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Sport, 1969

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Cabramatta excels at high school athletic carnival

The Biz · Thursday 14 August 1969 · page 5

Cabramatta High School students excelled in events at the zone athletic carnival last week. The carnival was held at Merrylands Oval…

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Tennis Tom Okker in finale West Du its open tennis tournooi

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 15 August 1969 · page 10

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Tennis Amsterdammer Fleury kampioen van Nederland

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 29 August 1969 · page 10

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Tom Okker naar Open Tennis kampioenschap van Australie

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 29 August 1969 · page 10

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Cricket Competition

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 September 1969 · page 20

Sydney Judean Cricket Club will play in the Northern Districts Association Competition this season…

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Kadimah Defeats Maccabi Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 September 1969 · page 20

Kadimah Progress Sports Club No. 1 men’s tennis team defeated the Maccabi No. 1 by 5 rubbers to 3 in the Eastern…

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Oldies' take bowls event

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 16 September 1969 · page 7

Merrylands Bowling Club's "oldies" proved too experienced for the "youngsters" in the annual Father's Day tournament last week. The "oldies" ran out…

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Competition Tennis Girl

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 16 September 1969 · page 1

Tennis is the sport which holds most interest for Christine Burgess. Christine, 17, of Bertha Street. Merrylands, is a ledger machinist at the Merrylands branch of the…

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Clubs and Societies Motor Racing FORMULA 5000 Debut at Warwick Farm

Tharunka · Tuesday 16 September 1969 · page 22

Two F 5000 ears made their appearance at Warwick Farm last Sunday, 7th September, in preparation for the next Tasman Series…

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Athletics tour off

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

LONDON: The tour of England by a small, but strong Israeli athletic team has been cancelled. The Israelis were due here last…

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Sport, Clubs and Societies Swimming and Water Polo To the Adventurous

Tharunka · Tuesday 30 September 1969 · page 15

As summer approaches and the thought of exams, predominates everyone’s mind, the seasonal sports of Swimming and Water Polo commence their limited activities within the University. The October long week-end heralds the beginning of the aquatic sports, more natural to…

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Swimming Meeting

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 October 1969 · page 16

The annual general meeting of the Judean Swimming Club will be held in the Israel Green Auditorium, Great…

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Tennis Titles This Week

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 October 1969 · page 19

The NSW Jewish Tennis Titles will be contested at the Maccabi Courts this holiday weekend. Most of the defending…

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Sporting Round Up Tennis: poor entry, but standard of high quality

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 October 1969 · page 19

A disappointing entry took much of the shine from the NSW Jewish Tennis Championships conducted at the Maccabi Courts last weekend. There wrere only twenty entries for the men's…

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Looking for Next World Table Tennis Champion Where are the successors to Barna and Bergmann?

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 October 1969 · page 19

Will there ever be a Jewish world table tennis champion to emulate the feats of giants like Richard Bergmann and Victor Barna? This article by David Luddy, of the "Jewish…

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Rugby "Sips"

Tharunka · Tuesday 14 October 1969 · page 19

Even though the rugby season is well finished, various club members have been active in recent weeks. Apparently the club specialises in "Sips,"…

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Century To Smith Opens Cricket Season

Tharunka · Tuesday 14 October 1969 · page 19

The batting of Darryl Smith and Barry Andrews, the bowling of Greig Robinson and "Fil" Schofield, and the 9.30 p.m. eviction from the Regent of six nameless university cricketers were the highlights of the two opening rounds of competition cricket for the 1969-70 season…

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Promising in Tennis

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

Promising young Jewish tennis player, Harry Brittain, [?] son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brit tain, of Punchbowl, recently [?]…

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Rosenblum Wins Tennis

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

Rupert Rosenblum retained the NSW Jewish Tennis Singles title with a straight sets win at the Maccabi Courts last Sunday…

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Table tennis title victors

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

Maurice Schwarzbaum won the men’s singles table tennis championship conducted by Kadimah Progress last week…

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