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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1971

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Golf Club kitchen damaged by fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1971 · page 3

Secretary-manager, Mr. Brian Tod kill surveys damage caused to a gas range and deep frier in a fire in the kitchen of Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday morning. The fire caused…

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John Keogh triumphs monthly medal day GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1971 · page 15

Left hander, John Keogh's return to putting form, resulted in scooping the pool on monthly medal day at the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday. His 80 off the stick for…

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Night pennant tennis Forfeit marred grand finals

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1971 · page 15

The Queanbeyan night pennant tennis competition finished on a disappointing note last Thursday night with a forfeit in the grand final in division “B” of the mixed doubles…

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Athletic club strives for greater interest

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1971 · page 13

Queanbeyan Amateur Athletic Club is making a determined bid to gain greater interest in the sport locally in preparation for next season. The club will conduct its…

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Capacity fields in golf tourn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1971 · page 14

Record, entries are likely, to be established this weekend with capacity fields already booked for the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s annual tournament…

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Whites again face the competition leaders Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1971 · page 13

Queanbeyan Whites again face the competition leaders to-morrow when they play Easts at Manuka Oval. A win is imperative as the result could place the…

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Blues Will Not Hear of Defeat Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan Blue officials and supporters will not hear of defeat by the Kangaroos in the long awaited “local derby” between the two teams in the Group 8 competition at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday. To date this season one…

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Golf Club indoor bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan Golf Club’s No. 2 team in the Canberra-Queanbeyan Indoor Bowls competition to…

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 11

Saturday, June 5: Championship triples, 1.30pm. Semi-final : F. Blundell, N. Hodgson, L…

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Focken Retains Golf Title Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 14

Royal Canberra golfer, Gerald Focken, retained the title he won last year when he took out the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s open championship on Sunday over 18 holes. Focken, a one marker,…

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Series of Golf Films

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 15

One of a series of golf films to be screened at the Queanbeyan Club this year is to be staged at the club…

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Second Half Rally Found Blues Out Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 16

Ably led fey Bill Sullivan, Queanbeyan Kangaroos stormed back in the second half to convert a 6-2 half-time deficit into a thrilling 14-9 victory against competition leaders, Queanbeyan United, at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday…

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Whites again emerge as giant killers Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan Whites, with another powerful non-stop display, kept their premiership hopes alive by convincingly defeating competition leaders, Eastern Suburbs, 14-8 at Manuka on Saturday. The Whites inflicted…

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Favourites beaten in Bungendore upsets Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1971 · page 13

The defeat of odds-on favourites Fine Steel and Lowland Chief, both Queanbeyan trained gallopers, rocked punters at Bungendore Jockey Club’s May meeting on Saturday. Fine Steel was backed…

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Whites in important with old rivals Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1971 · page 15

A fast, torrid and absorbing encounter can be expected at Taylor Park tomorrow when Queanbeyan Whites, who have emerged as a top contender for the premiership, meet old rivals Ainslie. In the past two weeks…

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Mid-week Races at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1971 · page 14

In order to secure more meetings, Queanbeyan Racing Club will conduct two mid-week fixtures in the, 1971-72 season, which commences on August 1…

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1971 · page 10

The Queanbeyan RSL Memorial Bowling Club has arranged a full programme for the Queen’s…

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Whites’ Premiership Hopes Tumble Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1971 · page 11

Queanbeyan Whites’ premiership hopes took a tumble when they were defeated 12-9 by Ainslie at Taylor Park on Saturday. Ainslie’s bustling tactics, missed penalty attempts…

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Yass Superior in Golf Pennants

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1971 · page 11

Yass dearly showed its supremacy on its home course, defeating Queanbeyan’s No. 2 team by 30 strokes in Sunday’s round of the second division pennants at Yass. Four of Queanbeyan’s…

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Flash Spin races into top company

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1971 · page 12

Flash Spin raced its way into lop sprint company with a six length win in the Molonglo Stake, feature sprint event at Queanbeyan greyhounds on Saturday…

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