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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1883

18 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Cricket. HAWKESBURY V. EMU. By One of the Crowd

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 3

ON Saturday last as happy a band as ever stepped on to a cricket ground proceeded to Emu, to do battle in honour of the Hawkesbury Cricket Club. As the cava'cade passed…

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Cricket. HAWKESBURY v. Wiseman's by One of the Boys

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 2

ON Friday evening, the 9th instant, Mr. H. McQuade's steam launch left Windsor with a freight of cricketers of the H.C.C., bound for Wiseman's, as they had to meet the…

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Correspondence. [We do not identify ourselves with the opinion of our correspondents.] CRICKET. (To the Editor of the Australian.)

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Being a great admirer of cricket I was introduced to spend a day in Richmond last Saturday, to witness a match Richmond v. Stanley, and I must say the game was so…

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Killarney Races

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 2

THESE races were run off on Saturday last on a new course in Crowley's Paddock, next to the old Killarney Racecourse. We cannot say much in favour of the track, and…

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Hawkesbury Regatta

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 2

THIS event came off at Sackville Reach on the Queens' Birthday. The attendance was very good about 600, and Messrs. John Turnbull and R. Leet catered for the…

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Coursing

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 2

ON Friday and Saturday last the New South Wales Coursing Club held a meeting at Fairfield, placed at the disposal of the club by H. McQuade, Esq., M.L.A. The attendance…

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Cricket. [COMMUNICATED.]

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 3

IN consequence of a specimen of colonial vulgarism, yclopt a cricketing challenge, apearing in one the Windsor newspapers, Tom Mc Guire, of McGrath's Hill, and Sam…

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Cricket

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 2

THE Hawkesbury Cricket Club have just con[?] a very successful season; and [?] is to be hoped that the ardour of the player will not decrease, bur rather assume the…

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Coursing Club

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 4

ON Saturday last a meeting was held at Bushell'e Royal Hotel, Windsor, for the purpose of forming a coursing club, Mr. H. McQuade, M.P., in the chair…

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Coursing

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 2

THE following is the draw for the H. A. C. Club's first meeting:— THE WINDSOR STAKES. Laishley against Electric…

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Coursing

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 2

THE first meeting of the Hawkesbury Amateur Coursing Cub, held at Fairfield on Saturday and Monday, was very successful; after settling there was a small balance in…

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Local and General. Hawkesbury Amateur Coursing Club

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 2

THE first meeting of the new club was held on Saturday and Monday, the 4th and 6th inst., at Fairfield. Unfortunately, Saturday was wet and cold, and the attendance…

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Hawkesbury Hotel Races

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 4

ON Saturday last the above races came off at The Groves, where a very fair course has recently been made. A large number of persons assembled, and all appeared to enjoy…

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Hawresbury Hotel Races

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 3

THE First Meeting under this name came off on Saturday last in Gosper's Paddock, under very disadvantageous circumstances, for the day was a very unpleasant one—being both…

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Hawkesbury Cricket Club

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1883 · page 2

ON Friday night last the annual general meeting of the Hawkesbury Cricket Club took place, Mr. McNiven in the chair. The trophies for last season's play were…

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Local and General. the Hawkesbury Racing Club's Spring Meeting

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1883 · page 2

THE second day, Saturday, proved to be one of the best, if not the very best, meetings ever held at Clarendon, both as regards the Attendance of (both local and metropolitan)…

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Sports and Games. CRICKET

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 3

A MATCH was played on the Fairfield Ground, on Saturday last, between the H.R.C. and Incogniti Club, which was decided by the first innings. The H.C.C. were all disposed…

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Hawkesbury Amateur Athletic Club

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 3

THE following is the Programme of Sports, in connection with the above, to take place at Fairfi[?] on November 9th (Prince of Wales' Birthday)— First Event.—MAIDEN PLATE, 12[?] yds. First…

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