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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1972

322 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 17

Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 19

Again the Queanbeyan Bowling Club pennant teams turned in disappointing displays on Saturday. The No. 2’s defeated Yass by three shots to record the only win…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 22

Very few associates turned out for the par event on Saturday due to showery weather…

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Junior Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 8

Due to the inclement weather on Sunday, the scheduled round of the junior tennis pennants was not played. However, there have…

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Films on cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 17

..A series of interesting and well presented cricket coaching films will be held tonight at the meeting…

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Death of Boxing Trouper

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 1

Veteran showman, Mr, Roy Bell, who has been attending Queanbeyan show for years with his…

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Grade cricket teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 19

Queanbeyan teams and match venues for tomorrow’s round of the ACT Cricket competition —…

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Focken favoured for golf title

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 17

Royal Canberra “A” grade pennant player, Gerald Focken, is expected to start favourite in Sunday’s annual Queanbeyan Floral Festival…

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Leagues’ Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 19

Pennant teams to play Canberra West at West on Saturday, November 11, 1972, are as follow:…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 16

Matches set down to be played at the Women’s Bowling Club next Saturday, November 11…

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Little athletics Match Races Improve Times

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 16

Patrick Carey (10) and Phil Fletcher (B11) pushed each other all the way in the “A” grade 800 metres at Little Athletics on Saturday, with the result they both ran their fastest half-mile ever…

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R.s.l Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 18

Queanbeyan RSL cricketers are back on the winning list once again with a resounding win over…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 17

Picnic day had the added attraction of Melbourne Cup Day, when 29 players joined in the game. The club was…

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Park Tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 15

Inclement weather last Tuesday and Thursday evenings prevented play in the senior night tennis…

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Surfeit of players Cricket Club embarrassed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 20

Cricket is certainly not dead in Queanbeyan. As far as the district club is concerned, embarrassing is more like the word…

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Swimming notes Point score to start this week (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1972 · page 23

Queanbeyan Leagues Amateur Swimming and Lifesaving Club will commence its 1972-73 point score competition on Wednesday night…

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Carinya golf day

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1972 · page 20

Queanbeyan Golf Club’s annual charity day for the Carinya Centre will be staged this Sunday over…

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Golf secretary manager resigns

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1972 · page 18

Secretary/manager of the Queanbeyan Golf Club for the past seven years, Mr. Brian Todkill, has resigned, his resignation to take…

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Six teams in table tennis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1972 · page 18

Six teams will commence a club table tennis competition in Queanbeyan next Wednesday night. It is believed to the first…

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Big entry for midweek races

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1972 · page 9

Queanbeyan Racing Club has received 70 nominations for its midweek meeting next Wednesday. This is a record for a…

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Associate Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1972 · page 20

A large field of associates took part in a 4.B.B.B. stableford on Saturday, with the winners being I…

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