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Sport, 1969

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Nsw and ViC. iN Tennis Finals

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 January 1969 · page 4

NSW and Victoria will meet in both men’s and ladies’ tennis finals on Friday…

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After Eliminations... Nsw v. Vic. Cricket Final

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 January 1969 · page 5

A “traditional” New South Wales v. Victoria carnival cricket final seems assured following Sunday’s elimination matches. New South Wales has already qualified for Thursday’s final with a resounding 10-wicket victory…

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Victoria Takes Out Athletic Shields

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 January 1969 · page 4

Victorian athletes took out both the men’s and women’s shields in the Maccabi Sports Carnival Athletic events at the E. S. Marks Field last Thursday night…

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Cricket to Nsw

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 January 1969 · page 6

NSW won the carnival cricket final by defeating Victoria by 73 runs on the first innings…

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Tennis Tom Okker misschien in het Nieuw Zuid Wales toernooi

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 January 1969 · page 7

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Swimming pool opens soon

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 January 1969 · page 18

JERUSALEM (JCNS): The Hebrew University swimming pool, built with the assistance of a legacy from the late…

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Double tennis victory

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 January 1969 · page 18

NSW won the men's and ladies' Carnival tennis defeating Victoria in both finals. The NSW girls outclassed their opponents in all…

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Victoria wins table tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 January 1969 · page 18

Victoria won both the men's and women's carnival table tennis. In the men’s final they defeated NSW 6-3, and in the…

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Cricket Elim. Win to Vic

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 January 1969 · page 20

As expected, Victoria had an effortless victory over Western Australia in the carnival cricket elimination at…

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NSW outplays Victoria to take cricket title

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 January 1969 · page 20

New South Wales went close to scoring an outright win over arch rivals, innings Victory by 73 runs. [?]icket final at Rushcutter's Bay Oval last week. When bad light stopped play 12 minutes before stumps NSW had to be content with a first…

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Athletic Club Facing 'Death'

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 21 January 1969 · page 8

Holroyd District Amateur Athletic Club faces extinction unless parents of members nominate for executive positions for the annual meeting, the club coach, Mr. Peter Wilson, said yesterday. Mr. Wilson said the club…

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HQ backing for athletic club

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 28 January 1969 · page 8

The NSW Amateur Athletic Association has promised Holroyd club it will do everything in its power to prevent the club from being disbanded. Officials of the…

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Israel Wants Aussie Cricket Team to Tour in 1970

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 January 1969 · page 20

Australia has been asked to send a cricket team to Israel. The request was received in Adelaide last week by the Australian Cricket Board of Control. It came from the recently…

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Boisterous youths controlled at pool 250 Members in Swimming Club

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 4 February 1969 · page 4

Aldermen of Holroyd Municipal Council have congratulated the staff at Merrylands Swimming Pool on the way it has been run. At the last meeting of council, AkL H. L. Maley…

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Tennis Franse tennis titel veroverd door Betty Stoeve

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 7 February 1969 · page 10

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Warnock Wins “Times” Swimming Cup

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 February 1969 · page 20

Michael Warnock had an easy win in the men’s 100 metres freesty le to take out the Jewish Times Cup at the NSW Jewish Amateur Swimming Championships at Drumnioyne Pool last Saturday night. The championships. were…

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La France Sportive Rugby

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 14 February 1969 · page 5

Q à l'équipe de France (le 26.1.) cruellement déçu ses joueurs, ses dirigeants ses partisans, c'est bien compréhensible,…

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Age group abolition sought in athletics

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 18 February 1969 · page 7

Holroyd athletic coach, Mr. Peter Wilson, wants the N. S. W. Athletic Association to change the set-up of the inter-club competition. He said yesterday…

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A Very Hot Swimming Pool

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 February 1969 · page 15

The Hebrew University swimming pool was intended to cool the fevered brows of students and staff during the summer months. So far, the pool has only…

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Judean cricket win

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 February 1969 · page 24

Judean A grade cricket team defeated Dover Heights by 68 runs in the first innings last Saturday week…

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