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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1970

520 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 26

Rugby League The Flat trounces Woden Valley

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 8

The clash of the two undefeated teams in the Molonglo Shield Rugby League competition on Sunday at Captain’s Flat saw the Flat trounce Woden Valley 14-7…

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Crookwell found Blues too strong Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blues travelled to Crookwell on Sunday and had an easy 35-9 win over the home side in first grade. The strength of the whole…

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Rugby Union Seconds Lost by a Point

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 6

Union seconds were defeated 9-8 by Royals on Saturday in a close and exciting match…

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Whites’ moral victory over Royals Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan Whites went on to Manuka Oval on Saturday knowing they were…

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Queanbeyan ’Roos regain top form to test Worker Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 5

Queanbeyan Kangaroos produced the form which carried them to the 1969 premiership when they defeated Goulburn Workers 23-2 at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday in the Group 8 Zone 2 competition. Sunday’s game from the…

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Junior Tennis Off to a Good Start

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 8

Junior tennis in Queanbeyan got away to a “flying” start on Sunday, when a junior tournament at the Park courts, attracted 32 players and 14 non-players. The non players received…

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Memorial trophy won on six-way countback GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1970 · page 8

A six way count-back was necessary to determine the winner of the Brian Eaton Memorial trophy at the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday. Brian Moore emerged the winner of the trophy and also the coveted “guzzler’s mug.”…

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Netting out for ’Roo clash with “Roosters” Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 May 1970 · page 8

The Kangaroo side to play Goulburn United at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday is the same as that which defeated Workers last week, with the exception that injured second rower, Kerry Netting has been replaced by Peter Knight…

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Dual acceptors confuse Bungendore open races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 May 1970 · page 8

Lack of co-operation fey owners and trainers, who left seven dual acceptors in the Flying and Welter Handicaps, has confused the issue in regard to these two races at Bungendore to-morrow. There were 10 dual…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 10

The handicap triples event commenced oil Saturday when the three matches of the…

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Rugby League ’Flat Up Again

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 6

Captain’s Flat defeated Belconnen at Manuka Oval on Sunday in a game that did not reach…

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Rugby Union Drubbing for 3rds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 6

The White thirds on paper looked to have a stronger team on .Saturday with the return of…

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Rugby Union Seconds scored big win

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 6

A- strong Queanbeyan Whites second grade- side scored an easy 21-0 win over Goulburn on…

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Focken and Guthrie Tie for Golf Title

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 10

Canberra golfers, Gerald Focken, off one, and Vic Guthrie, off became the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s joint open tournament-champions on Sunday. Both players returned four over par 74’s and Focken took out…

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Jockey’s unsuccessful protest after fall Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 10

Jockey R. De Smet, who fell from Regal Mark after passing the winning post in a bumping finish to the W. G. Hyles’ Improves at Bungendore races on Saturday, protested unsuccessfully against the winner, Imperial Opera…

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‘Roos score three tries in narrow 11-9 win Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1970 · page 10

Sunday’s match of the day in Rugby League at Seiffert. Sportsground between Queanbeyan Kangaroos and Goulburn United was a grim struggle for supremacy with the ‘Roos winning a dour match 11-9. It was virtually a battle…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan golfers will play a stroke event to-morrow and the course will he closed on…

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Associate golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan associate bronze cup and bronze shield teams scored 3-2 victories over Royal…

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Gill retains place on wing for the Blues Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan Blue selectors have surprisingly preferred former Southern Division winger Max Gill to the prolific scoring R. Mason in the team to play Goulburn Workers at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday. Mason grasped his…

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Dog draw drops to seven races (By “The Clocker”)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1970 · page 5

Tomorrow’s programme for Queanbeyan greyhounds is one of those meetings when some unaccountable reason nominations fall away sharply…

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