Men

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues were soundly defeated by Captains Flat 26-5, at the “Flat” on Sunday, but played the greater part of the match with only eleven men. Skipper and centre, Rod…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1961 · page 3

Twenty-two pairs took part in the Wednesday afternoon’s pairs competition this week and bowling was…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1961 · page 3

The final of the championship pairs played last week, resulted in the winners being Mesdames L…

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GOLF Annual Tournament At Weekend

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Golf Club officials are anticipating a record field for next Sunday’s open tournament…

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Rugby Union Whites Favoured In Combined Services Clash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1961 · page 8

At Harman Oval tomorrow, Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade fifteen, clash with Combined Services. Although it should be a…

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Sporting Section Rugby League: Players Out For Workers Clash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues will be without several leading players for the clash with the powerful Goulburn Workers side at the showground on Sunday…

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Bowls Jim Walters Wins Grade Bowls Singles

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1961 · page 8

Jim Walters showed that practice pays off, when, on Saturday, he defeated Bernie Scanlon to take out the ”B” grade singles…

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Successful Tennis Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1961 · page 6

A Kawarren pair Mr. J. Hart and Mrs. Hart, won the handicap tennls match at the Newtown tennis…

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Rugby League Blue Juniors Beaten Again

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1961 · page 2

Although .beaten 14 points to 3 on Sunday by Goulburn burn Workers Juniors, the Queanbeyan side Was at no…

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Table Tennis Star Returns

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan’s table tennis star, Miss Kaethe Kolleth, returned home yesterday after a triumphant visit to…

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