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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1961

664 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 34

Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 2

The No. 4 Pennant team to play Canberra North on Sunday 26th is as follows: Mulcahy, Ceeley, Frawley…

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Cricket Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 6

With a lead of 88 runs on the firs innings, two Kingston wickets down for 41 runs in the second and…

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CRICKET Williamsdale Down Rovers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 6

The Williamsdale Wombats Impressively defeated the Rovers by 191 runs to 113 at Jerrabomberra Oval…

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Rugby Union Whiles Play Norths In Second Trial

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 6

Tomorrow at Taylor Park, Queanbeyan Rugby Union teams play Norths in the second trial match of the…

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Judge A, Rainbow To Open Rugby Union Club House

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 1

His Honour, Judge A. E. Rainbow, President of the New South Wales Rugby Union, has accepted an invitation to officially open the Queanbeyan…

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Women’s Bowls. President’s Day Was an Outstanding Success

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 6

The Queanbeyan President’s Day on Tuesday, was an outstanding success. With 41 local players, numerous visitors and favoured with ideal weather…

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Final Teams in Night Tennis to Be Decided

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 6

With one round to go before the semi-finals, the Queanbeyan Night Tennis competition is at an interesting stage, with the semi-finalists and minor…

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Sporting Section Tomorrow’s Races Alerted Selected To Win Queanbeyan Cup

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Racing Club’s big event of the year, the Queanbeyan Cup, will be run over ten furlongs at the Queanbeyan Racecourse tomorrow afternoon. The event has attracted a…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 8

Tom Lindbeck followed up his win over Charlie Hawes with a good win over Dave Grimmond in the…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 8

In fine, but windy weather conditions, the Queanbeyan Associates played first stableford…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 6

A most enjoyable afternoon was spent last Saturday, when the women bowlers entertained the men…

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Night Tennis Semi-finals

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 8

The Queanbeyan Night Tennis Committee will allow West 1 and Park 3 to complete a recent match in…

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TENNIS Highlights of Easter Tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 6

Queanbeyan’s 1961 Easter Tennis Tournament opens at the Park Courts on Friday, with a non-stop…

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Close Tennis Finish At Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 5

On Sunday, March 19, a team of tennis players from Captain’s Flat visited Canberra for a match against…

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Rugby Union Good Wins By Whites In Second Trial Games

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby Union teams had good wins over Northern Suburbs in the second trial games of the season, at Taylor Park, on Saturday. Whites won the first trial…

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GOLF Wheeler and Woods Win 4 Ball Aggregate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 8

Two young Queanbeyan golfers, playing their initial game for the season, won Saturday morning’s four…

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Sporting Section Rugby League: Queanbeyan Blues Down To The Flat In Close Game

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Blues were narrowly defeated by Captain’s Flat 16-14, in a hard game played at the “Flat” on Sunday…

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CRICKET M. Wheeler In A.C.T. Team

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 6

Queanbeyan cricketer, Malcolm Wheeler, has been selected in an A.C.T. representative team to play…

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Cricket: Queanbeyan Scores Outright Victory in Second Grade Final

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 8

Queanbeyan second grade cricketers on Saturday, won the A.C.T. premiership for the first time, when they crushed Kingston into outright submission…

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Captain’s Flat News and Notes Interesting Cricket Final Won by the Workers’ Xi

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 5

In a final which was full of interest until well into the second day, the strong Workers’ XI side defeated the Hoskinstown XI. Nervous tension mounted on the…

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