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Sport, 1966

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Tennis Tom Okker wisselde tennisracket voor een geweer

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 10

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Swimming club excels

The Biz · Wednesday 16 February 1966 · page 8

Fairfield Cobra Vale Amateur Swimming Club received a boost lost week when Denise Shepherd contested the 200 metres backstroke event at the Australian junior swimming…

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Rugby League Group Needs Members

The Biz · Wednesday 16 February 1966 · page 8

Villa'roos Junior Rugby League Football Club has been formed and requires players,…

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SPORTS Comment Cricket going, footie coming, boxing out!

Tribune · Wednesday 23 February 1966 · page 12

Another Australian summer is drawing to a close and cricket followers are analysing the recently concluded Test series. THAT eight batsmen (five Australian and three M.C.C.) could average well over 50 runs in Test matches -- yet the four best bowling averages…

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UK medallist quits tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 February 1966 · page 12

London (JCNS): England’s Maccabiah medalist table tennis player, Irene Ogus, will retire next month…

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Turkey bowls match

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 March 1966 · page 4

Guildford Bowler Harry Rippamonte (above) measured bowls at Guildford…

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Tennis Player

The Biz · Wednesday 2 March 1966 · page 8

Fairfield and District Tennis Association's competitions began last Saturday…

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Picnic Races

Tribune · Wednesday 2 March 1966 · page 11

ABOVE: Tiny tots line up for a race at last Sunday's Tribune Picnic. Hundreds of men, women…

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Strong play in tennis matches

The Biz · Wednesday 9 March 1966 · page 8

Fairfield and District Tennis Association's annual championship matches, played on Sunday, provided many hard-fought matches. In the B grade…

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Double Win in Swim Titles Amateur swimming results

The Biz · Wednesday 9 March 1966 · page 8

Fairfield-Cabra Vale Amateur Swimming Club member, Marilyn Bower, lost week outclassed her rivals in a faultless exhibition of the Butterfly stroke to take out both junior and open girls' 110 yards Butterfly club championship…

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Tennis Okker wint "indoor" kampioenschap

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 18 March 1966 · page 11

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Social Golf

The Biz · Wednesday 23 March 1966 · page 7

Fairfield Social Golf Club held its second official competition last Sunday on the Bossley…

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Association's tennis draw

The Biz · Wednesday 23 March 1966 · page 8

Fairfield and District Hordcourt Tennis Association champion for 1966…

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Bowls Scores

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 29 March 1966 · page 8

Merrylands Bowling Club will play St. George in the 10th round of thhe metropolitan section of the State pennants on Saturday, April 2…

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Racing advantage

The Biz · Wednesday 30 March 1966 · page 8

Liverpool racing car driver, Ian Geoghegan, will have an advantage over his rival Norm…

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Young pioneers form new regatta committee

The Biz · Wednesday 30 March 1966 · page 7

Senior section members of Mount Pritchard Young Pioneers hove formed…

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Rugby League Enters President’s Cup

Tharunka · Wednesday 30 March 1966 · page 10

The University of New South Wales Rugby League Club has been admitted to the 1966 President’s Cup Competition. This decision was…

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Bowls

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 12 April 1966 · page 7

Winners of Thursday's trophy competition at Guildford Women's Bowling Club were Mesdames…

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Tennis bore

Tharunka · Tuesday 12 April 1966 · page 7

It would seem incredible that the University engineers saw fit to place a new bore line pipe through the U.N.S.W. tennis courts…

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Tennis Nederlands paar in halve eindstrijd

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 15 April 1966 · page 11

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