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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1968

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Swimming Club’s Achievements

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 1

Members of the Queanbeyan Leagues’ Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club have again met with outstanding success at State levels…

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R.s.l Bowls Triples Champions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 8

Winners of the RSL Memorial Bowling: Club: triples championships last Sunday were from…

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Golf Legacy and Diggers' Day

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 8

Due, to the heavy programme at the Queanbeyan Golf Club during the golfing season, the annual…

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Rugby League Day of reckoning for Blues and Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 8

The day of reckoning for either Canberra or Queanbeyan United will come at SeifFert Sportsground on Sunday when the teams meet in the first semi-final of the Zone 2 Rugby League competition…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 8

Perfect playing conditions over the weekend saw 70 bowlers participate on the two days…

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‘Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 6

A heavy weekend has been experienced by the staff and voluntary labour of the RSL and…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 8

As there were only 24 players for last Saturday’s stable ford competition only one trophy was…

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Rugby League Kangaroo Reserves bowed out

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan Kangaroo reserve grade team bowed out of this year’s premiership calculations…

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Rugby Union Thirds narrowly defeated in semi

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 5

The Queanbeyan third grade Rugby by Union side lost its semi-final on Saturday when defeated 6-3 by Royals at Manuka Oval…

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Captain’s Flat News Football Flashback

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 6

With no local Football news this week, a glance back at the Flat’s proud record over the last 20 years makes inters reading…

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Legacy to profit by $200 from golf day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 8

As a result of the annual Legacy tournament, held at the Queanbeyan golf course on Sunday the Queanbeyan branch of Legacy will benefit by $200. There was a capacity field…

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Rugby League Schofield dropped for semi-final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan United reserve grade captain Ron Schofield has been dropped from the team to play Goulburn Workers in the all-important second semi-final at Young on Sunday. Coach Don Furner said…

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Rugby Union Chips Are Down for White Thirds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1968 · page 8

At Northbourne Oval tomorrow, Queanbeyan’s third grade Rugby Union side meets Lyneham in the final of the 1968 season…

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Rugby League Group 9 teams favour return to old boundaries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1968 · page 8

Young end Harden-Murrumburrah, who meet in the second semi-final of the Group 8-9 competition on Sunday, favour a return next year to the old Group 9…

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Queanbeyan’s Newmarket races Berridale trainer has big team engaged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1968 · page 8

Berridale trainer, Archie Turner, looks like taking a strong hand at Queanbeyan Racing Club’s Newmarket meeting tomorrow afternoon. Turner has a horse…

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Swimming notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 6

Queanbeyan Leagues’ Club Amateur Swimming and Lifesaving Club will be host to a visiting…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 8

On behalf of all bowlers in the district, particularly those of Queanbeyan Club, I take the opportunity of congratulating Bernie .Scanlon on being…

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’Flat bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 6

President “Scotty” and Mutt Nobes represented the Captain’s Flat Bowling Club at the annual…

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Rugby Union Nome players in charity Rugby match

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 8

Rugby Union enthusiasts should be in for a feast of football next Sunday afternoon when John…

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Associates’ golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 6

There were 30 competitors in Saturday’s medal round played in an extra strong, cold wind…

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