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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1973

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Twilight races draw record entry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1973 · page 16

Entries for Queanbeyan Racing Club’s twilight fixture on Wednesday are a record for a midweek meeting. There are 104…

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Table Tennis Final Individuals Too Good

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1973 · page 17

As predicted, Individuals defeated Teachers in the final of the summer table…

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Queanbeyan Desperately Needs Win Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1973 · page 16

Desperately needing another win at this stage of the season, Queanbeyan first grade cricketers return hopefully to the Park Oval tomorrow to take on last match winner. Woden. Queanbeyan…

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Greyhound —Greyhound noms down Night Racing Looks Best

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1973 · page 17

Disappointing nominations for tomorrow afternoon’s Queanbeyan greyhounds strengthens the case of those people urging more night meetings in the summer months. They already have…

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Letters to the Editor Was ‘Hughie’ really Trumble of cricket fame? asks Hosking

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1973 · page 2

Sir, — I read with interest Don Whitington’s speculations about the origins of the expression “Send her down Hughie” (Behind the Headlines, Age, November 26)…

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Bowls Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 15

Although seven Queanbeyan Bowling Club players reached the third round of the Federal…

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Lions Golf Day

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 15

Queanbeyan Lions Club will conduct an 18-hole open golf tournament at the Queanbeyan Golf…

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Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 14

Queanbeyan junior cricket club will hold a barbecue-registration afternoon on this…

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Six twilight races Improvers Divided

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 14

Queanbeyan Racing Club has divided the improvers Handicap and there will be a six race programme at Wednesday’s twilight meeting…

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Cricket Firsts Found Batting Form

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 16

Despite a record lumber of availabilities, Queanbeyan cricket tams performed admirably against Woden on Saturday, with four of the teams hi match winning positions. Already one team,…

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A Close Win to Capitain’s Team Over President’s Golf

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 15

Club captain Pat Jeffery and his-team scored an 11 stableford point victory over the club president, Dave Bowditch’s team at the Queanbeyan Golf Club yesterday…

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Cycling Velodrome match races Sprint Stars Earned Big Ovation

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 December 1973 · page 14

The Paulmart sprint series between the current Australian professional sprint champion Bob Ryan and Sydney cyclist Terry Sheedy, proved the most exciting event at the Leagues’ Cycle Club truck meeting on Saturday…

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Racing Roundup With Frank Nash

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 December 1973 · page 18

As is usual at this time of the year, jockey Ivan Thompson is making a rapid climb up the Southern Tableland and South Coast Racing Association premiership ladder. The Bega…

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Racing Club Allocated More Dates

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 December 1973 · page 20

Queanbeyan Racing Club has been allocated two additional race dates to compensate if for the loss of three recent meetings. They are Monday,…

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Cricket Wombats First Defeat

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 December 1973 · page 18

In a game featuring tight and accurate bowling, Taxation defeated previously unbeaten Williamsdale “Wombats” in the fourth round of the Sunday Social Cricket Competition. Batting first,…

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Junior Cricket Under 10’s first win

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 December 1973 · page 18

After an unfortunate losing streak, Queanbeyan Under 10 cricket team finally broke…

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Women’s Bowls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1973 · page 16

Pennant matches to be played on Tuesday, 11th December:…

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Lions golf day success

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1973 · page 17

Queanbeyan Lions Club’s first annual golf day, with proceeds aiding their destitute women and children’s fund, proved an…

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For Entertainments College football exposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1973 · page 11

Vicious conniving and corruption beneath the bland exterior of supposedly amateur college…

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CRICKET Q’beyan after second win Pace men hold 1st grade key

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1973 · page 17

Queanbeyan’s pace-men could hold the key to success in the first grade game…

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