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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1962

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 4

Social bowls were held at the Captain’s Flat BowIing Club on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, in…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 6

A small field played in the Associates’ Easter Saturday Choice 9 holes competition. The winner was Miss Marj…

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Easter bowls competitions prove popular

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 6

Glorious weather favoured the Easter bowling carnival, conducted by the Queanbeyan Bowling Club…

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High tribute to tennis officials

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 3

A visitor to the Queanbeyan Easter Tournament has paid a high tribute to the officials of the…

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Rugby League Riverina far too good for Monaro

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 6

At the Goulburn Sportsground on Sunday Riverina Division proved too good for Monaro and ran out winners by 40 points to 12…

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Golf Low scores in “Chicken Run”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 4

The “Chicken Run” competition, held at Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday morning, aroused much interest and result in some very good scores being recorded…

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Sporting Section Alan Bailey stars Eden Monaro tennis Tournament a Great Success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1962 · page 6

Leading State player, Alan Bailey, dominated the Eden Monaro Tennis Championships, held at Queanbeyan over the Easter weekend, winning three titles, including the singles championship. However Balley met strong…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 8

The final of the consistency competition was played last Tuesday and resulted in a win for Mrs. Paula…

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Rugby Union : Whites tough match against Royals

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 4

Queanbeyan Rugby Union first and reserve grade teams meet Royals in the third round of competition games tomorrow. These matches are set down…

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Minor events were tennis highlight

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 8

A highlight of the Queanbeyan Easter Tennis Tournament was the large number of entries and the keen competition in the minor events…

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BOWLS The Diggers win Fred Rolfe tankards

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 8

Playing in ideal weather conditions on Wednesday afternoon, The Diggers scored a convincing win over The Rest by 106 shots to 75 to win the Fred Rolfe Tankards…

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GOLF 27 hole event on

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 5

The annual event for the president’s trophy will be competed for over 27 holes next Sunday…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Blue players out for Sunday’s clash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 4

Following a break of three weeks due to Inter-Group games, normal competition matches will be resumed next Sunday, April 29. The “Blues” will play…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 8

The F.D.B.A. pairs champions [?] Grimmond and [?] Greentree of Queanbeyan were defeated in the…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 6

Owing to bad weather on Sunday the trip to Braidwood had to be cancelled. The Captain’s Flat green is…

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Rugby Union Reserves Narrowly Defeated

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 5

The Queanbeyan Reserve grade Rugby Union fifteen suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the Royals…

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Rugby Union: Goalkicking cost Whites a win iver Royals

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade side was defeated by Canberra Royals, 15 points to 9, in a very fast and open game of rugger on Saturday. The Whites were defeated…

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BOWLS Five Dock bowlers’ visit marred by rain

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 2

Thirty-six Five Dock bowlers, led by vice-presidents, Stan Denning, Ron Guppy and Bill McKew, visited Queanbeyan Club over week-end to play for the Q.F.D. Bowl…

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Golf Garry Buttriss wins President’s Trophy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 4

On Sunday, Garry Buttriss played 22½ strokes below par over 27 holes to easily win the President’s trophy, which attracted a record field…

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Park Tennis Club Notes (By “Publicity Officer”)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 8

With the [?] Tennis Championships last passed the Park tennis Club can now relax and reflect…

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