Boxing Day
Those who wanted anything more extreme in the way of heat than Boxing-Day produced must have been gluttons of the worst type. Hosts of people in Windsor and Richmond simply kept to…
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Sport, 1897
36 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Swimming
No man nor boy ever learnt to swim without courage, any more than a bird has managed to fly without wings. It was not meant by the previous observation, that skill and practice are…
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THE first race meeting held on the new course, along the eastern side of Richmond Line, on Anniversary Day, can be summed up as a great success. Although the prizes…
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THE annnal meeting of the Windsor Grammar Schbol Football Club was held on Saturday last in the School Hall. There was a large attendance of members. The chair was occupied by the…
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THE Autumn meeting of the Hawkesbury Race Club was successfully [?] off on Saturday afternoon last, and, as usual was puronised chiefly by metropolitan folk The racing was particularly…
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THE Rouse Hill and Park Villa clubs met at Pitt Town on Saturday last, when the former won a well-contested game by 24 runs. Rouse Hill batted first and put…
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'CUMBERLAND ARGUS" says:—Mr L W Pye, the Parramatta cricketer, who this week made 166 in his first intercolonial match, is a son of Mr David Pye, a remarkably successful fruitgrower, and one…
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THE "Sunday Times" publishes an alleged portrait of Les Py[?], with the following letterpress: —"L. W. Pye, who established a record by getting over a century (166) in his first Intercolonial…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Football. Eton School v. Windsor Pirates
An interesting and keenly contested game between, the Eton students and the Windsor Pirates was played on, the ground at McQuade Park on Wednesday last, resulting in a decided victory for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Football. Eton School v. Richmond Diamonds
THE third match played in connection with Eton School was brought to a successful issue on Saturday afternoon last at McQuade Park, when the students won a hard-fought game by 11 points to…
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IN the Premiership Competition, concluded on Saturday week, the playere who obtained the highest batting average was L Poidevin, with 103[?]66. Poidevin only played six innings. L[?] Pye, for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Football. Eton School V. King's School Ii
THE local School team journeyed to Parramatta on Wednesday last, to try conclusions with King's School 2nd fifteen. The game was very fast and proved interesting throughout, and although beaten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football. H.A. COLLEGE V. King School I.
THE annual match between the Hawkesbury Agricultural I. and a team representing the pick of King's School, was played on the Pound Paddock at Richmond on Saturday last, resulting in a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Football. H. A. COLLEGE v. Eton School
IN the presence of a large number of onlookers, on Saturday afternoon last, in McQuad[?] Pa[?]k, the Eton School combined team tried conclusions with the 2nd…
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DESPITE the fact that the weather was threatening, quite a large number of spectators turned out to see the match of the season, played between the above two teams…
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THE following Oddfellows have been selected to play in a match against the Druids on Richmond Park, on Saturday 3rd inst., play to start at 3[?]30 p.m. sharp:…
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To the Editor. Sir,—As a great number of the sporting gentlemen in the district and elsewhere complain of the start which the horses received at my hands in the…
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THE annual meeting of the R H.C.C. was held on Friday evening, 9th July. The secretary's report for the past year was adopted, as also was the treasurer's, which showed a small credit balance…
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A MEETING of delegates from different clubs in the district was held at the Royal Exchange Hotel on Wednesday evening last, when the following clubs sent representatives:—Windsor, Federals, Park…
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A VERY interesting game was played on Saturday afternoon beween King's School and Eton School Clubs. The first match between these two teams was played at…
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