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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Sport

Sport, 1953

501 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 13 of 26

Local Pair Wins Golf Match

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 10

Playing under very unpleasant conditions, K. Cohen and A. McLachian defeated E. Oakman and the visiting…

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Menangle News Football

Camden News · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 4

The local football team suffered a defeat on Saturday last, when they visited St. Gregory's College,…

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Bowls Singles Winner Provides Surprise

Camden News · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 8

Ray Fuller (Snr.) provided quite a surprise packet when he defeated Jim Cassimatis in the bowls singles played on Wednesday. The consistent manner in…

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Sparkling Golf by Studley Park Champion

Camden News · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 10

Camden Golf Club title holder, Bryan Fitzpatrick, returned to form during the week-end and turned in a fine…

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Runaway Win in Football on

Camden News · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 9

Last Sunday at Camden Showground, Camden again maintained its undefeated record when they ran out winners…

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Tennis St. John's 1 Defeat Hillview 1 Junior Inter-District Matches Set Down For July (By "Set-Point")

Camden News · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Matches in the S.D.T.A. winter competition last weekend resulted as follows:…

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Football Dance at Minto

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 5

What must be a record crowd attended the dance held at Minto for the Campbelltown Footballers last Friday…

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Rugby Union Ingleburn Defeated 14-11 At Randwick Oval

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 5

After one of the hardest and best matches of the season Ingleburn lost to University of Technology, at Randwick Oval…

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Tennis. Warradale Defeats Liverpool Results of Mixed Comp

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

Results of last week-end’s matches in the S.D.T.A. Mixed Competitions were as follows:…

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Rugby League ’Town a and Reserves Defeat Bargo Juniors Win From the Oaks

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 9

A further round of the Group Competition was played on Sunday last, Campbelltown meeting Bargo on the local ground, in perfect football weather before a large attendance…

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Bowls. Campbelltown Wins From Beecroft Home Team Has A Win At Guildford

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

The following are the results of the social game played last Saturday: Foran, Kidson, Blancato,…

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Boxing, Wrestling at Picton Gymnasium Many Trophies Presented

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 3

A grand night of Boxing and Wrestling was witnessed by those who attended Picton Gymnasium on Friday, 12th June. The committee have every reason to be well satisfied with the result of their first organised night. At the same time they…

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Bowls Championship Fours Final Dapto Defeated in Sunday Trophy

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 8

Close play was witnessed in the final of the fours championship decided at Picton rink last Saturday and Dapto was defeated in the "Picton Post" Trophy on Sunday…

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Amateur Golf Champion Equals Professional Record at Studley Pk

Camden News · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 3

In defeating Kevin Franzman 6 up and 5 to go, in the first round of the eliminating match play for the…

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Camden's First Football Defeat Down to Bowral 8-7

Camden News · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 8

In the greatest turn up of the season last Sunday, Camden's First Grade undefeated side caused a boil over when they went down to Bowral, the "wooden spooners," by one point…

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Bowls Further Successes in Sunday Trophy Matches Bankstown, Roseville Defeated By Locals

Camden News · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 5

The weather was anything but pleasant when visiting rinks from Roseville and Bankstown played Camden teams in the Sunday…

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Athletics. West Shield Competition Camden Annexe 9 Points

Camden News · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 1

On Saturday last at Campbelltown Cross Country (Fisher's Ghost Creek) Course, Camden downed…

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Rugby Union Ingleburn Win Against Army Team

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 6

Ingleburn had the bye in the competition on Saturday, June 20th and a match was arranged with the 13th Battalion…

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Ingleburn Down 6-3 Against Western Suburbs Rugby Union - Kentwell Cup

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 5

At Ingleburn oval on Saturday Western Suburbs defeated the home side in the Kent-well Cup Rugby Union…

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Tennis Winter Mixed Competition S.d.t.a

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 2

Campbelltown received its first real setback in the winter mixed competition last Saturday afternoon in…

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