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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1966

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Sporting section Rugby League Reserves must lift their game

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby League reserves will field close to their best side on Sunday against United and following…

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Minor tennis events were well contested

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1966 · page 5

The minor events of the 1966 Queanbeyan Easter Tennis Championships were very evenly contested and drew the largest number of players There were 47 players in…

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Captain’s Flat Bowls Pairs championship to Rankin, Glasson

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1966 · page 5

Tony Rankin and Ken Glasson won the Captain’s Flat Bowling Club’s pairs championship on Sunday morning when they defeated Fred Payne and George Sayers 22-18 in an…

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Rugby League Sullivan returns to Blues for United clash Match practise missed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1966 · page 8

Without a match last weekend and the impressive style with which Goulburn United…

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Rugby League Blues receive football ‘lesson’ from United

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 5

The Blues received a lesson in Rugby League football from Goulburn United on Sunday when they went down in the three senior grades at the showground. These losses resumed in Queanbeyan running near last in the…

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Newtown Tennis Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 6

Twenty-six players took part in the Newtown Tennis Club’s tournament day last Sunday…

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Rugby Union Blums best for thirds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 5

Best for the Whites third XV against Easts in the opening of the competition on Saturday was 20-year-old…

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Rugby League Canberra Rover Outhook Redmen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 6

Canberra Rovers defeated Captain’s Flat 12-10 at Braidwood on Sunday to eliminate the Redmen in the first round of the Molonglo Shield knockout competition…

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Rugby League Blue reserves were again unimpressive

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 2

Queanbeyan reserves turned in another unimpressive display, going down to United 13 to 10 on Sunday…

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Rugby League Junior Blues impressed in Minor League opening

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 8

At Victoria Park, Yass, on Sunday, Queanbeyan junior rugby league sides competed against Yass in the first round of the Canberra Minor League competition…

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Rugby Union Reserves romp home 21-3 against Easts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 2

Brightest feature of the Queanbeyan Rugby Union senior teams’ performances against Easts in the opening round of the competition on Saturday was the 21-3 win by…

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BOWLS Queanbeyan down in No. 2 pennant play-off

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan’s No. 2 pennant team could not match the all-round strength of Goulburn in the inter-zone pennant play-off, at Ulla-dulla, on Sunday. Goulburn won by 97 shots…

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Golf Mixed championship to husband and wife team

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 5

The husband and wife combination of Bill and Eileen Hawke completely spread-eagled the field to take out the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s mixed foursome championship…

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Sporting Section Rugby Union Whites’ runaway 23-3 win in first match

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1966 · page 8

After nondescript trial appearances, the Queanbeyan Rugby Union first XV renewed faith with its fans by turning in a dazzling 23-3 opening competition result against Easts at Griffith Oval on Saturday…

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Indoor Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 4

Queanbeyan RSL Memorial Bowling Club indoor bowls team met its match on Tuesday night in the RSL Club…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 5

Wednesday pairs at the Queanbeyan Bowling Club resulted in a win for Weir and Murphy (Canb. North), with…

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Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 3

Results of matches played on Saturday are as follow: Tourist defeated West Queanbeyan 2; Kia-Ora defeated…

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Rugby Union Selections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby Union teams to play Goulburn at Taylor Park tomorrow are as follow:…

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Captain’s Flat Bowls Nobes in bowls singles final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 4

With a 32-27 win over Ron Blyton in a semi-final match last Saturday afternoon “Mutt” Nobes qualified to play Fred Payne in the final of the Captain’s Flat Bowling…

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R.s.l. Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1966 · page 8

The championship draw for the Queanbeyan RSL Memorial Bowling Club for tomorrow (April 23) has…

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