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Sport, 2002

228 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 12

Swag of medals at State Swimming Championships

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 17 May 2002 · page 38

JEWISH students acquitted themselves well at the NSW All Schools 12th Annual State Swimming Championships at Homebush last…

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Sport Field growing for Gold Coast Classic Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 17 May 2002 · page 38

NSW Jewish golfers are being warned not to miss the annual Gold Coast Classic being held this year on August 21-25. The Radisson Resort…

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Junior tennis players ace national tourney email:dwiseman@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 17 May 2002 · page 40

MACCABI juniors have achieved remarkable results in the NSW Shell Age Junior Tennis Championships. This prestigious tournament is the…

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How cricket got the ball rolling With the 69th Maccabi Sports Carnival to be held in Melbourne in December, Maccabi stalwart Bernie Gold takes a look at past carnivals, starting with the original carnival sport — cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 17 May 2002 · page 39

IN December 1924, a group of Jewish cricketers from Sydney caught two trains to Melbourne to play against their fellow Jews. The…

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Swimming

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 37

The renaissance in Jewish swimming continued when David Rifldn was selected for the NSW All Schools team to compete at the Australian…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 37

The NSW Maccabi Golfer of the Month for April is Brian Fainsinger. Any golfers out there who have done something worth tailing,…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 37

Jewish players again did well at the 2002 Eastern Suburbs Tennis Association Championship. After losing in the final of the…

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Touch Football

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 37

Maccabi Mixed played Caltex, a side they defeated in the grand final two seasons ago. Maccabi won 12-4. Yotam Hatzvi bamboozled the…

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Indoor Cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 37

ISC recorded a sensational comeback victory against the Dirty Demirs to charge into the semifinals and keep their dream of back-to-back flags…

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Police sniffer dogs uncover illegal drugs, old shoes, tennis balls

The Chaser · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: NSW police have launched a series of raids on nightclubs using sniffer dogs, netting over 50 arrests for…

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Rugby Union

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

Masada College students, Julian Flax and Neil Miller were selected for the AICES rugby team from 25 schools as far flung as Lake…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

Marty Knespal won the Individual Stableford at St Michael’s with 39 points…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

The Wolfie Pizem Annual Tennis tournament was held by the NSW friends of Tel Aviv University; 74 players took part in the 15th…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

For the first time in Israeli tennis, there will be three participants in the singles competition at the French Open. Anna Smashnova,…

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Touch Football

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

Maccabi Mixed played Boots in a game of contrasting halves. They lost the first one 4-1 against the opposition who were a player…

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Masada Golf Day

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 25

MASADA College’s 10th annual golf day was a great success, with $25,000 raised. Adam McCurdie of Year 9 became the youngest recipient to win the overall best individual…

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Student dominates golf day

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 37

THE Masada Golf Day was held recently at the Monash Golf Club, with 14-year-old Adam McCurdie dominating the proceedings…

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Spastic Centre star leads way in charity lawn bowls match

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 37

AN Australian 1989 World Cerebral Palsy Games representative almost stole the show from four Australian 2002 Commonwealth Games lawn bowlers during a charity…

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Three Israelis compete in French Open Indoor Cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

ISC’s dream of back-to-back flags was extinguished when the Pakis defeated them. Batting first, ISC posted a score of 91 with Paul…

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Athletics

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 38

In the Sydney Morning Herald HaltMarathon over the weekend, numerous Jewish runners participated. Here are the Jewish results…

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