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Sport, 1978

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Tennis Players of Great Potential

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 January 1978 · page 4

Tennis is nothing new to Israeli 15-year-olds, Shahar Perkiss and Eylon Sinai — both have been playing for…

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Nsw Wins Gold, But Brown Shines for Vic. in Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 January 1978 · page 19

New South Wales won the 45th Maccabi Carnival gold nedals for men’s tennis when it easily beat Victoria sixubbers to nil in the final at the Maccabi Courts, last Thursday…

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Lawn Bowls Domination

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 20

New South Wales dominated lawn bowls at the 45th Maccabi Carnival. The home State captured…

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Victoria Takes Tennis on Games

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 18

Victoria won the women’s carnival tennis title on a games count-back against New South Wales after the rubbers were tied threeall…

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Lively Struggle in Table Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 19

Victoria wrapped up the men’s table tennis title, but not before a lively struggle against NSW in the final at the NSW Table Tennis Centre…

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Carnival Double for Nsw Cricket Thriller

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 20

NSW won both the men’s and women’s AMF Shields at the 45th Carnival, but not before being very closely pressed by Victoria in the women’s events. Only a last second basket by WA’s Gayl Broder against Victoria in the women’s basketball…

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45th Maccabi Carnival South African Tennis Star Wins Aust. Title

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 18

A former South African, now studying at an American university, last week became the Australian Jewish men’s singles tennis champion…

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Jewish Champ to Run in ‘Kb Athletics’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 20

The world’s universally acknowledged greatest living athlete, Jewish runner Irena Szewinska of Poland, will head a star-studded international field at next Monday’s KB Games in Sydney. Last year, at the age of…

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Runaway Vies in athletics

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 17

Incredibly poor weather conditions played havoc with the Carnival athletics at Hensley Field, but did not prevent Victoria from running out easy winners in both the men’s and women’s events…

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Tennis Titles

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 January 1978 · page 20

Maccabi Tennis will hold its annual club championship during the holiday weekend, January 28-30,…

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No Wins in Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 January 1978 · page 19

Jewish tennis club Score met with only moderate success in the recently finished Eastern Suburbs…

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Irena Szewinska Fails in Kb Athletic Events

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 January 1978 · page 19

Jewish athletes, local and overseas, did not share in the major honors of the KB Games international athletics at Sydney Sports Ground last Monday One of the star attractions was Irena Szewinska,…

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Swimming sisters are showing the way

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 24 January 1978 · page 8

LOCAL swimmer Celeste Sherwood, won three gold medals in the State championships held at North Sydney Pool. Celeste swims with the…

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Tennis Draw

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 January 1978 · page 20

Draw for the Maccabi Tennis Club championships will he posted at the Wellington Street…

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Tennis

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 1 February 1978 · page 18

La Fédération française de tennis publié l'année 1977. Pour la septième fois, François…

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Football

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 1 February 1978 · page 18

La Coupe de France respecte la tradition avec son lot de surprises 29 janvier, et malgré un système protection bien établi, quatre formations…

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Rugby La France Debute Bien Dans Le Tournoi

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 1 February 1978 · page 18

On attendait l'équipe de France rugby — et ses sélectionneurs au tournant du premier match tournoi des V Nations…

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Dubin's Shock Win in Tennis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 February 1978 · page 20

Marc Dubin won Maccabi Tennis Club’s u/19 boys’ title with a shock 6-3, 6-2 win over former South African Derek Blumberg. The recently arrived…

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Hakoah ups profit to $54,000 in year Football Costs Club $110,000

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 February 1978 · page 6

Hakoah Soccer Club showed a trading profit of almost $54,000 for the year ended October 31, 1977, its annual report revealed this week. This is $48,326 more than the profit made in…

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Tennis marathon record shattered

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 21 February 1978 · page 8

SIX Holroyd High students have broken the world tennis playing record by six hours…

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