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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Tennis. First Round Ends

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 13

On the opening clay of the first round of the Richmond District Tennis Association's competition, wet weather caused the abandonment of some of the games, and in…

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Forest Cricket Club

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 6

At a meeting held recently at Sackville it was resolved to form a cricket club, to be known as the Forest Cricket Club, with a wicket on the old Forest ground. It was…

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Tennis. Windsor Loses Points on Protest Richmond Still on Top

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 10

Competition games in connection with the Richmond District Tennis Association were advanced another stage on Saturday with the following…

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Football Windsor Still on Top. Blacktown Beaten in Hard Game. Ford's Sensational Try

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 10

The second round of the Rugby League competitions in the Western District which was entered upon on Saturday also marked the commencement of the Western Cup…

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Football Penrith Beat "A" Grade Premiers. Windsor Outclassed. Wenty in Brilliant Form. Baulkham Hills Take the Lead

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 12

Saturday's League ganies in the Western District brought about a number of surprises. The most notable was the defeat of the first grade Premiers, Parramatta…

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Tennis. a Wet Saturday. Only Two Games Decided

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 3

Owing to the west state of the courts, the majority of fixtures in the Richmond District Tennis Association's competitions on Saturday were postponed until the end of…

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Football in the Mud. a Day of Surprises. Granville and Norths Beaten. Baulkham Hills Trounced. Windsor Regains the Lead

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 14

Rudyard Kipling's "muddied oafs" were seen in action on Saturday in the true sense of the term! It was a wretched day for the game, with the turf altogether too…

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Football Flashes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 13

Hawkesbury College footballers were defeated on Saturday by Old Boys by 21 points to 19. The match was played in connection with the G.P.S. games of the…

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Football. Lidcombe Defeat Premiers. Penrith Draws with Granville. Windsor Loses a Point. Drawn Game with Auburn

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 14

League games under the auspices of the Western District Junior League's competitions were advanced another stage on Saturday, an outstanding feature being the…

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Football. Some First Grade Surprises. Lidcombe Deposes Granville. Blacktown Beaten Again. Hills and Wenty Scrape Home

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 14

Saturday last provided perhaps the most interesting series of matches in the first grade competition. And the surprises! Practically every team got a shock…

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Tennis Trouble. Windsor Club Criticised. President and Secretary Resign

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 3

"The Windsor Club is not going to run our Association," said a prominent official of the Richmond District Tennis Association to a…

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The Tennis Trouble. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 3

Sir,—With regard to your comments on "Tennis Troubles" in the "Gazette" of August 24, in which you state that a prominent official of the R.D.T.A. made the…

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G.p.s. Football. Hawkesbury College Wins

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 16

As a curtain raiser to the Union match between the United Services and the combined Great Public Schools first fifteen, played at the Agricultural Ground, Sydney…

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Cricket Association. Annual Meeting. a Successful Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association was held at the School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night when there were about 25 cricketers…

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Football. Granville Finish on Top. Hills and Blacktown Draw. Windsor "Top Dog" Again. Auburn C's First Defeat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 16

The first grade competition in the Western District was concluded on Saturday, when Granville, by defeating Parramatta Easts by 7 points to 3, annex the…

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Football. Nearing the End. Windsor Wins Handsomely. Lidcombe Surprises North "C."

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 12

Saturday was a lean day for football in the Western District. The matches set down marked the second last series in the B and C grade premiership competitions,…

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Cricket

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 8

Cricket will bid football farewell for [?] season very shortly. [?] [?]rious [?] throughout thc district are getting into action. The nets…

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Kookaburra Tennis Club

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 6

Due in no small measure to the untiring work of the Ladies' Committee, the Kookaburra Tennis Club's dance in the Richmond School of Arts last…

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Richmond Cricket Club

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 8

The adjourned meeting of the Richmond Cricket Club was held on Tuesday night at the School of Arts and was well attended. The main…

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Golf Match

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 4

Penrith District Golf Club sent a representative team of six players, captained by Mr. Duncan McDonald, to engage the Windsor team in a return match on the…

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