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Sport, 1961

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Parramatta Defeat Fairfield 18-16 in Junior Rugby League

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 12

Parramatta City narrowly defeated Fairfield 18-16 in the main Junior Rugby League match, at Fairfield Oval, last Sunday. A lapse ten minutes…

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Sporting Section Fairfield girls win junior tennis title

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 12

Fairfield junior tennis players, Helen Farran and Vicki Dennis, added further laurels to their promising careers by winning the Central Tablelands Junior Under 14 Girls' Doubles title at…

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Athletic Success for High School Student

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 11

Cabramatta High School student, I. Rainer, won the one mile event of the N.S.W. Schoolboys' Cross Country Championships, held at Centennial Park last week…

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Athletics for girls

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 5

More than 900 girls; from the Fairfield Girls' High School will take; part in the school athletic…

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Rugby League Penrith's "Cricket" Score Win Against Liverpool

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 June 1961 · page 8

Playing on their home ground eight players shared in their team's "cricket" score win of 52-0 against Liverpool on Sunday. The 12 tries were scored…

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C.Y.O. Football

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 June 1961 · page 2

Last Sunday, St. Marys C.Y.O. teams travelled to Mona Park to play Auburn, the result being a win…

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Rugby League St. Marys' Three Teams Beaten by Guildford

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 June 1961 · page 2

All three of St. Marys teams to visit Guildford last Sunday were defeated. The "A" grade team, receiving its second loss of the season, went down 8-7…

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Warrimoo Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 2

Warrimoo Tennis Club is seeking new members of both sexes. Men and women, boys and girls are needed to make…

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Springwood Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 2

The B.M.T.A. championships have been completed, and the junior age events are now being played…

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Cricket Trophies

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 4

Trophies won by Nepean District "D" and "E" grade teams during 1960-1 season will be presented tomorrow…

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District Bowls Grand Slam by Veteran

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 6

At Wallacia on Saturday, Lou Tuckerman completed a grand slam of club championship titles — singles,…

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Rugby League Aux. Gives £530 During Year

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 7

Of the £531/11/- donated by the ladies' auxiliary of Penrith Junior Rugby League Football Club last year, £250 was given as benefits to recently bereaved widows of League Club…

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GOLF New Associate's First-up Win

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 10

A new associate playing her first game was the winner of Leonay Associates' 18 holes par event…

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Rugby League Richmond Defeats Penrith in K.O. Competition

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 9

Before a record crowd of 2,500 at Penrith Park on Sunday, Richmond I defeated a jaded, [?]imping Penrith [?] team for the Nepean Theatre Shield and £100 first prize in the tenth annual…

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District Bowls Penrith Club Entertains Six County Districts

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 10

Penrith Bowling Club, last Sunday, staged one of its biggest bowls days ever, when representative players from Southern Tablelands, Nepean and Blue Mountains areas combined in the…

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Tennis Wimbledon nederlagen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 30 June 1961 · page 14

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Ladies'bowls

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 5

It was a very exciting contest when-members of the Fairfield R.S.L. Ladies' Sports…

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Tennis Day

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 2

The Viliawood Pastime Association will hold a tennis day at 9 a.m. on July 16 at 3 Chiltern…

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Beauties prefer bowls to boys!

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 2

Despite their charm and beauty, the girls prefer ten pin bowling to boy friends…

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Junior tennis comp

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 12

The first round of the second 1961 competition conducted by the Junior Branch of the Fairfield Tennis Association, will be played on Saturday, July…

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