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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1968

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 5

Friendship day at the Women’s Bowling Club on Sunday afternoon again proved an…

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Rugby League Redmen score brilliant win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 6

Registering the maximum points in the opening game, the Redmen showed promise of what is to come this season. A resounding 21-8 win by…

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Rugby League Blues outclassed Goulburn Workers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan United outclassed Goulburn Workers in an overwhelming 37-13 win at Seiffert Oval on Sunday afternoon, putting them in a strong position to take out the honours for this year’s preseason premiership…

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Rugby Union Relegated Front-rower Whites’ Star

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 6

Relegated front-rower, John Moore was largely responsible for the Whites third grade…

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Golf Pennant Victory at Cookwell

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 5

Queanbeyan Golf Club’s “Greens” pennant team scored a convincing 5-2 victory over Yowani in the third round of the second division pennants , played…

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Rugby League Better teamwork gave United edge over ’Roos

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 8

A great all-round team effort gave Goulburn United a well deserved win against Queanbeyan Kangaroos, in a preseason Rugby League trial at Goulburn on Sunday. United superbly led by its captain-coach Ron Ackland, won an…

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Tournament a success Big fields in junior golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 6

The inaugural Queanbeyan Golf Club’s autumn schoolboy and Junior championships conducted on Sunday over 27 holes, proved an outstanding success…

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Athletic Club Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 8

With the close of the 1967-68 track season, interested athletes are reminded that the cross-country competition is now in progress…

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Athletics wind-up a successful season (By the retiring Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1968 · page 6

Queanbeyan Amateur Athletic Club Wound up the 1967-68 track season with its annual meeting and presentation night in the Presbyterian Hall, Lowe Street, on…

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Rugby Union Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1968 · page 4

Queanbeyan Rugby Union team to play Easts at the Seiffert Sportsground,…

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Hospital and Ambulance Golf Days

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1968 · page 10

Queanbeyan Golf Club’s annual open tournament for the Queanbeyan Ambulance Service and…

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Rugby League ‘New look’ backline for Blues at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1968 · page 10

Queanbeyan United will field a “new look” backline in its game against Goulburn United at Goulburn on Sunday. A win for Queanbeyan will make certain of its place in the pre-season final…

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Ladies’ Day at the races Bright weather and fun with fashions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1968 · page 3

The vibrant shades of youth provided the colour at Saturday’s Ladies’ Day at the Queanbeyan races, but the graciously mature, in top-fashion neutrals, led in the stakes for smartness. All ladies were guests of…

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 6

Results of championship matches played last weekend: Saturday: G. Gates, P…

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‘Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 6

Due to bad weather conditions very few games were played on our green over the weekend…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 5

Last Saturday’s TB Cup 18 hole stroke competition resulted in a very close finish…

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Night of Boxing and Wrestling

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 5

A big night of boxing, wrestling and- judo is planned for the Queanbeyan leagues’ Club…

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Accident Disupted Races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 1

Bungendore races were slightly - disrupted on Saturday afternoon due to a traffic accident in the…

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Rugby Union White thirds force a draw

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 5

The Whites thirds fored a 12-all draw on Saturday with Easts, the points coming from two…

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Rugby League Goal won for ’Roo Reserves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1968 · page 5

A spectacular 45-yard field goal in the last minute of play by fullback Kerry Netting won the…

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