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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1971

501 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 26

Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1971 · page 15

Kevin Burford won his Zone preliminary final against S. Plowman, of Goulburn Sunday, after being down 23-28. Burford fought back in a spirited manner and won the game 31-28. He now advances to the semi-finals to be played eh the first weekend in April…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1971 · page 16

The first LGU medal and monthly medal for the season were played for on Saturday by 32…

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Whites get two in ACT team Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1971 · page 14

Queanbeyan hooker Robert Stumbles and new winger Brian Kingi have been…

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Blues overcame draw to win Caltex 1,000 Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan Blues overcame a difficult draw to win the Caltex 1000 Knockout Rugby League carnival at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday. Every member of the…

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Low markers combine in best ball round GOLF

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1971 · page 15

Ian Stewart and Ron Caldwell, both playing off 9-7 handicaps, combined brilliantly to take out Sunday’s four-ball-best-ball stableford event from a field of 64 players at Queanbeyan. They were out in 21…

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Queanbeyan defeated another semi finalist Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 March 1971 · page 15

Queanbeyan first-grade cricket XI may have finished well down the list in the A.C.T. premiership, but it certainly sapped some of the confidence of semi-final teams. On Saturday in the last…

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Queanbeyan sixth in swimming

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1971 · page 14

Queanbeyan has finished sixth of the eighteen clubs competing fin the Southern District Swimming Championships, which were concluded at Moruya and Batsman’s Bay last…

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Night Tennis Resumes Monday Night

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1971 · page 14

This Monday night will see the resumption of the night pennant tennis competition with round six of the ladies’ doubles being played. The men’s doubles competition will resume on…

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Whites meet first test in knockout Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1971 · page 16

Royals Rugby Union Knockout Carnival commencing under floodlights at the Canberra Showgrounds tonight and continuing through tomorrow to the grand final tomorrow night, will give Queanbeyan Whites their first test against other clubs this season…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1971 · page 15

Saturday’s 18 holes stroke competition attracted only 22 players and scoring generally was…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1971 · page 14

Queanbeyan women bowlers entertained 15 visiting clubs at their President’s Day last…

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Twelve group players are from Queanbeyan Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan dominates the Group 8 team to play Groups 16 and 19 at Bega next Sunday with 12—six each from the Blues and ’Roos—in the 15 man squad. There are no real…

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Whites out in first round of knockout Rugby Union

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan Whites began the season disastrously on Friday night when they could only manage a three-all draw with last season’s third grade premiers, Daramalan. Daramalan, by virtue of…

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American Golfer Takes Out Captain’s Trophy Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1971 · page 15

American golfer, Art Trompeter, returned a net 62 to win the annual captain’s trophy at the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday. An outstanding field took part in the…

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Cricket Award February 27 and March 6

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1971 · page 15

THREE points to Colin Imrie, who played shots all round the wicket in his 48 runs in first grade. One…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1971 · page 16

Queanbeyan under 12 cricket team has won the premiership in its division of the ACT Junior…

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Kangaroo front row key to result Rugby League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1971 · page 16

Obviously the performance of front row trio N. Cummins, Phil Agland and S. Knight will have a great bearing on the final result of the match of the day, Queanbeyan Roos v. Canberra Tigers, at Seiffert Oval on Sunday…

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Dinny Pails heads senior tennis draw

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1971 · page 15

Former Australian champion Dinny Pails has been given top seeding in the Australian…

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Miss Jet D’Eau seeks her sixth Cup win Racing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1971 · page 16

The game Queanbeyan mare Miss Jet D’Eau faces a difficult task when she attempts to win her sixth cup of the current season—the Captain’s Flat Cup — at Queanbeyan tomorrow. Miss Jet D’Eau has won…

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Athletics Meet Brings St. Pat’s Prizes to $250

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1971 · page 13

The addition of an unusual athletic car[?] to the Bungendore St. Patrick’s Day Sports has brought the total value of prizes and trophies to over [?]…

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