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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1964

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From the sideline in Rugby League With “Knock-on” and “Forward Pass”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1964 · page 5

Wednesday’s match between France and Monaro at the Showground was a great boost for the Rugby League code in Queanbeyan and district. The French team put on a…

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Letter to the Editor: National Football Report Criticised

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1964 · page 3

Sir, — Allow me to comment on the reports in your Sporting Section ( June 2) of the Australian Rules matches between Queanbeyan an and Turner…

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Indoor Bowls R.S.L. Bowling Club downs golfers 10/2

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1964 · page 8

Queanbeyan R.S.L. [?] Club’s indoor bowls =[?] the Golf [?] Tuesday night’s…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Visitors Strike Form at Queanbeyan France thrilled crowd in win over Monaro

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1964 · page 8

The touring French Rugby League team thrilled a crowd of over 3,000 at the Queanbeyan showground on Wednesday when they struck top form to down Monaro 38 points to [?] It was the first win for the…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 2

The winners of last Tuesday’s picnic day were Mesdames J. Callan, Y. Wenholz and J. Marmoht,…

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Rugby League Braidwood down again

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 4

Braidwood met Grabben Gullen on Sunday and were defeated in both grades. The Junior team was…

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Vic Duncan 1964 bowls champion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 9

A new name will be added to the Queanbeyan Bowling Club’s championship board this year as a result of Vic Duncan’s triumph over the title holder, Charlie Hawes, on…

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Rugby Union: Whites trounce Hornsby visitors

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 10

Queanbeyan Whites used their “bye” on Saturday to trounce a visiting Hornsby side 25-0 at Taylor Park. With the team consisting…

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Rugby League Blue Reserves In Easy Win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 2

The Queanbeyan reserve grade team retained its prominent position in the Group 8 Rugby League…

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Successful Associate open golf tournament

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 6

A near record field of 90 players hit-off on Sunday morning in the Queanbeyan Golf Club associates’ 1964 open tournament, which proved to be a most successful and enjoyable day for all concerned. The course was in perfect…

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GOLF Quiet Week-end For Golfers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 2

Queanbeyan golfers, due to forfeiting the course to the associates for the open day, played only a nine hole…

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Rugby Union D. Grimmond and P. Ryan in Country squad

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 9

Queanbeyan Rugby Union players, Peter Ryan and David Grimmond, have been included in the squad…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Blues improve in second half to beat Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 9

After leading only 7-4 at half-time, the Blues played with far more purpose in the second stanza to record a decisive 26-9 victory over Canberra at Manuka Oval on Sunday. Queanbeyan remains…

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GOLF “Grudge” match next Sunday morning

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1964 · page 6

Next Sunday’s competition at the Queanbeyan Golf Club will be one that many players have been…

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Rugby Union Country reps. out for clash with Norths

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1964 · page 3

Peter Ryan, David Grimmond and Garry Ryan will be unavailable to play when the Whites meet last year’s…

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From the sideline in Rugby League With “Knock-on” and “Forward Pass”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 June 1964 · page 6

Last season there was always a Queanbeyan player or two under suspension. It appears, however, that the “bad boys of 1963” are the “saints of 1964.” The Blues have not had a…

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Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1964 · page 5

Bowls being predominantly a summer recreation, it was not surprising that the one available green proved…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1964 · page 5

A small field participated in the secret [?] competition, held on Saturday…

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Rugby League Know Your Player Bob Griffin

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1964 · page 9

The name of Queanbeyan’s rugged centre, Bob Griffin, has been synonymous with football in more…

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Rugby Union: Norths upset leaders in decisive victory

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1964 · page 4

Queanbeyan Whites badly missed their representative and injured players yesterday, when they suffered a decisive 22-nil defeat at the hands of Northern Suburbs at Northbourne Oval. The absence of…

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