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Sport, 1959

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BOWLS Penrith Club (By "Leader")

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 February 1959 · page 10

Penrith Club gained only one win out of its five matches in the district pennants last weekend. The lone win was recorded by…

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Tennis N.d.t.a. Tourney Concludes

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 February 1959 · page 1

Nepean District Tennis Association's Anniversary holiday tournament (which had been marred by rain) was completed…

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Swimming

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 12

Judean Swimming Club training continues each week at Rcslicutters Bay baths…

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Table tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 12

Fred Cohen won last Monday’s Kadi mah weekly - table tennis tournament…

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Sport Shorts Golf

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 12

Dr. M. Richmond tied with three other golfers for second place in the Monash…

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Tennis kampioenschap van de Nederlandse Vereniging

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 14

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Kadimah Tennis not “C” Grad

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 12

Kadimah Progress executives this week denied that the club’s tenn championships “were only of ‘C’ grade standard.” They pointed out that semi-finalists in all…

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Mis. Lewinnek Retains 2 Tennis Titles

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 12

Mrs. Peggy Lewinnek retained her Kadimah ladies’ singles title with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Rose Markham last weekend. Mrs. Lewinnek’s greater…

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Shocks In Hakoah Tennis —Rosen, Rosenbloom Out

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 11

Hakoah tennis organisers handed out one of the biggest shocks for many years when they announced the men's singles seedings for the club championships. They omitted Sydney’s…

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Merrylands Rugby League

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 10

The Club wishes to apologise over the game announced for last Sunday Against Auburn United…

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Parramatta Bowls Match

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 13

An interesting match was held at the Parramatta Bowling Club on Sunday between North Parramatta…

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Rugby League Smithfield Junior League

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 5

Trial games have been arranged for all grades, that is A open, B under 21. C wider 19. D under 17…

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Smithfield Tennis Champs

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 5

Having Heard of sensational doings on die tennis court by local juvenile players, our…

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Junior Tennis Fairfield Association

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 13

It should be obvious nom competition results published in these columns that alt teams are not…

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Mt. Pritchard Cricket Club

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 13

This week we journeyee to King park in the semi-finals against Fairfield Sports. Sates the publicity…

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Rugby League From the Sideline (With "Tiger" Ambrose)

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 16

By nineteen votes to five, club delegates at last Monday night week's meeting of Southern Districts Rugby League curried a motion to waive the boundaries hitherto governing the…

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Fairfield Amateur Athletics

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 4

The fourth annual meeting I the Fairfield Amateur Athletic Club was held last Friday…

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BOWLS Penrith Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 March 1959 · page 10

Last Saturday brought a disastrous finish to the pennant series, as far as this club was concerned…

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Table Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 March 1959 · page 8

The annual meeting of Nepean District Table Tennis Association will be held in the tennis club hall in Memory Park, Penrith,…

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Springwood Tennis Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 March 1959 · page 10

Once again rain marred the tennis lost weekend. The only championship match played on our courts was in the men's…

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