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Sport, 1957

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Georges River-Penshurst Cricket Bill Stead 130. Irvine Goodwin 107

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

Keeping up the weekly average, two more centuries were scored last Saturday. Bill Stead (Wara.) reached 130 (he has scored 556 runs), and Irvine Goodwin scored 107. Star Herne Bay 4th gradep layer Bob Shepherd took 6-6 and has taken…

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St. George District Cricket Club (A. Schuman, P.o.) First Grade

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

St. George batting first at Parramatta Oval soon took charge of the bowling with a very good opening partnership…

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Cricket on

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 8

Next Sunday will see the resumption of cricket when the second half of the Jacobs’…

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N.S.W. flop in Cricket

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 8

In a perhaps disappointing game, the strong W.A. team defeated outright the N.S.W. side in the cricket final, played at the Maccabean Memorial ground…

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Cabramatta Golf Club

The Biz · Wednesday 23 January 1957 · page 16

The holiday period has interfered no end with the publication of this column and a great deal has happened in that time…

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Cabra-vale Diggers at Bowls

The Biz · Wednesday 23 January 1957 · page 16

Last Sunday twenty bowlers, their wives and families spent a nice day at Penrith. While the men were playing, the…

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Junior Tennis Fairfield Association

The Biz · Wednesday 23 January 1957 · page 14

No junior branch tournaments until February, when it is hoped to finalise all remaining events. Coaching. Arrangements have…

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Umpires at Cricket

The Biz · Wednesday 23 January 1957 · page 11

A very enjoyable day's cricket was had at the playground last Sunday, when the executive committee of S. D. C. A. accepted…

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Rugby League Football St. George May Lose Ross Kite

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 7

St. George executive officials are not optimistic about their chances of retaining Australian winger Ross Kite…

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GOLF Beverley Park Golf Club

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 4

Saturday, 19157, par competition, F. Walters' trophy: Tie between R. Gleeson (S) and N. Vincent (10), both 3 up. A…

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Hurstville Diggers Golf

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 9

The boys really turned it on last Sunday when a stableford event for the Bob Gilbert trophy resulted in a win for…

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Bexley Golf Club

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 4

With the temperature at approximately 100 degrees, 48 starters lined up at the first tee to contest the Wally Kotzer…

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BOWLS Mortdale Bowling Club

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 8

Our No. 4 and No. 5 pennant teams both won again on Saturday. In the No. 4 against Hurstville South, Jack…

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Sth. Hurstville Bowls Club

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 10

Last Sunday South Hurstville staged something that as far as we can ascertain, was the first all-day tournament…

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Francis Drake Bowls Club

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 10

Last week we had mixed success with our pennant teams. Our No. 4 team. No. 6 (one). No. 6 (two), have each…

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Bowls Penrith Club Notes

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 1

On Saturday Penrith recorded its first win in the A grade division of the current district pennant series, scoring a…

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Swimming St. Geo. League Swimmers

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 7

Thanks, Seniors. Seems my note about not enough turning up did well. The club general meeting…

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Tennis Night Competition

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 1

Play in the N.D.T.A. night tennis competition will be suspended next Monday, 28th (Anniversary Day). Next week's matches will…

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BOWLS St. George Bowling Club

The St George Call · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 10

Last Saturday's games in the pennants produced the same result as the previous week in that we won three games and…

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Vacation Swimming School Presentation of Certificates

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 January 1957 · page 1

Beginning on January 7, the annual vacation swimming school at Penrith Weir concluded on Thursday with the…

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