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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1961

664 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 20 of 34

Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 5

The golf associates played the fourth round of the L.G.U. Medal, in conjunction with the Monthly…

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Rugby League Yass Wins Both Grades

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 6

Playing at Captain’s Flat on Sunday Yass won both the first and reserve grade matches. The Yass firsts defeated. The Flat 26-5 and the visitors won the reserve…

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Rugby Union University Downs Whites’ Reserves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 5

The Queanbeyan Rugby Union reserve grade team suffered defeat at the hands of University on Saturday,…

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Park Tennis Club Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 2

Some interesting tennis should be seen at the Park Tennis Courts next Sunday when the Park Club plays a…

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Rugby League: Last Minute Error Beats the Reserves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blue Reserves were defeated 14 points to 6 by Goulburn Workers on Sunday, after leading 6-4 with only the time-off for injuries to be played…

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Racing Club Enjoyed A Successful Season

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 5

Queanbeyan Racing Club enjoyed one of its most successful seasons during 1960-61, it was revealed at the annual meeting on Thursday night…

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Rugby Union Whites Outplay Students In Bright, Fast Match (By “Lineout”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 8

In a match that was crowd pleasing, the Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade fifteen outplayed University and ran out winners by 9 points to nil on Saturday. It was one of the best…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Blue’s Forfeit Left League Fans Cold

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan blue first grade side, for the second Week in succession, was forced to forfeit on Sunday…

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Golf Bill Wood’s Easy Win In Club Championship

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 8

Playing brilliant golf under the heavy conditions. Bill Wood won “A” grade championship of the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday by 14 strokes. The…

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Campbell House Wins High School Athletics

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 4

Campbell House “battled” to victory over Hume, Evans and Farrer at the Queanbeyan High School’s Athletic Carnival, completed at the Park Oval on Wednesday. The final points were :…

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Rugby League Knockout Carnival at Weekend

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1961 · page 4

Next Sunday at Cooma will see Rugby League teams from Groups 8, 16 and 19 meet in a knockout carnival…

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Rugby League: Schoolboy Proposal Away To Good Start

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1961 · page 6

The “Blossom” Schoolboy Rugby League Carnival and the proposed schoolboy competition next year, got away to a good start on Wednesday…

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Rugby Onion Whites Confident For Goulburn Clash (By “Lineout”)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1961 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade team is confident it can toss Goulburn, when they meet in the second last competition game tomorrow…

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Rugby Union Reserves Score Sound Win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 8

The Queanbeyan reserve grade Rugby Union fifteen returned to the winning list with a. good 11 points…

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Golf Queanbeyan Player Wins District Championship

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan golfer, Jack Eggleton, played brilliant and consistent golf on Sunday, to win the Southern Tablelands District , Golf Association’s “B” grade…

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Park Tennis Club Notes (By “Publicity Officer”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 4

Last Sunday, at the Park Courts, our Club defeated the strong Throshy Club, from Canberra, in a close…

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Sporting Section Rugby Union Whites Show Good Form To Defeat Goulburn (By “Lineout”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 4

The Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade team, showing good form, defeated the strong Goulburn side by 20 points to 11 in the match played at Taylor Park on Saturday, This win keeps alive the…

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Sporting section Rugby League semis. on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1961 · page 8

The Group 8 Rugby League semi finals commences this Sunday. August 13, at the Queanbeyan Showground, with three interesting games set down…

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Rugby Union Whites Meet Royals in Final Comp. Game (By "Lineout")

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1961 · page 8

In what will be the final competition game of the season, the Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade fifteen meet Royals. The match is to be played…

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A.C.T. Cricket Starts A New Season

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1961 · page 5

The A.C.T. Cricket Association will hold its annual meeting at the Hotel Wellington on Monday…

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