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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1968

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 5

Next Saturday and Sunday championship bowls be played at the RSL Memorial Bowling Club…

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’Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 6

Sunday was a day to be remembered by Captain’s Flat bowlers and visitors from Canberra…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 2

Saturday’s bleak weather conditions attracted only 24 starters for the Monthly Medal, of whom…

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Rugby Union Veteran inspired Reserves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 5

Experienced prop forward Bert McGrath led Queanbeyan White reserves to a solid 21-0 win…

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Rugby League Bungendore Beat Raaf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 6

In Molonglo Shield Rugby League matches on Sunday, Bungendore defeated RAAF in both…

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Rugby Union Services play ACT

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 6

[?] Rugby League Club’s hooker, Ron Workman has been selected to play Rugby Union for…

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Bowls in Arctic weather conditions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 5

With most people loathe to leave the warmth of their homes on Sunday, Queanbeyan Bowling Club staged the “A” grade pairs final, a quarter-final and…

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Rugby League Reserves Won 10-2

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 6

Queanbeyan United Reserves were too good for a willing Harden team and won 10-2…

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Donation of $1,000 to Coursing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan District Coursing Club has received a donation of $1,000 from the National…

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Rugby League Zone Two Results First Ghade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 8

Young 17 def. Goulburn Workers 6; Queanbeyan Kangaroos 23 def. Goulburn United 6…

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Rugby Union Whites improved in draw at Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 8

At Cooma on Saturday the Whites displayed their best form this season with a determined rally in the final 20 minutes to snatch a 6-all draw with Cooma. The driving leadership of…

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Rugby League United non-plused by ’Ross brilliance

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan Kangaroos made a brilliant beginning in the Zone 2 Rugby League competition at Goulburn on Sunday when they thrashed Goulburn United 23-6. In a great first half the…

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Golf Club life members receive badges

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 3

PICTURED ... Mr Terry Walsh (second from right) and Mrs Peg Moore (right) who were made life members of the Queanbeyan Golf Club earlier this year, received their life membership…

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Rugby League Blues had too much teamwork for Harden

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 5

Better understanding between Queanbeyan United players and more purposeful attacking movements paved the way to a 22-5 win for the Blues over Harden-Murrumburrah in bleak conditions at Seiffert Oval on Sunday…

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MclNNES Dominates Athletics

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan’s David Mclnnes is building up a fine record and dominating the cross country…

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State players favoured for open golf title

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1968 · page 8

Two NSW junior representative Mick O’Connor and Paul Jones, are the favourites for the Queanbeyan Golf Club annual open tournament to be played on…

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Rugby League Unbeaten Young to put acid test on the ’Roos

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan. Kangaroos and Yoting should draw their biggest gate of the season when they play each other in the second round of the Zone 2 premiership at the Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday…

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Play-off for fourth in men’s tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1968 · page 5

Junior champion Barry McDonald and partner Bill Irvine finished the competition rounds of the Sunday morning men’ tennis competition with a clear-cut…

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Indoor bowls at the Golf Chub

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1968 · page 2

The weekly indoor bowls tournament at the Queanbeyan Golf Club again proved popular on…

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‘Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1968 · page 6

There was no play at the Captain’s, Flat green over the weekend due no bad weather conditions,…

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