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Sport, 1955

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Jewish Sport Review Cricket Macs and Y Put Up Good Show

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 8

In the 6th round of the Jacobs Shield Competition, Maccabeans have lost 7 wickets for 179 against…

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La Vie Sportive En Prance Hauts et bas de l'équipé de France de football

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 5

«QU'EST-CE qu'un spécialiste de football? C'est un monsieur qui explique, sérieusement, après un match,…

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Farewell Table Tennis Champ

Tribune · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 11

AN enthusiastic group of friends and supporters farewelled table tennis champion Phil Anderson who left on the Strathmore last…

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Strategy is needed in cricket

Tribune · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 8

ENGLISH success in the last two Tests is due to the way they have cleverly exploited Australian weaknesses…

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Guildford Football Club To Open New Clubrooms

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 2

Guildford Rugby League Football club will officially open its new clubrooms in McCredie Park on Friday. February 4, at 7.45 p.m…

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Parramatta-Granville Tennis Assoc. Combined "A" Grade Competition Draw Saturday, January 22

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 4

Mixed grade: Match 7, round 2, key for div. 1 and div. 2, 2 v 5, 6 v 7, 3 v 1, 4 v 8, Naomi to play on…

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Leonay Golf Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 January 1955 · page 8

Last Saturday, Don Paskin showed a return to form with the excellent score of 40 Stableford points…

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Cricket Quiz

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 January 1955 · page 3

Last Question: A batsman is running; the ball is returned to the bowler, who takes it in his right hand and breaks the…

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St. Marys Night Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 January 1955 · page 7

The final matches of the first round of the "C" Grade division were played last week. At this stage six teams are contesting…

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Table Tennis Progress Tournament

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 8

The Progress table tennis section will commence running weekly handicap tournaments every Monday night, commencing this week. The tournaments will take…

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TENNIS Starr Retains Title Titleholders Beaten in Doubles

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 8

Leading Jewish tennis player, Geoff Starr, retained the singles title in the N.S.W. Jewish Tennis Championships, last Sunday. Starr and Phil Michael won the doubles final, defeating…

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Jewish Sport Review Cricket Another Victory to Y Maccabeans' Easy Win Against Judeans

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 8

Hakoah failed by 38 runs to reach Y’s total of 132 in the Jacobs’ Shield Competition, last Sunday. It took Maecabeans only 75 minutes in the other match to dismiss Judeans for the low score…

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Sport-Slant Swimming records toppled

Tribune · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 8

THE recent State swimming championships produced some remarkable performances. The fact that 24 Australian and 37 NSW records were broken shows the extent to which the sport has improved. Today almost every placegetter is a star or potential champion…

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Parramatta & Granville & District Tennis Association

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 4

There will be no competitive tennis played next week-end (Australia Day). Inter-District Screening…

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Leonay Golf Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 January 1955 · page 1

Last week-end's golf was played under rather wet conditions, but nevertheless quite a number of players braved the elements…

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Cricket Quiz

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 January 1955 · page 3

Last Week's Question: A striker playing at "no-ball" or "wide" knocks his wicket down. On appeal, what would be your…

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CRICKET Rain Causes Washout

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 8

Due to the heavy rain, no play was possible last Sunday, the first day of the 5th round of the…

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Merrylands Rugby League Football Club

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 4

The ANNUAL MEETING of the above Club will be [?] is the Merrylands School [?] Arts, on MONDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, at 8…

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Soviet races

Tribune · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 2

AMERICAN journalist Marguerite Higgins continues to slander the social life of the Rusian people. Her version of a Russian race meeting is…

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Parramatta-Granville Tennis Assoc. Combined "A" Grade Competition Draw Saturday, February 4

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 4

Mixed grade: Key for div. 1 and div. 2, 1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8. Blacktown and Warradale are withdrawn…

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