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Sport, 1967

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Play Rugby this Winter

Tharunka · Tuesday 28 February 1967 · page 21

The 1967 Rugby season gets underway this Saturday with the first trial match against St. George. So now is the time act—start training and add your support…

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Swimming

The Biz · Thursday 2 March 1967 · page 7

The general standard of the Fairfield-Cabra Vale Swimming Club's butterfly championships…

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Bowls

The Biz · Thursday 2 March 1967 · page 7

Two women's metropolitan triples matches and a mixed triples game were…

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Biz Sport Tennis

The Biz · Thursday 2 March 1967 · page 7

The Fairfield District Tennis Hardcourt Association expects the ladies'…

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SPORTS Comment Not before time--a Boxing Commission

Tribune · Wednesday 8 March 1967 · page 12

A FEW weeks ago following the death in the ring of the young Aborigine boxer, Denzil Stanley Bell, we said in this column that a boxing commission should be set up in Australia. We are pleased to record…

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Tennis

The Biz · Thursday 9 March 1967 · page 8

Entries for all Fairfield District Tennis Association grade singles and…

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Biz Sport Swimming

The Biz · Thursday 9 March 1967 · page 5

Fairfield-Cabra Vale Swimming Club's open 220 yards butterfly…

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Athletics to Castle

The Biz · Thursday 9 March 1967 · page 4

A Fairfield boy, Robert Castle, won the 800 metres event and the 1500 metres event in…

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Cricket

The Biz · Thursday 16 March 1967 · page 6

Seven members of Southern District Cricket Umpires' Association have passed their NSW. cricket…

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Biz Sport Tennis

The Biz · Thursday 16 March 1967 · page 5

Fairfield District Hard court Tennis Association ladies' mid-week competition is being…

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Sport Bowls Fairfield

The Biz · Thursday 23 March 1967 · page 8

Fairfield Bowling Club pennants teams won all their grades in the metropolitan round last…

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Golf

Tharunka · Thursday 30 March 1967 · page 20

Entries are invited for the University of N.S.W. Golf Championship for 1967 to be played on the Universilities’ Course, Kensington, on Sunday, April 16…

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Tennis players scoop the pool

The Biz · Thursday 30 March 1967 · page 8

Two Fairfield tennis players gained ten trophies—including the open singles and doubles—at Lithgow's Easter tournament last weekend. They are 18-year-olds…

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a big year ahead for rugby The League Spirit

Tharunka · Thursday 30 March 1967 · page 20

U.N.S.W.’s Denis O' Suliivan looks for support while being tackled by a Canterbury player in a President's Cup match on Sydney Cricket Ground last year…

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Tennis Okker wint toernooi Europese tennisclub

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 31 March 1967 · page 11

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Dinkum tennis?

Tribune · Wednesday 5 April 1967 · page 12

SO far we have heard about the proposed "Open" tennis mainly from the amateur promoters and it has been…

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Juniors Star in Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 April 1967 · page 16

Several major upsets occurred in the 1967 Kadimah progress tennis championships, with the defeats of top…

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The Hew Rugby League

Tharunka · Tuesday 11 April 1967 · page 19

The coaches of both the B and C grade teams (Wal Watsford and Ian Dale respectively) are very pleased with the way their teams are shaping up. With the Junior…

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Rugby

Tharunka · Wednesday 26 April 1967 · page 23

Only the 5th grade side were able to record a win against Manly in the second round of the Rugby competition. Fourth Grade: U.N.S.W. 6—Manly 14…

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Rugby League Report

Tharunka · Wednesday 26 April 1967 · page 21

The Club had a successful opening to the League Competition of '67 with the B grade winning 16-0, the A grade drawing 13-all, and the C grade being defeated 6-2…

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