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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1970

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Record entry for cup races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1970 · page 5

Queanbeyan Racing Club has received a record entry of 118 (105 different horses) for its 1970 Cup meeting to be held next Saturday, March 21…

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Cricket Award February 28, 1970

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1970 · page 8

Although some results were very disappointing on the first Saturday of the last round, there were…

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Thirds qualify for final Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan third grade cricket eleven qualified for the final next weekend with a resounding win over City in the semi-final at Deakin on Saturday and Sunday…

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Firsts Won in picnic manner CRICKET

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1970 · page 5

In what developed into something of a picnic match, Queanbeyan first grade cricket eleven…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 3

Queanbeyan Bowling Club’s only surviving pennant team, the No. 5’s will contest the final on…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 8

To-morrow sees the last day of the finals in junior cricket and Queanbeyan has three teams…

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Whites compete in “knockout” Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan Rugby Union side will compete in the knockout carnival being conducted this week-end by Royals Club. The Whites’ first match will be at 9.30 tonight when they…

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CRICKET Thirds retain team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan third grade cricket side is unaltered for the final tomorrow and Sunday against East…

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Golf Club had a record year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 3

Queanbeyan Golf Club has just completed the most successful year in its history, with all facets of its activity up on the previous year. It has a record turnover of…

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Night Tennis Seekers win grand final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 5

The 1969-70 Queanbeyan night tennis pennant competition was finalised on Monday night with the fraying of the grand final of the women’s division…

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CRICKET Fielding award to R. Shaw

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan wicketkeeper Richie Shaw has taken out the Triffet and Smith fielding award…

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Record acceptance of 83 horses for races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan Racing Club has received a record acceptance of 83 horses for its 1970 Cup meeting to be conducted tomorrow afternoon. It was necessary to ballot three horses out of the Cup and there are still five emergencies…

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Wombats and Health clash in final Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 8

Williamsdale Wombats play the Department of Health, team in the final of the A.C.T. and Southern Tablelands Sunday social cricket competition for the Frank Brown Cup at…

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Queanbeyan Leagues Amateur Swimming and Lifesaving Club Junior water polo teams win pennants

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 5

Both the under 14 and under 16 junior water polo teams won their grand finals last Saturday. Queanbeyan under 14…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1970 · page 6

Two Queanbeyan junior teams, the under 16s and under 14s, have won premierships in the ACT…

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Rugby League Caltex knockout on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1970 · page 6

The annual Caltex knockout Rugby League fixture,-is to be held on. Sunday next at Seiffert…

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Rugby League ’Roos down in scarppy trial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1970 · page 8

In a hard fought but at times scrappy trial , Queanbeyan Kangaroos were defeated 8-3 by Canberra at Seiffert Oval on Sunday. The game commenced in…

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Records go at races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1970 · page 10

Almost every record went by the board at Queanbeyan Racing Club’s 1970 cup meeting…

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Thirds Are Premiers Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1970 · page 8

Queanbeyan third grade side won the club’s first senior cricket premiership [?] nine years with a first innings win over Easts in the final at the week end…

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Whites out in first round of Knockout Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1970 · page 6

Last season’s Rugby Union premiers, Western Suburbs, won the Royals knockout carnival from Easts 11-3 at Canberra showground on Saturday-night and served notice that they will be the team to beat this season…

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