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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1971

501 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 17 of 26

Royals Overpowered Whites move to grand final Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan's first-grade Rugby Union sidemoved into the A.C.T. Zone grand-final when they defeated Royals 6-nit at Manuka Oval last Saturday. The Whites now have a…

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Flockton Signs Act Cricket Coach

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1971 · page 16

The Secretary of the ACT Cricket Association, Mr, Greg Lord, today announced the appointment of former Sheffield Shield player Mr. Ray Flockton as the Association's first professional coach. Flockton is an ex…

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“C” grader R. Corey wills “Guzzler's Mug” GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1971 · page 14

In the stroke event at Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday, “C” grader, R Corey produced the best nett score of the day to take out the guzzler’s mug. The brst “A” grade gross…

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Golf club opens new layout

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1971 · page 1

Queanbeyan Golf Club will conduct the first official match play on its new 6,233 yard par 71 18 hole layout this week-end, with a competition for members to-morrow and the…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 13

The outstanding games from the second round were played on Saturday and the quarter finals on Sunday. Results of weekend play:…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 14

For their first attack on the new 18 hole layout, associates enjoyed perfect weather…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 15

Triples were played on Sunday and winners were V. Greentree, R. McDonald, M. Ross…

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Scales Rigged at Local Races

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 15

Stewards at Queanbeyan races on Saturday found that the jockeys scales had been tampered with and were weighing more than six pounds light…

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Forwards paved the way for ’Roo win Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 16

With the forwar[?] led by Bill Sullivan paving the way and the irrepressible “Skippy” Devlin running riot through the Canberra backline, Queanbeyan ’Roos continued their premiership hunt by defeating a confident Canberra Tigers at Seiffert Oval in the final on Sunday 24-18. The Tigers expected to…

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New golf course opens with 313 players

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 14

Queanbeyan Golf Club’s new 18 hole grass green course became operational at the weekend with 333 players hitting off on Saturday and Sunday in perfect sunshine. Saturday’s field…

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Brilliant win in the Newmarket Playastor confounded handicapping students Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1971 · page 15

The consistent Queanbeyan gelding, Playastor, confounded the students of handicapping with a brilliant win in the 1971 Haig Newmarket over six furlongs at Queanbeyan on Saturday. Playastor defeated Gold…

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Swimming Schools Taught 240

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1971 · page 20

The Department of Education has advised the Municipal Council that 240 children were taught…

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Players Get Ready for Night Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1971 · page 23

With warmer weather to look forward to, arrangements are under way to commence this season’s night pennant tennis competition in Queanbeyan. Owing to the success of…

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Power Football Gave Roos Their Third Premiership Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 16

With a display of power football unequalled in Group 8 this season, Queanbeyan Kangaroos led by generals Bill Sullivan and Reg Cooke, once again confounded. the vast majority of followers to take out heir third successive grand final in four years…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 14

The Queanbeyan Bowling Club was host to a party of 40 bowlers from Five Dock Bowling Club over the weekend and was successful in the competition between the two clubs…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 15

Twenty-four Associates played in the 18 hole stroke round on Saturday, sufficient for only…

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Roo Reserves in major upset Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 13

To all but their closet supporters, Queanbeyan Kangaroos caused the upset of the season when they defeated minor premiers Queanbeyan United 10-5 in the reserve grade grand…

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Norths dashed White premiership hopes Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 14

Northern Suburbs dashed Queanbeyan premiership hopes when they comfortably defeated the Whites eight points to three at Manuka oval on Saturday. Norths, after battling…

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Queanbeyan outclassed in 1971 pennant final GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan golfers were never in the race against Yass in the final of the second division pennants played at Royal Canberra on Sunday morning. Queanbeyan’s team,…

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Youth gets its chance against North Sydney Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 September 1971 · page 14

Withdrawals since the team was selected have caused extensive alterations to the backs in the Monaro invitation teams to play North Sydney at Seiflfert Sportsground on Sunday, Centre and captain Lionel…

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