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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1971

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Tennis clubs preparing for night competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 September 1971 · page 15

The annual general meeting of the Park Tennis Club was held on Tuesday night, when Mr. Kevin Friend was elected president. Other office bearers elected were…

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Norths Outclassed Invitation Team Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1971 · page 19

The invitation Monaro side which met North Sydney at Seiffert Oval on Sunday, was completely outclassed and went down 46-4. For followers of League in Group 8 it was a…

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Golf Club Advance for Sewer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1971 · page 18

A ratepayer’s advance in the stun of $4,300 made available by the Queanbeyan Golf Club…

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Queanbeyan Golf Club Ball Highlights

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1971 · page 8

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bollard ‘Belle of the Ball’, Mrs, Bruce Farrow (right) receives the sash from…

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Several chances in golf championships GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1971 · page 11

QUEANBEYAN Golf Club’s 1971 foursome championship to be played over 36 holes this weekend, appears to be wide open and any one of several pairs could take out the title…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1971 · page 13

A Sportswomen’s Day was held on Tuesday and 144 players from Canberra and surrounding clubs…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1971 · page 4

Queanbeyan Cricket Club will conduct its registration day for junior cricketers at Taylor Park…

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Queanbeyan’s Tennis Win

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1971 · page 16

Last Saturday in the Canberra pennant tennis competition, the Queanbeyan team of Peter Sutton, Les Mitchell, Graham Clyne and Kevin Friend defeated Turner by four rubbers…

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“Little Athletics” Youth Club move

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1971 · page 15

As part of their programme for diversifying activities, Queanbeyan YMCA Youth Club is hoping to commence Little Athletics in the very near future…

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RSL bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1971 · page 16

The R.S.L. bowls programme for the holiday week-end (October 2. 3 and 4) :…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan Cricket Club expects to have six junior teams ranging in age groups from under…

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Golf Associates charity day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1971 · page 15

There were 67 entries for the Quota Charity Day conducted by Queanbeyan Golf Associates last Thursday. All players enjoyed…

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Haslam-norton Champions Again Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1971 · page 16

Although Peter Haslam and Kevin Norton suffered nerves on the final nine holes of the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s 1971 foursome championship, they held on long enough to win the title. Winners of the title in…

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First grade cricket line-up uncertain

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan, District Cricket Club, with the first round of the 1973-72 competition coming up on Saturday week, is still not certain what its first-grade line-up will be. However the position is…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan will definitely field six teams in this season’s ACT junior cricket competition…

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Insufficient teams Night Tennis Competition Abandoned

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1971 · page 16

Competition tennis in Queanbeyan and the Park Tennis Club itself had another nail hammered into their coffins this week, when insufficient entries were received to conduct the proposed night competition…

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Close finish in athletics

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1971 · page 11

At the East Queanbeyan Primary School athletic carnival at Taylor. [?] last Friday Kahibah…

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Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 October 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan junior golfers lost four matches to three in the annual match against Yass golfers for…

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Swimming Notes (contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1971 · page 13

Queanbeyan Leagues’ Amateur Swimming Club’s winter swimming squad is coming along fine and…

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Looking Back on Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1971 · page 14

With the rapid growth in the popularity of racing in this area and the first Sunday meeting…

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