Crowd record smashed at Boxing Day races
Queanbeyan Racing Club’s Boxing Bay meeting again broke all previous attendance records, with about 2000 people in attendance. The gave takings of $1,592 was more than $300 over…
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Sport, 1971
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Rugby Union Club Open Mid-february
The Queanbeyan Rugby Club Ltd., in Crawford Street, is expected to open for business about the middle of February. Spokesman, David Lewis,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rugby League New captain-coach arrives next week
The Queanbeyan Blues new captain-coach, Lionel Simmons, 26, is scheduled to arrive here on January 23. Mr. L. McIntyre said…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cricket Prospects
Only a super optimist would concede Queanbeyan any chance of salvaging the match against East Canberra at Manuka Oval tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Union Cricket
The Queanbeyan Rugby Union cricket team to challenge Goulburn Rugby Union for the Tony Duffy…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Night Racing at Tralee Tomorrow
Night racing will get under way at Tralee Speedway at 8 p.m. tomorrow night, with local drivers clashing with Goulburn’s top four drivers. Feature event will be an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Social Cricket Wombats score easy win
The Williamsdale Wombats recorded a comfortable win over Currandooley at Currandooley…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bowls Notes
The beginners’ competition had a very disappointing start on Sunday morning when only…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cricket
Queanbeyan’s second and third grade cricket teams were both defeated in the A.C.T. competition at the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Storm disrupts golf monthly medal round
Only a few competitors in the monthly medal round at the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday afternoon completed their round after a heavy thunderstorm waterlogged the course. Players with a couple…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Big Tennis Off
A proposal to conduct a professional tennis match at Seiffert Sports ground, Queanbeyan, in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Night tennis to resume soon
At a meeting on Tuesday night the Park Tennis Club committee made final arrangements for the coming night pennant competitions…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Youngsters promoted to boost fielding CRICKET
Queanbeyan cricket selectors have brought two young batsmen, Jim Black and John Talevich, into the side for tomorrow’s match against ANU at University Oval No. 1. It is apparent the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bowls Notes
Three championship matches were played at the weekend, Results : J. Woods def. V…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →“Age” Staff Turns to Cricket
Members of the “Queanbeyan Age” staff, supplemented by relatives and friends, turned…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Players Accept Challenge of Summer Conditions Golf
Queanbeyan golfers accented the challenge of summer conditions and some formidable combinations recorded outstanding scores, in Sunday’s four-ball-best-bail stableford competition. The overall winners,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Firsts in strife again as ANU takes lead CRICKET
Another dismal performance has landed Queanbeyan in difficulties in the first grade cricket match against ANU at University Oval. The batting failed again and the side was all out…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Racing round-up
Trainer Archie Turner is likely to bob up anywhere with his horses these days and when he does, there is nearly always a winner among them. Several weeks ago he ran second with…
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Prospects for Queanbeyan first and third grade teams tomorrow can best be described in three words, “not too bright.” But it is just the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sunday cricket points
Only six points separates the top sine teams in the ACT and Southern Tablelands Social Cricket…
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