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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1962

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Sporting Section Rugby Union : Whites again without several key players

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1962 · page 8

For their clash against Eastern Suburbs at Taylor Park tomorrow, the Queanbeyan Rugby Union first grade will again be without several key players…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 2

Playing under very trying weather conditions, Charlie Hawes and Vic Southwell defeated Jack…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 4

The Captain’s Flat bowls team, journeyed to Braidwood on Sunday, to compete for the Collins Cup…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 3

The 1962 Club fours championship has been finalised and resulted in a win for Mesdames N. Burgess, K…

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Leagues Club Indoor Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 2

The Leagues Club No. 1 team meets the Canberra R.S.L. No. 2 team at the Leagues Club tonight…

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Rugby Union Easts Toss Reserves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 6

In the early match played at Taylor Park on Saturday, Eastern Suburbs’ reserve grade team defeated…

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Harvey Swan Bowls champion for 1962

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 9

Harvey Swan, after only four years of bowling, took out the club’s open singles championship on Sunday last. Harvey defeated Jack Solomon in a tight and exciting game, 31-30…

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Golf Open tournament great success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 6

Highlight of the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s open tournament, staged last weekend, was the return of a former member, Ron Woodbridge, who easily won the 27 holes open…

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Rugby League Blues break through for first competition win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 10

Queanbeyan Blues received their first competition points of the season on Sunday at the Showground when they defeated Yass by 36 points to 13, after leading 20 to 3 at half-time. Graham Stuart, promoted…

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Rugby Union: Whites beat Easts despite absence of five regulars

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 9

Queanbeyan, playing without five of their regular first-graders on Saturday, convincingly defeated Easts by 9 points to nil. A strong wind blowing across Taylor Park made…

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Rugby League Blues seek revenge at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1962 · page 2

Queanbeyan Blues will play Canberra in all three grades at Northbourne Oval on Sunday, the junior snatch…

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GOLF Monthly Medal next

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1962 · page 5

Next Sunday morning’s competition will be a monthly medal, Langhorne Trophy and a 27 markers special,…

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Swimming Pool essay winner is pupil of St. Gregory’s

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1962 · page 4

An essay competition, conducted by the Queanbeyan Lions Club, on the subject, “How will the Olympic Swimming Pool Benefit Queanbeyan,” has been won by Ellen…

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Rugby Union: No competition game for two weeks Slater in Southern N.S.W. team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1962 · page 8

There will be no games for the next two weeks in the A.C.T. Rugby Union competitions. The long weekend this week and the fact that the All…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1962 · page 6

The bowls were played at home at the weekend. On Sunday afternoon a game of mixed bowls was played and…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1962 · page 4

A Secret 9 Holes competition was played on Saturday last and the winner was Bette Douglas with 48-14-34…

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BOWLS Solomon beaten in last round

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan bowler, Jack Solomon, was defeated in the last round of the State Singles at Lane Cove on…

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Rugby League Blues triumph over Canberra in all grades

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues won their second main fixture of the season on on Sunday at Northbourne Oval, Canberra, when they defeated Canberra by 12 points to 3, after leading 2 nil at half-time. Graham Stewart, down to…

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Golf Garry Buttriss again in brilliant form

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan junior golfer, Garry Butriss again spreadeagled the field on Sunday morning, to easily win the monthly medal and Langhorn trophy…

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Amateur Athletic Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1962 · page 5

Since the publication of the Athletic Club notes in last Friday’s “Age,” more good news has -been received…

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