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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1973

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 November 1973 · page 20

Wet weather conditions over the past weekends has disrupted the Federal District Association Championships. A meeting of club delegates on Monday night re-arranged the…

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Racing Roundup With Frank Nash

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 November 1973 · page 20

Stablemates Sling Off (evens) and The Machine (2-1 on) paid a record low daily double dividend of $1 at Wagga races on Saturday. Sling Off won a 1260 metres…

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David Lewis Is New Secretary of A.C.T. RUGBY Queanbeyan Rugby Union personality David Lewis has been elected secretary of the ACT Rugby Union for 1974

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 November 1973 · page 19

His appointment will be welcomed in the city and is the culmination of a long administrative career in district Rugby. David was born in…

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R.s.l Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1973 · page 24

Saturday November 17: Social bowls, men’s triples, a 1.45pm start…

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Snail Racing Champion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1973 · page 23

LAST year's winner in the World Snail Racing Championships “Herbie” wound up…

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Table tennis finalists near certain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1973 · page 21

This week’s round of inter-club cable tennis matches saw four relatively one sided matches and…

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Table tennis Q’beyan retains lead

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1973 · page 23

Queanbeyan table tennis team retained the lead in the Canberra [?] reserve competition [?]…

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Junior Cricket Effortless Win by Under 12’s

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1973 · page 21

An effortless first innings win by Queanbeyan under 12 teams over division 1 competition leader St. Edmund’s highlighted a successful junior cricket round for the club. Having dismissed the [?]…

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Rugby League Test Cover

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 19 November 1973 · page 16

Live coverage of Australia’s second test against Great Britain in the current International…

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Class Prevailed in Sprint Races Greyhounds

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 19 November 1973 · page 16

Class asserted itself in the two main sprint races at Saturday afternoon’s Queanbeyan greyhounds. They were won by Maisson Brasser and…

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Eight Runs Prevented Grand Slam Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 19 November 1973 · page 16

Only a narrow eight run less in fifth grade prevented Queanbeyan Cricket Club from collecting a grand slam of wins over City on Saturday. As [?] it [?] was…

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GOLF McIntosh wins Play-off Decides Adaminaby Open

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 19 November 1973 · page 15

Joint NSW country golf champion, Brian McIntosh, became the third Queanbeyan golfer in three years to hold the title of Adaminaby open golf champion. He won the title…

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John Staunton wings golf

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 18

A net 59 by John Staunton was the outstanding achievement at the Queanbeyan Golf Club over the weekend…

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Rugby League Poachers Active in Blues Lineup

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 19

ALMOST every player in the Queanbeyan United RIFC first grade squad has been approached with offers from other clubs in Group 8, according to fie club secretary, Mr, Les McIntyre, Latest target is top Group 8 and…

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Racing Roundup With Frank Nesh

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 19

Goulburn and District Racing Club has secured the sponsorship of Teachers Whisky for its annual cup meeting over the next three years. Negotiations were completed with a…

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Rugby League Pre-season comp. $500 Inter-city League

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 20

Arrangements live teen finished for a $5000 index-city pre-season Rughy League competition sponsored by the Queanbeyan and Wagga Leagues’ Clubs. [?]…

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Queanbeyan Cricket Club - 1926-27

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 20

Some of the best known players Queanbeyan cricket has seen appeared with the local club in the 1926-27 season. Their names are still a household word…

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CRICKET Blewitt hits 116 against Currandooley

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 November 1973 · page 19

A blistering 116 by opening batsman Rod Blewitt highlighted a resounding win by Williamsdale “Wombats” over Currandooley in the fourth round of the social cricket competition…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 November 1973 · page 20

Pennants to be played on Tuesday, 27th November: Grade one to play…

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Rugby League Test Cover

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 November 1973 · page 16

Live coverage of Australia’s second test against Great Britain in the current International…

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