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Sport, 1961

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Crowd at football

The Biz · Wednesday 17 May 1961 · page 5

A crowd of 500 watched the League game between Cabramatta and Fairfield, at…

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Business Club Holds Golf Day

The Biz · Wednesday 17 May 1961 · page 7

The Fairfield District Businessmen's Club has conducted its first sporting event -- a golf day at Cabramatta. The day. despite short…

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Local drivers for "Farm" motor races

The Biz · Wednesday 17 May 1961 · page 2

Seven local drivers will take part in the motor racing at Warwick Farm next Sunday. They are:-- W. Burns, of Cabarita…

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Results in athletics

The Biz · Wednesday 17 May 1961 · page 12

There was a good attendance of members of the Fairfield Athletic Club for the running of…

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Results in athletics

The Biz · Wednesday 17 May 1961 · page 12

The last two races of the Fairfield Women's Amateur Athletic Club were scratch events…

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Racing Pigeons

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 May 1961 · page 8

Thick fog last Sunday morning caused most of Penrith Homing Pigeon Society's birds to search for…

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Three Players Dominate Tennis Titles

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 May 1961 · page 2

Finals in A-2 and A-3 grades of St. Marys night tennis championships were dominated by three…

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Junior Tennis Tourney Helped by Rosewall

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 May 1961 · page 1

Nepean District Tennis Association officials on Tuesday attributed the 50 per cent, extra entres in the Milo junior tournament to the interest created by the visit to Penrith recently by former…

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Rugby League Better Pack Wins Game for St. Marys

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 May 1961 · page 4

Improved forward play by St. Marys pack, with captain Cec. Reddy winning most of the ball, gave the smoothly functioning backline plenty of opportunities in the 9-6 win against…

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Tennis Title Event Starts

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 12

Maccabean Tennis Club starts its 1961 championships this week with mixed…

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Hakoah Tennis Defeat Windsor

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 12

Two senior Hakoah players recorded good wins in the club’s annual championship rounds last weekend. Hakoah’s A grade…

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Kadimah Ladies Table Tennis Scores Again

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 6

Kadimah - Progress ladies’ B grade table tennis team scored their fourth successive…

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Ladies Bowls

The Biz · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 13

Play in the consistency singles conducted by Merrylands Women's Bowling Club…

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Cricket dance

The Biz · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 8

The cricket club will hold a dance at the Kemps Creek Hall on Saturday, May 27…

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Smithfield R.S.L. Bowls Club formed

The Biz · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 2

The recently formed Outdoor Bowls Section of the Smithfield R.S.L. Sub-Branch adopted its constitution at a recent meeting. Following his…

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Tennis juniors did well at White City

The Biz · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 11

The Saturday rooming competition conducted by the Junior Branch of the Fairfield Tennis Association will resume this Saturday, May 27, after the usual break during the school holidays. Entries for all divisions,…

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Good wins to C.M.A. in tennis matches

The Biz · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 5

On Saturday the C.M.A. No. [?] Tennis team registered a good win over the Glenfield No. 3 team at the C.M.A. Courts. This was the strongest team we have met so far, so this…

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Good wins, times in distance athletics

The Biz · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 11

Fairfield Amateur Athletic Club members recorded some good wins and times in cross-country runs at Cabarita Park last weekend…

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Indoor Bowls

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 May 1961 · page 5

In the finals of the mixed pairs indoor bowls competition at Faulconbridge last week, J. Anderson-D. Moran…

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Mixed Indoor Bowls

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 May 1961 · page 10

Mixed indoor bowling tournament at Penrith Rugby League Club on Friday, May 13, was won by Mr. and…

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