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Sport, 1962

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Junior Tennis

The Biz · Wednesday 25 April 1962 · page 8

After the Easter break, most interest in the Junior Branch of the Fairfield Tennis Association will be in the selection of the inter-district teams…

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Swimming Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 8

Penrith Amateur Swimming Club's presentation night on Friday, May 4, at 8 p.m., will be in Nepean District Tennis…

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Rules of Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 7

CASE 1: A player serves from a wrong court. He loses the point and then claims it was a fault because…

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Tennis Competition for Juniors

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 7

Foreshadowing of a separate district competition for juniors is the latest move by newly-elected Nepean District Tennis Association president, Mr. Lance Regan, in his drive to revive…

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Boxing Night Features Five Boys' Clubs

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 5

Entertaining a capacity house at Penrith Rugby League Boys' Club last week, boxers from five boys' clubs starred in seven bouts. The clubs were: P.R.L.,…

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Cricket Pitch For Werrington

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 2

Penrith City Council will be requested to provide a cricket pitch on the recreation area at Werrington…

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Lou Phillips Tops Cricket

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 6

Lou Phillips tops the list of Judean “B” cricket team members with the highest point score for all-round performance. Phillips scored 14½ points,…

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Windmills verloor met 3-0 van Swan Athletic

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 10

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Bowls Roundup

The Biz · Wednesday 2 May 1962 · page 10

Fairfield Bowling Club won the teams' trophy at Kensington Diggers' Day, held on Anzac Day, for the fourth year in succession. The club was represented by Messrs T. Boyd, S…

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Cabramatta Women's Bowls

The Biz · Wednesday 2 May 1962 · page 10

Mesdames G. Rizzi, B. Russell, O. Holman and R. Stonehouse won the trophy at the Cabramatta Women's Bowling Club Trophy Day, last week…

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Junior Tennis

The Biz · Wednesday 2 May 1962 · page 10

Premiers [?] established a clear lead in Division 10 in the first half of the Fairfield…

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Golf day for Lions

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 2 May 1962 · page 11

Parramatta Lions Club will conduct a gala golf day at Oat-lands Golf Course on…

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Rules of Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 10

The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready. If the latter attempts to return the service he shall be…

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Rugby League New Centre Stars for Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 2

Brightest feature of Penrith's 16-6 win against Blacktown last weekend was the enterprising play by outside-centre G. Fenton. A former star forward,…

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District Junior Tennis Decision Made

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 10

Junior tennis on a district basis will start within a few weeks, following a decision made by Nepean District Tennis Association on Monday night…

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Rugby League Porter's 18 of 21 Winning Points

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 8

Giving a faultless display at the centre-threequarter position, John Porter scored 18 of St. Marys winning 21 points against Mt. Pritchard's five points last Sunday…

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50 Years Ago Tennis Courts Opened at Kingswood

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 8

Tennis courts in Kingswood Park were officially opened by the Federal Member of Parliament, Mr…

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Amateur Athletics

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 6

President of Blue Mountains Athletic Association, Mr. Frank Doherty, said on Saturday the association…

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New Home For Table Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 10

Kadimah Progress has transferred all its table tennis activities to the new Table Tennis Centre at Captain House as from next Monday. The recently constructed…

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Le Tennis Français Va-t-il Retrouver Ses "Mousquetaires"?

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 8

E comme Tony Trabert, le tennis français douzaine de joueurs sont depuis le…

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