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Sport, 1968

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Good Cricket by Soccer Players Double success

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 22 October 1968 · page 8

Teams from the Guildford Wanderers Soccer Recreation Club have shown outstanding form on the cricket field this season. Both senior and under-14 teams scored…

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Tennis duel

The Biz · Thursday 24 October 1968 · page 3

Fairfield District Hardcourts Tennis Association provides a Saturday morning competition for 256 players each weekend…

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Party event Bowls

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 29 October 1968 · page 8

More than 150 women bowlers from 20 clubs celebrated Merrylands…

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Tennis Prospect?

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 8

ABOVE Another Margaret Smith in the making? Our budding champion is 12-year-old Leonie Pickering, of Merrylands, who shows her style of Cobromatta High School courts…

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Holrovd's athletic! 'family'

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 8

Holroyd Athletic Club can boast nine sets of brothers who are performing…

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Tennis Teams Win Again

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 November 1968 · page 14

Kadimah Progress tennis teams again had a successful weekend in the ESHTA competition…

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Swimming season starts with promising roll-up

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 November 1968 · page 14

The Judean Swimming Club started the season with a very promising roll-up at the Heffron Park Pool in Maroubrd. Besides the “old faces"…

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Rosenblum wins tennis title

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 November 1968 · page 14

Rupert Rosenblum retained the NSW Jewish tennis championship by easily defeating Bernie Basger in the final last…

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Mayor unveils swimming pool plaque

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 19 November 1968 · page 3

The Mayor of Holroyd, Aid. R. W. Devlin, unveils a plaque commemorating the official opening of…

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Pennant trial win Bowls roundup

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 19 November 1968 · page 8

Guildford Bowling Club's No. 7 Pennant team had a 113-69 win over Lavalla in a recent trial match. Lavalla had revenge…

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Holroyd hearsay Bowls champs sorted out

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 26 November 1968 · page 2

Final of the major singles, minor singles and novice singles Championships of Guildford…

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Table tennis championships

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 28 November 1968 · page 15

Ron Moss is the only player selected to represent NSW at the Interstate Sports Carnival to receive a seeding for the…

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Champions at Guildford Bowls roundup

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 10 December 1968 · page 16

Fours champions at Guildford Bowling Club for 1968 are R. Oglesby, J. Hackett, F. Oglesby and J. Headon. They won the title by defeating S. Megarrity…

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Swimming Lessons

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 17 December 1968 · page 8

A series of "Learn to Swim" schools will be conducted at Merrylands and…

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Army Wins Trophies Bowls roundup

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 17 December 1968 · page 8

An army team from Victoria Barracks won the first round trophies at Guildford Bowling…

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Tennis Nederlandse ploeg in eindstrijd tegen Zweden gesneuveld

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 20 December 1968 · page 14

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