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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1968

754 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 26 of 38

’Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 6

The handicap singles event was completed on Saturday, resulting in Mutt Nobes winning the…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 8

Ideal weather conditions on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning brought out the…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 2

Saturday’s competition was a Canadian, foursome and was won by that consistent foursome…

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Rugby League Blues gave away too many penalties

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues robbed themselves of a chance to he minor premiers this year…

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Rugby League Cooke inspired Kangaroos to clear win over Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 6

Queanbeyan Kangaroos lifted themselves further away from the bottom of the Zone II premiership table when they had a clear-cut win against Yass at the Magpies’ home ground on Sunday. The ’Roos won 19-11…

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Golf Club president’s day Bruno Ladovaz Scoops the Pool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1968 · page 5

Playing his best golf ever, Bruno Ladovaz scooped the pool by winning the two major events at the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday. Playing from a 23…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 8

Mrs. Bess Devlin was re-elected president of the Federal District Women’s Bowling…

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Pride of Queanbeyan Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 4

The Queanbeyan Junior Rugby Union under 15 side, pictured, played polished attacking football when it defeated Daramalan College 12-3 at Northbourne Oval on Saturday afternoon…

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Rugby Union Top footballers share award

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 8

Two of Queanbeyan’s outstanding Rugby Union footballers have shared this season’s club award for the best and fairest player…

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Rugby League Final League round cannot affect four

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 5

There appears to be little likelihood that the result of the final round of the Zone II competition on Sunday will have any bearing on the positions of the four top teams. The die was cast for this…

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Rugby League ’Roos could provide shock for Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 4

By convincingly heating the Blues last Sunday, Canberra emerged as the team to beat for this year’s Zone II premiership. But anyone expecting an easy win for Canberra against the Kangaroos on Sunday is in for a shock…

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Golf Both Teams Can Win 1968 Pennants

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 8

Both Queanbeyan Golf Club pennant teams are in the enviable position where either team could win the 1968 series, when the final round for the year…

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Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 6

The annual meeting of the RSL and Citizens’ Bowling Club was not well attended on Friday…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 8

Unpleasant weather conditions over the weekend limited the entries at the Bowling Club on both…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 5

Saturday’s field of 23 players was sufficient for only one grade. Marj. Wheeler, who…

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Rugby League Reserve grade grand final a thriller

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 6

The reserve grade game between Bungendore and St. Christopher’s, of Canberra, was really…

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Close finishes at weekend races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 8

With the exception of the final event, the Flying Welter, close finishes marked the other…

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GOLF Pennant teams let series slip through their fingers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 8

Sunday proved to be a disastrous day for Queanbeyan pennant golfers when both teams had excellent chances of winning the 1968 STDGA second division pennants, but let their chances slip through their fingers and enabled Tully Park…

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Rugby League Shock defeat at Goulburn Blues were all at sea against Workers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 5

Queanbeyan Blues decided to have a day off from football last Sunday. They travelled to Workers’ arena, Goulburn, where they were cordially received by Sam Edwards and his boys in a gay spirit of friendly relaxation…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 8

There will be a fair amount of interest for Queanbeyan bowlers in the Tasmanian visit to…

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