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Sport, 1957

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New Arrival Threat To Table Tennis Champions

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 11 January 1957 · page 8

A young Jewish girl, who escaped from Hungary last year, arrived in Sydney ten days ago, with an ambition of becoming one of the Community’s best table tennis players…

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Rugby League Fairfield Club's Meeting

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 15

The annual general meeting of the Fairfield Rugby League Football club will be held in the upstairs hall [?] Fairfield Soldiers…

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Group Bowls Parramatta v. NEPEAN

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 11

The Parramatta Group selectors have selected the underment toned team against Nepean District Bowling Association to be…

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Civic Social Golf Club

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 10

C.K.--so it s on again, the Civic Social Golf Club played on Liverpool course on Sunday, January 13. "Old Sol" made the going…

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Social Cricket Match

The Biz · Wednesday 16 January 1957 · page 7

The much discussed cricket match Frank Hathaway's "Old Boys" versus Fairfield Heights Cricket Club, was played on the…

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Rugby League Football Promising Country Five-eighth Joins St. George

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 7

Promising five-eighth Stewart Chase, an apprentice radio electrician, who represented Country against City last…

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Bowls Women's Bowls Taren Point

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 7

Now the festivities are behind us for another year, here's hoping we can settle down to some keen bowling. There were…

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GOLF Beverley Park Golf Club

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 4

Saturday 12157, stroke competition, flag: A grade.--A. Brown (10) 64. W. Moody (9) 66. B grade.--J. McPhee…

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Springwood GOLF

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 8

Good scoring featured the week-end par events despite the hot, dry conditions. Ron Hamilton, soon to leave the ranks of…

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Bexley Golf Club

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon there was quite a good field to contest the Bill Pullen trophy, which was programmed as a…

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Sth. Hurstville Bowls Club

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 10

Pennants started off on a grand scale. Although we had only, three wins out of seven starters, we were pleased with…

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Francis Drake Bowls Club

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 10

With six teams in the Pennants we were able to win five matches, which is a very good effort for any club…

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Vacation Swimming School Concludes This Week

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 1

The Vacation Swimming School at Penrith Weir has reached the final day and pupils are preparing to swim…

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BOWLS St. George Bowling Club

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 10

Last Wednesday, January 9, at St. Mark's Church, Brighton, the funeral service for the late Percy Crosky was…

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St. Marys Night Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 5

Play in the St. Marys night tennis competition resumed this week after the Christmas and New Year break…

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Bowls Penrith Club Notes (By "Leader")

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 1

Penrith scored a good win—81 to 67—in the Kirby Watson Trophy series at St. Marys on Sunday…

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Tennis Nepean's Country Week Success

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 8

With very exciting play, Nepean II team (B. Willmington. G. Willmington, G. Lynel, and M. Lynel) won the "B" Section…

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Bexley Dist. Cricket Club

The St George Call · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 5

Roseville won the toss and batted on a perfect wicket in their match against Bexley's A team at Bexley. They were…

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Striving for a Swimming Pool Support for Public Subscription Scheme

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 1

There are indications that there will be support for a proposal to finance partly by public subscription the construction of a public swimming pool in Penrith Municipality, regarding which Council…

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Inter-District Cricket Nepean Defeated in H.C.C. CUP

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 8

Nepean I team was defeated on the first innings by Camden in the H.C.C. Cup inter-district series. Nepean fielded with only…

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