Outsiders Win at Midweek Races
The success of outsiders Jazz Kingdom, Golden Curl and Son of Perouse made Queanbeyan Racing Club’s midweek races on Wednesday a bonanza for bookmakers…
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Sport, 1971
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Pennant tennis Queanbeyan to make final
With only one defeat behind them and the last match of the round to be played tomorrow afternoon, Queanbeyan seems certain of a place in the final of their…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Good Times at Festival Athletics
Queanbeyan Amateur Athletic Club’s successful Floral Festival Carnival resulted in excellent times for several events, despite the generally windy conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Little athletics
Some excellent performances were turned in by “Little Athletics” at Taylor Park last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Bowls Notes
Queanbeyan teams had another bad day in the third pennant round on Sunday. Score cards in No. 1 show a win to Queanbeyan but a suspected error when corrected would…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Twenty at swimming classes
Queanbeyan Leagues’ Amateur Swimming Club held its first free learn-to-swim classes on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Junior Cricket
In under 16 cricket on Saturday, East 5 / 244 defeated Queanbeyan 69 and 3/94…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Twilight Races Changed
Queanbeyan Racing Club’s scheduled twightlight meeting tomorrow week,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Junior tennis wind-up
Junior tennis has again been interrupted the last three Saturday’s, first by rain and the last two…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Queanbeyan in tennis final
Queanbeyan won its way through to the final of its division in the Canberra men’s singles pennant tennis competition with a well deserved win over equal leaders. Red…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Course record equalled Two par rounds in weekend golf
With perfect golf weather prevailing, two golfers recorded par rounds at the Queanbeyan Golf Club at the weekend, one of which has been acknowledged as equalling the course record. The golfers to shoot 71’s…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Biggest Win As Trainer Former Olympian Knows His Horses Racing
The Braidwood trained galloper Noondah Prince gave former top Olympic horseman Neil Lavis his biggest success as a trainer when it won the Royal Hotel Improvers at Queanbeyan on Saturday. Noondah Prince is owned…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Leagues Bowls
To date both No. 7 and No. 8 pennant teams are performing quite well. The most pleasing note…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Priest in golf classic
[?] Queanbeyan Priest, Father Henry Byrne, now of Tumut, has been selected in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rain Improves Cricket Hopes
This week’s rain could prove an important ally for Queanbeyan in the first grade match against competition leader Woden, which will be resumed at Phillip Oval tomorrow…
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The fourth round of the Federal District singles championship was played on Saturday and three Queanbeyan players, Phillip Lind-beck, Peter Schow and Vic Southwell won their…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Associate Golf
The highlight of Saturday’s golf was another eagle’s nest of a dozen balls, going to popular…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →School Cricket
Isabella Street Primary and Marist Brothers will meet in the final of the midweek schools cricket…
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In the ACT junior cricket competition on Saturday, Queanbeyan under 16 has scored 0/2 in reply to 104…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Jet Blaze a Big Chance in Welter Racing
The Warwick Farm trained galloper Jet Blaze could be the danger in the feature event, the Parkway Motel Welter, at tomorrow afternoon’s meeting of Queanbeyan Racing Club. Jet Blaze was well…
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