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Sport, 1962

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R.S.L. Golf

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 June 1962 · page 10

Penrith R.S.L. Golf Club's monthly point score day was held on Sunday, with another large number of…

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Rugby League Guildford's Defence Beats Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 June 1962 · page 7

Skilful defence which retained its strength to the final bell was the controlling factor in Guildford's 7-4 Rugby League win against Penrith last weekend…

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Rugby League Eight Regulars Out; St. Marys Wins

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 June 1962 · page 2

With still a far from full strength "A" grade team, St. Marys produced good form and football to comfortably defeat Liverpool by 19-8 last Sunday…

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Night Tennis Holmes-Elkington Win St. Marys Doubles

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 June 1962 · page 9

Fighting back after losing the first set, Ian Holmes and Neil Elkington last week brilliantly won the St. Marys night tennis "A" grade championships doubles…

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Athletic Club Formed in Sp'wood

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 June 1962 · page 7

Under the direction of the Blue Mountains branch of both the men's and women's Amateur Athletic…

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Intervarsity Athletics

Tharunka · Thursday 21 June 1962 · page 5

On Saturday, May 19, a contingent of 19 members of the University of New South Wales Athletics Clubs flew into…

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Big Tennis Win

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 10

Kadimah Progress won one and lost one match in last week-end's NESTA competition…

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Bowls Roundup

The Biz · Wednesday 27 June 1962 · page 8

Fairfield Bowling Club teams had a win and a defeat in the group fours played at Regents Park on Saturday. N. Hirst's side defeated C. Heeger's rinks (St. Johns…

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Grace Bros Golf News! Mental Hazards of Golf

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1962 · page 15

JACK CUMMINS, popular professional golfer from Parramarra, says…

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(They're cricket premiers

The Biz · Wednesday 27 June 1962 · page 7

The Fairfield Patrician Brothers School's (pictured above) won the Under 14 Premiership in…

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Indoor Bowls Rowers Clash

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 10

The centre of interest in Nepean District Indoor Bowling competition last week, the clash between…

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Bowls Nine Women's Clubs Visit Wallacia

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 10

Wallacia Women's Bowling Club was visited by nine clubs for the Wallacia "president's day" last Thursday. The visiting clubs,…

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Rugby League Sensational Finish Gives Saints Win

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 9

Trailing 10-4 with only fifteen minutes of the match left, St. Marys staged a sensational finish, adding 16 points in what was the best finish to a match seen at St. Marys for a long time…

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100 Golf Field At Leonay

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 6

Last Saturday's 4 b.b.b. v. stableford competition for trophies donated by B. Murphy and R. Riley,…

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Shortage of Courts Hampers Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 3

The shortage of tennis courts in the district is seriously hampering the efforts of Nepean District Tennis Association, the president, Mr. L. A. Regan, said yesterday…

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Rugby League Defence a Factor in Blues' Loss

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 2

Weak cover defence by Penrith in the first half was the main contributing factor in their defeat by Merrylands last Sunday. The score of 30-16…

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Junior Repeats Win in Golf Title

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 6

Wallacia Golf Club junior John Stephenson repeated his 1961 win in gaining the club championship last weekend, scoring 288 for the 72 holes…

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Table Tennis R.s.l. Team's First Loss

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1962 · page 6

In the best Nepean District table tennis match last week, the previously unbeaten team, R.S.L. I,…

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Table Tennis 9-2 Win

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 29 June 1962 · page 10

Kadimah Progress overwhelmed its nearest Randwick rivals in the N.S.W. table tennis B grade…

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Progress bowls

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1962 · page 11

Parramatta Bowling Club last weekend was host to The Western Area Railwaymen's Social Bowling Club. More than 200 players contested…

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