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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1961

664 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 19 of 34

Rugby League Captain’s Flat Downs Braidwood 6/2

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 6

Captain’s Flat first grade Rugby League team entered the winning list again at the weekend with a 6/2…

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Golf Large Field Competes In Championship Round

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 8

A record field of 39 players competed in the first round of the club championships on Sunday. The leaders in their respective grades are Bill Wood ”A…

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Sporting Section Rugby Union Queanbeyan Scores Good Victory Over Easts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 5

In a keenly contested match played at Manuka Oval on Saturday, Queanbeyan defeated Eastern Suburbs by 22 points to 16. The game, which was quite…

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Sporting Section Rugby League: Blues Surprised With A Depleted Team

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues, with a badly depleted team, surprised by holding the powerful Goulburn United side to a 20-2 win at the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday. Quite a good crowd, which…

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Miss Joan McNamara Is Associates’ Golf Club Champion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1961 · page 8

Miss Joan McNamara won the Queanbeyan Golf Associates’ Club Championship for 1961 on Saturday, when she defeated the 1961 champion, Mrs. Peggy…

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Rugby League Point Score

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 8

The Group Eight intertown points score is as follows; FIRST GRADE: Goulburn…

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Sporting Section Rugby League: Blues Forfeit To Braidwood

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues, due to the absence of a number of players and injuries to others, have been forced to forfeit Sunday’s first grade match to Braidwood…

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Junior Rugby League To Be Revived In This Area

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 8

A move is being made to set up an organisation to conduct Junior Rugby League carnivals and regular Junior competitions in the Queanbeyan — Canberra…

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Kaethe Kolleth Wins Table Tennis Title

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Junior table tennis star, Kaethe Kolleth, of Cooma Road, last night won the…

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Rugby Union Whites Should Pick-Up Some Valuable Points

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 8

In Rugby Union fixtures to played tomorrow, the Queanbeyan first grade fifteen meet Combined Services on their home ground, Taylor Park…

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Park Tennis Club Notes Wimbledon Stars Well Known In Queanbeyan By “Publicity Officer”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 8

The Park Tennis Club has noted with great satisfaction performances by two Australians at the recent Wimbledon Championships…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1961 · page 8

The Stableford competition played by Queanbeyan Golf Associates on Saturday resulted in a win to Mrs. Yola…

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Rugby Union Reserves Lose Close Match

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1961 · page 8

The Queanbeyan reserve grade Rugby Union team was narrowly defeated by R.M.C. staff in the curtain raiser at…

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GOLF Championship Round Washed Out On

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1961 · page 5

The second round of the Queanbeyan Golf Club Championships were cancelled on Sunday due to the…

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Rugby Union Whites Thrash Services In Try Scoring Riot (By “Lineout”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1961 · page 8

In the Rugby Union match played at Taylor Park on Saturday, the Queanbeyan first grade fifteen thrashed Combined Services to the tune of 55 points to 3. The Whites were on top…

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Bowls Notes Pairs Competitions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 2

On Wednesday last, the club conducted their usual weekly games and had 24 pairs, the games being…

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Big Galaxy Of Boxing Stars At Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 5

Probably the greatest collection of amateur boxing stars ever to appear on the same programme will be seen in action at the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Canberra,…

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Rugby Union Whites Must Win Tomorrow’s Match

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 8

To keep alive their hopes of playing in this years finals, the Queanbeyan first grade Rugby Union team must win their encounter with University, which is to be…

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Rugby League: Blues To Take Three Teams To Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues will take three teams to Goulburn on Sunday to play Goulburn Workers in the last round of the 1961 competition…

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GOLF Championship To Be Decided Next

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 4

The winners of the Queanbeyan Golf Club championships will be decided next Sunday when…

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