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Sport, 1997

214 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 11

Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 June 1997 · page 37

RICHARD Lubner overcame a determined challenge from Jeremy Fischer to win 7-6 6-4 in the final of the NSW Jewish Open Men’s Championship last Sunday…

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Swimming

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 6

SWIMMING section manager Anthony Goodridge believes that the Australian team is a representative cross section of Jewish…

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Swimming sensation

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 1

HOW wrong can you be? Occasionally very, very wrong! And the living examA JL pie is there for everyone to see, living in Sydney and still laughing at the foolishness…

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Lawn Bowls

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 6

SELECTORS have chosen highly-qualified players to lead the Australian men’s and women’s lawn bowls teams to the Maccabiah…

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Football

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 5

AUSTRALIA’S Maccabiah Games soccer hopes received a body blow even before the team finalised its preparations in Australia, with the…

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Cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 5

IT is a vastly changed and very youthful Australian squad which will attempt to retain the gold medal it won in 1993…

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Table Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 6

THE Australian Maccabiah Table Tennis team bound for Israel is “all fired up” and well prepared to take on all challengers…

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Tennis titles a roaring success

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 July 1997 · page 8

THE annual Hakoah NSW Jewish Championships organised by Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club wound up recently after several weeks of record entries, huge upsets and excellent competition. The concensus of participants was that the 1997 titles were the best organised to date, with the only problem the two hour delay in the start of the men’s open final, which was decided after the Jewish News deadline, resulting in the early…

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Rugby

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 July 1997 · page 30

Le Stade toulousain a remporté, samedi 31 mai, pour la quatrième fois consécutive, le titre de champion de France de Rugby grâce à sa victoire…

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FOOTBALL Tournoi de France

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 July 1997 · page 30

A l'issue du Tournoi de France, qui a opposé la France au Brésil (1-1 ) le 3 juin, Lyon, à l'Angleterre (0-1) le 7 juin, à Montpellier, et à l'Italie (2-2) le 11 juin,…

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Swimming

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 July 1997 · page 35

SHAWN Glick won the Goodman Trophy highest point score at the Maccabi Swimming Club’s presentation of annual awards…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 July 1997 · page 35

STEVE Treisman combined with N Sarkies to win the Scratch 4ball Stableford at Bonnie Doon with 40 points. Mike Franks (14) won the…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 July 1997 · page 35

JENNY Zaslavsky has found the step up in age groups to the 14-year-olds challenging in the 1997 Metropolitan Hardcourt…

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golf tournament

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 July 1997 · page 17

WIZO Yaffa annual golf tournament, Moss Vale Golf Club, July 20. Stanley Roth 9388 7803…

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Sports Roundup Athletics

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 July 1997 · page 35

TWO Jewish competitors won medals at the NSW Veterans’ Athletics Championships at the International Centre in Homebush…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 July 1997 · page 34

GINA Melamed played in the Intech Metropolitan Open — a state tournament — in the Under-12 competition, reaching the quarter-finals in the singles. She was…

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golf tournament

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 July 1997 · page 17

WIZO Yaffa annual golf tournament, Moss vale Golf Club, July 20. Stanley Roth 9388 7803…

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Touch Football

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 July 1997 · page 34

THE Maccabi Men’s Seniors beat On the Ball 3-1. Maccabi did not play as well as usual, lacking its usual attacking flair, but did enough to win. Scorers: Sid Benjamin,…

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Sports Roundup Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 July 1997 · page 34

BRAD Shofer (18) won the individual Stableford at Monash with 40 points. He completed the “double” by combining with P Todd (18) to win the 4Ball competition…

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sport Bacher follows in uncle’s footsteps as South Africa’s hottest cricket talent

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 July 1997 · page 35

WITH every successful South African cricket team, it seems to be essential for there to be at least one Jewish player in the squad. When the 1970 Springbok team annihilated…

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