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Sport, 1969

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Guildford bowls MEN

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 7

Guildford Bowling Club lost in the A and C grade Southern Metropolitan Group Pennants…

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Motor Cycle Club Oran Park Races — 15th June

Tharunka · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 15

The Club was well represented in the last round racing meeting at Oran Park with nine riders competing, and although none got major places. University riders were consistently well up in the finishers. Four riders making their debuts in open competition…

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Bowls air ambulance supported

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 July 1969 · page 7

Guildford bowlers raised $34 from a spider towards the Bowlers' Air…

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A Tennis Princess

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 July 1969 · page 7

RIGHT: Christine Brown, 11, of Burnett Street, Merrylands, shows the concentration…

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Maccabi beats Kadimah tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 July 1969 · page 20

Kadimah men’s A2 tennis team narrowly lost its second match to Maccabi by five games with sets tied at four each. Results: Lew…

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Israel plans for brighter cricket

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 July 1969 · page 20

TEL AVIV (JCNS) — Cricket in Israel will be played under modified English Gillette Cup rules when the new season gets under way next month. The Israel Cricket Association…

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Lights Sought at Athletic Training Broadcaster Sports Page

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 8 July 1969 · page 7

Merrylands Women's Athletic Club is hoping for a favourable reply from Holroyd Council to an application for a lighted training area at Merrylands Oval or Jones Park. The publicity officer…

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SPORT Comment Now give the girls a go as football refsl

Tribune · Wednesday 9 July 1969 · page 12

SOCCER, with about 130 countries affiliated to the world body FIFA, is easily the most widespread form of football. Latest issue of the new soccer magazine "Soccer News" claims that the game is not only popular with the majority of the world's male footballers but is also attractive to women…

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Zege van Windmills over Swan Athletics

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 July 1969 · page 11

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Clubs and Societies Rugby League

Tharunka · Tuesday 15 July 1969 · page 22

University played well in. going down to Wenworthville, 24-5 in the first grade clash. Uni’s points came from a try by Bob Agius and Ian Sheerin once again made his usual…

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Bowls visiting by 20 clubs

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 15 July 1969 · page 7

Twenty bowling clubs were represented at the Guilds ford club's secretary and treasurer day on Sunday. Visitors attended from Wentworth ville RSL,…

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Cricket Club's Crucial Meeting

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 July 1969 · page 20

The Sydney Judean Cricket Club's annual meeting set down for Sunday, July 27, in the…

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Clubs and Societies Rugby League

Tharunka · Tuesday 29 July 1969 · page 14

University’s first grade played a 14-alI draw with the up-and-coming Liverpool side. After leading 14-9 until shortly before fulltime, a lapse in defence allowed Liverpool to…

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Cricket Practice

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 31 July 1969 · page 20

Judean Cricket Club will have its first practice for the 1969 season on Sunday at Woollahra No. 2 practice nets at 10 a.m…

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Tennis Tom Okker geslagen in de eindstrijd in Zwitserland

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 1 August 1969 · page 12

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SPORTS Comment Soccer starts a war, boxing begets a fiasco

Tribune · Wednesday 6 August 1969 · page 12

THE OLD IDEA of sporting competition, exemplified by the Olympic spirit, used to be to do your damnedest on the field but forget and forgive afterwards and not to worry about who the winner was. In today's sporting world,…

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Cricket club's new president

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 August 1969 · page 20

Louis Platus was elected president of the Judean Amateur Cricket Club at its recent annual meeting…

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Tennis Tom Okker wint open kampioenschap van Nederland

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 8 August 1969 · page 10

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Bowls teams

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 12 August 1969 · page 8

F. Bowler, L. Dowse, D. Brewster and F. Tanswell will represent Merrylands Bowling Club at Belmore…

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Top Scorer in Rugby “Test”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 August 1969 · page 20

JOHANNESBURG: Jewish Rugby Union star, Rupert Rosenblum gained his first Australian “cap” when he played for the…

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