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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1968

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 8

Championship results Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2: D. Thornton and C…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 8

The Queanbeyan Bowling Club completed its 1967-68 championships on Sunday. The “B” grade pairs and the club fours championship finals were…

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Rugby League Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan United Rugby League coach and sole selector, Don Furner, has retained the same…

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Rugby Union Seconds again disappoint

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 8

For the second week in succession the Whites seconds recorded a defeat, this time at the…

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Rugby Union White 3rds won again

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 2

The white thirds added to their list of wins when they defeated Goulburn 14 points, to nil at Seiffert…

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Rugby League ’Roo Reserves in One Point Victory

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 2

Kangaroob fullback Wally Girvan snapped a field goal in the closing Stages of the game to…

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Rugby Union Goulburn just scraped home against whites

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 5

Goulburn Rugby XV scraped home with a 9-6 win over Queanbeyan Whites on Saturday in cold conditions at Seiffert Oval to retain their high position on the competition ladder. Although scoring three…

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Captain’s Flat News Rugby League Redmen score impressive win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 6

Captain’s Flat scored an impressive win over Woden Valley at the local sportsground last Sunday. Final score favoured the locals by 18-5…

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Cooke and Bourke ‘Make-up’ Rugby League Blues’ big bombarded the ’Roos

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan United made full use of its big artillery to flatten the Kangaroos 19-8 at Seiffert Oval on Sunday before a big crowd. The Blue forwards were…

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ATHLETICS MclNNES Shines Over Two Miles

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 June 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan’s David Mclnnes narrowly defeated Dennis Smith, of North Canberra in the open men’s two-mile cross country race held at Mt. Stromlo…

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Rugby Union Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1968 · page 4

Queanbeyan rugby union teams for matches tomorrow have been finalised as follow;…

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Sporting section GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1968 · page 6

The main event on the golfing programme in Queanbeyan this weekend is the monthly medal…

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Rugby League ’Roos hooker back for Harden clash

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1968 · page 4

Queanbeyan Kangaroos’ chances for Sunday’s Zone II game against Harden-Murrumburrah received a boost this week when their star hooker, Allan Wingate, was declared fit to play. Wingate missed last week’s game against Queanbeyan United…

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 6

Results of social matches played at the weekend: SUNDAY — Triples: Winners G. Patterson, J…

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’Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 2

Mr. Bill McKean, president of the Federal District Bowling Association, with Bernie…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 3

The holiday weekend shortened Saturday’s field considerably and from 24 players in the…

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Carpet bowls finale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 2

The grand final of the Canberra-Queanbeyan Indoor Bowls Association competition for the R…

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Rugby League Glover back on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 6

Don Furner has retained the same team as that which defeated Young so convincingly on Sunday…

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Rugby League Young annihilated by Blue teamwork

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 6

Queanbeyan Blues on Sunday proved to their critics, supporters and the Young team that common seme and teamwork will always prevail over rough play and individual efforts. From fullback Paul…

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GOLF Three-way countback for Patron’s trophy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1968 · page 6

Bevan Webb survived a three-way count back to win the Patron’s Trophy and a monthly medal at the Queanbeyan Golf Club competition on Sunday. Bevan won on a count…

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