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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1962

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Successful Golf Club Social

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Golf Club walls stretched and strained last Saturday night, when a capacity crowd…

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Rugby League Presentation Night outstanding success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 3

An attendance approximating 350 at the Presentation Night and Cabarat in the R.S.L. Memorial Hall on Friday night, was a fitting climax to the 1962 Rugby League season. The presence of so many…

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District bowls interrupted by hail storm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 8

Championship games throughout the F.D.B.A. club greens were interrupted by rain on Sunday and only the…

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Nominations for races disappointing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan Racing Club has received disappointing nominations for its Spring Meeting, to be held at the Queanbeyan Racecourse next Saturday…

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Bowls championships are under way (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan Bowling Club championships are under way and games so far have been very close. The greens are at present…

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Park Tennis Club Notes (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 8

Congratulations to Mrs. Kit Hungerford and Des Daniels, who won the mixed doubles tournament…

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Sporting Section Golf Roger Royal wins Monthly Medal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 8

One of the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s most promising junior golfers, Roger Royal, played his best golf to date and won the monthly medal and Langhorn trophy, last…

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Cricket The ‘Flat’ too good for Major’s Creek

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 6

In the first competition cricket match last Sunday, Captain’s Flat, 162, defeated Major’s Creek, 139, in a close game at the “Flat.”…

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St. Gregory’s near lead in Catholic Schools athletics

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 1

St. Gregory’s, Queanbeyan, was only five points behind the leading school for the aggregate points trophy, when heavy rain washed out the Catholic Primary Schools’ Athletic Carnival at Ainslie Oval on Sunday…

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Athletic News (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 October 1962 · page 5

Owing to inclement weather last Saturday, the Athletic meeting at Ainslie Oval was cancelled…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 6

With last Saturdays play washed out in all grades, the second round of A.C.T. cricket will be played tomorrow…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 8

In junior cricket tomorrow, Queanbeyan under 16 team will play Turner at Mill Creek and the under 14…

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Leagues Club Notes Carpet Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 4

Due to the approaching Floral Festival Week, the usual bowls competition will not be conducted this coming…

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GOLF Final pennant match

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 6

Queanbeyan pennant golfers will line up in their final match of the year next Sunday, when they meet…

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Night Tennis Comp. to start next week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 10

The 1962 series of the Queanbeyan night tennis competitions will commence next Tuesday night, October 30 with the start of the “B” grade competition…

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Park Tennis Club Notes (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 3

The first Park Tennis club’s championships were completed just recetnly, and the following is a list of all…

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Sporting Section Rain benefited local track for tomorrow’s races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 10

Rain this week has greatly benefitted th Queanbeyan race track, which should be in good condition for tomorrow’s meeting. The first meeting to be held…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1962 · page 6

At the weekend, four members of the Captain’s Flat Bowling Club, journeyed to Queanbeyan for the…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1962 · page 3

With the golf season drawing rapidly to a close, the golf associates conducted one of their most popular…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan’s under 14 cricket team was narrowly defeated by two runs in a close and exciting match…

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