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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1971

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Hellier Nominates for Championship Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1971 · page 14

When the draw for the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s 1971 championships were were released this week, a noticeable omission was the defending champion, Kelvin Hellier. But Hellier has since…

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Record 108 teams in junior cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1971 · page 16

The junior cricket season opens to-morrow morning with a tremendous impact with a record 108 teams entered in the A.C.T. competition, an increase of 35 per cent…

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Cricket Opening Queanbeyan relies on last year’s players

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1971 · page 13

The A.C.T. cricket competition opens tomorrow and Queanbeyan first-grade side will be relying mainly on last year’s players. There are some newcomers like former…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1971 · page 15

Strong winds over the week-end made conditions very difficult for bowls. The FFederal District pairs championship commenced on Saturday and the field of 183 teams was…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan fielded, six teams in the Canberra competition on .Saturday but at this stage only two…

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Peter Show Leads Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1971 · page 16

As a result of a fine two over par second round, Peter Schow has taken the lead in the Queanbeyan Golf Club's “A” grade champiotishsp. The club’s championships have reached the half way…

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First grade suffer a hammering Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan first grade bowling attack suffered a hammering at the hands of ANU batsmen in the first round of the ACT cricket competition at ANU ova! on Saturday. The students batted…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 13

The first competition day was disaster day for Queanbeyan teams so far as results were…

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Postal Clerk Wins State Boxing Title

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan postal clerk Sid Dumbrell won the NSW State amateur light welterweight…

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Lights Switched on Night Tennis Booms Night tennis booms at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 15

Forty players competed in the tournament which preceded the official switching oh of the newly installed floodlights at Bungendore Park tennis courts on Sunday night. A barbecue followed the…

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Who Will Be 1971 Champ? Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 16

The stage, is set for an expected close tussle in the Queanbeyan Golf Club’s 1971 championship, which will fee finalised this weekend. Defending champion, Kelvin Hellier is in equal…

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Cricket prospects... Queanbeyan batsmen must lift their game

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan first grade batsmen will need to lift their game tomorrow if they are to put a dent in the mammoth 7 for 384 scored last week by ANU in the first day’s play of the ACT cricket competition. ANU is expected to…

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Registration day for “Little Athletics”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 14

Queanbeyan: YMCA “Little Athletics” will conduct its registration day this Sunday at Seiffert Sportsground between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m…

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Harness Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 14

As reported last, Friday, a new organisation known as the Queanbeyan Trotting Social Club was last week given the responsibility and privilege of bringing about the re-birth of harness racing in Queanbeyan. In taking over this role…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 13

Queanbeyan under 16 cricket side pressed home its first innings advantage to defeat Norths outright…

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Social Tennis for Juniors

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 14

Very few people hurried up at the meeting called to consider the future of junior tennis in Queanbeyan last Thursday night. The retiring president of the junior…

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Minor grade cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan second and fourth grade cricket teams were defeated outright in the first round of…

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Came Form Behind to Force Play-off Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 16

In a do or die effort, Brian McIntosh came from behind to tie with Kelvin Hellier in the Quenbeyan Golf Club’s 1971 “A” grade championship…

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Harness Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 15

On Tuesday I used the motto “Harness Racing—The Sport for a all People.” I intend now to start proving the truth of this claim. For the time being. I…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 15

An increased number of boys attended practice this week in preparation for tomorow’s games…

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