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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1966

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Cricket Queanbeyan Under 18 Defeated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 10

Queanbeyan under 18 cricket team was comfortably defeated by Kingston in the competition match…

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Sporting Section Rugby League Group 8 to be present at breakaway discussion Three group split-up is suggested

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 10

Group 8 has been invited to send delegates to a meeting to be held at Wagga to further discuss the breakaway move by a number of Rugby League Clubs in Group 9 and Group 20. The meeting has been set…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 7

Don Walker on Sunday morning returned the best net score from a field of 20 players to take out the…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 7

Queanbeyan Bowling Club’s pennant teams had a bad day in Sunday’s round. Not one of the four teams recorded a win the No 6A team doing beet and only went down by…

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Boxing and Wrestling

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 7

Regular boxing , and wrestling tournament with top line competitors are expected to commence at…

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’Flat bowls news

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 6

Last Sunday was a busy day at the Captain’s Flat Bowling Club, with a further two matches being played in the pairs championships in the morning and the pennants match…

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Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 6

The Williamsdale “Womhate” have returned to the [?] in the Frank Brown Shield competitions following…

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Rugby Union: Dr. P. Carter re-elected Rugby Union president

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Rugby Union Club last night re-elected Dr. Peter Carter as club president for the next 12 months. Club voting also returned…

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Newtown Tennis Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 6

Members of the Newtown Tennis Club have been taking advantage of the fine, warm weekends of late to…

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R.S.L. Bowls Notes (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 7

With several championship matches being played in addition to pennant commitments the RSL bowlers had a busy day on Sunday…

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TENNIS Tourist 2 continuous run of victories

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 6

Tourist II, continued their run of victories with - a 29-8 win over Combine at the Park courts on Wednesday night. Tourist II are now four…

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Cricket Uni bowlers restricted Queanbeyan’s run rate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 February 1966 · page 7

Queanbeyan batted throughout the afternoon to score 207 in the match Against University on Saturday, the last picket falling just before stumps. Although the wicket was…

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Captain’s Flat swimming pool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 3

Sir, — It has come to my notice that Mr. Kerr is claiming responsibility for the re-opening of the…

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“Kangaroos” Rugby league Club formed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Kangaroo Rugby League Football Club was formed at a well attended and enthusiastic meeting…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 2

The final round of the ACT junior cricket competition commences tomorrow and Queanbeyan under 16…

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Cricket Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 5

Queanbeyan’s first grade cricket team is n a good position in the match against University for its second successive win. The local side has 207 runs…

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Boxing World class boxer to visit Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 8

World famous American fighter, Ray Perez, will visit Queanbeyan and Canberra next Thursday and Friday to meet and give hints to local boxers and to appear on a series…

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Cricket Award February 5

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 5

THREE POINTS: To first grade bowler Ross Smith, who gave Queanbeyan its best win of the season with the best…

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Women’s Bowls President’s Day attracts many visiting blowers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 4

The Queanbeyan Women’s Bowling Club’s president’s day, held last Tuesday, proved a great success. Twelve visiting clubs were represented and 88 players took part…

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CRICKET Five players in under 18 learn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 2

Five Queanbeyan under 18 cricketers. have been included in the Kingston Queanbeyan combine to play…

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