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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1961

664 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 22 of 34

Rugby League : Blue Reserves In Grand Final Good Win Over Workers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 August 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blue reserves won their way into the Group 8 grand final with a sound 11-2 win over Goulburn Workers, at the Queanbeyan…

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Sporting Section Rugby League; Stage Set For Rugby League Grand Finals

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 8

The stage Is set for the 1981 Group 8 Rugby League grand finals, to foe played, at the Queanbeyan Showground this Sunday, with teams from Goulburn, Yass and Queanbeyan engaged…

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Swimming Club Meets on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 1

With the opening of the Olympic Swimming Pool coming up shortly, officials the Queanbeyan…

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Queanbeyan’s Racing Dates Allocated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 4

Queanbeyan Racing Club has been allocated four racing dates by the Southern Districts Racing…

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Golf Club Raises £108 For Legacy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 1

As a result of a special day at the Queanbeyan Golf Club last Sunday £108/5/9 was raised for…

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Golf 27 Hole Event Next

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 8

Competitors in next Sunday’s local golf competition will play over 27 holes for the annual W. Seattle…

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Bigger Golf balls For Trial Period

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 2

Leading Sydney golfers believe the introduction off the big American golf hall for a seven weeks trial…

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Rugby League Curtain-raiser For Group 8 Grand Finals

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 8

The two local junior 5 st 7 lb. Rugby League teams, who made such a “hit” with the large crowd at last…

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Rugby Union Whites Confident For Ainslie Clash Semi-final of Canberra Cup (By “Lineout”)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 8

In the early match to be played at Manuka Oval on Saturday, the Queanbeyan first grade fifteen are confident of their opponents, Ainslie, in a…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 4

Last Saturday, the golf associate entertained the members as their guests, in an invitation mixed…

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Christ Church Tennis Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 8

Williamsdale made their first visit to Christ Church Tennis Club on September 3 for a day’s social tennis…

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Early Start On Night Tennis Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 8

The Queanbeyan Night Tennis Competition will hold its annual meeting in the Queanbeyan Park…

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Rugby League Blue Reserves Again Made Too Many Mistakes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blue Reserves went down to Goulburn United, 12-nil, in the Group 8 ground final at the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday…

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GOLF Beattie Trophy Won by B. Eaton

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 8

Brian Eaton maintained his good form on Sunday and won the coveted W. Beattie Trophy by one-and…

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Sporting Section Rugby League: Jackson Leads Workers To Another Premiership

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 8

In the grand final of the Group 8 Rugby League, played at the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday Goulburn Workers defeated Yass, 16-4, in a hard, punishing game. The two earlier games were…

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Rugby Union Whites Enter Final Of Canberra Cup Narrow Win Over Ainslie (By “Lineout”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 September 1961 · page 8

The Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade fifteen won the right to play University in the final of the Canberra Cup, by scoring a narrow 8 points to 6 victory over Ainslie on Saturday…

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Rugby League Prizemoney Allocated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 8

Goulburn Workers will receive £325 for winning the 1961 Group 8 Rugby League first-grade premiership…

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Rugby league Record Story Corrected

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 8

Rugby League supporters have been quick to pick up errors in the story published in Tuesday’s “Age’, ”…

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BOXING Ebsworth On Carruthers Programme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 8

Former Queanbeyan boxer, Billy Ebsworth, will fight the second main preliminary, an eight rounder,…

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Golf Par Event on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 8

Next Sunday, two tournaments will clash with the local 18 hole par event. The tournaments are the…

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