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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1966

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TENNIS Ladies’ pennants proves a flop

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1966 · page 6

Last night’s ladies’ night tennis pennant matches proved a complete flop, with no matches being played and only one team being able to find enough time to appear at the…

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Cricket Norths surprised by Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1966 · page 6

An improved allround display by Queanbeyan has placed the side in a good position in the match against Northern Suburbs which began at the Park Oval on Saturday…

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Sporting Section CRICKET Late stand saved the Seconds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1966 · page 6

An eighth wicket stand by Ian McNamee saved Queanbeyan after the early batsmen had foundered against…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 4

The ACT Junior cricket competition i gets under way tomorrow after the Christmas recess with two-day…

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Cricket Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan has a good chance of causing an upset in the match against Northern Suburbs, which resumes at the Park Oval tomorrow…

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R.s.l . Bowls News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 5

The Queanbeyan RSL Bowling Club’s pennant teams for Sunday’s round have been announced as…

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Swimming Championships Medal winners to be featured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming Club will hold its 5th annual swimming carnival to morrow at the Queanbeyan pool. The programme will…

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Sporting Section Changes in Tennis Draw

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 8

There has been a change in the draw for the ladies’ pennant tennis competition next Monday, February 2…

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Horse Races Prizemoney for Cup increased

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan Racing Club has considerably increased the prize money for its 1966 Cup meeting, to be run at the Queanbeyan Racecourse on Saturday, March 19…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 8

Once again in pennants on Sunday, Queanbeyan’s No. 1 side just failed to get the major points and now appears to have no chance of collecting the bunting in this grade…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 8

Nominated triples played on Sunday were very popular, with nine teams playing…

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R.s.l. Bowls News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 6

Championship draw, Saturday, February 12, at 2 p.m.: Pankasz, Kirk v. Rogers, Sydes; Stumbles, Marmont v…

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Captain’s Flat News ’Flat bowls news

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 6

The Captain’s Flat Bowling Club went down to Kingston-Narrabundah RSL Club in the No. 5 pennant competition on Sunday, losing all three rinks, with the aggregate totals…

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Tennis Tourists’ Grip on Minor Premiership

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 8

With only two more nights’ tennis Remaining before the semi-finals, Tourist II appear certain to be minor premiers of the 1965-66 night tennis pennant competition…

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Cricket Smith Routes Norths Best Win of the Season

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 5

Queanbeyan first grade cricket team scored its best win of the season on Saturday against Northern Suburbs and was unlucky not to have scored outright points…

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Athletic Club news

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 6

Although there were poor attendances from most clubs, Queanbeyan put up a fine performance to win the under 17, under 15 and under 13 divisions at the Canberra…

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Coursing Club revises night date

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 1

The committee of the Queanbeyan Coursing Club decided last night to seek permission to conduct a…

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First World bowls championship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 8

The Welsh Bowling Association advised yesterday that it will send a team to the first world bowls…

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Swimming Season draws to its conclusion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 7

Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming Club has completed a most successful point score competition and is now in the midst of conducting its club championships…

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Cricket Queanbeyan at full strength

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 10

Queanbeyan first grade cricket team will field its strongest team of the season for the match against University, commencing tomorrow at the Park Oval…

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