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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1927

72 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 4

Wiseman's Ferry Tennis

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 16

Owing to the failure on the part of Club secretaries to send their scores to the Association secretary, we were prevented from giving the results of the matches played…

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Tennis North Richmond Vanquished Windsor Reds' Fine Achievement Mountain View C's. First Defeat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 16

THE district tennis competitions were advanced another stage on Saturday, when some surprise packets were opened, resulting in the winning teams improving their…

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Wiseman's Ferry Tennis

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 16

The Wiseman's Ferry competition was advanced another stage on Saturday, when the postponed match between Wiseman's and Lower Macdonald was played on the…

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Rugby League Windsor Beats Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 14

In a hard game of Rugby League football On McQuade Park, Windsor, on Saturday, the locals defeated their old rivals, Richmond, by the narrow margin of 4 points to…

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Cricket Averages Fowler and C. Greentree W. Alcorn Takes Most Wickets

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 15

BELOW we give the batting and bowling averages of members of the various district clubs in the Orchard Shield matches. The tables, are compiled from the complete…

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Richmond Cricket Club Annual Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Richmond Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts last Thursday night, Mr. W. H. Goodman (president) in the chair…

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Tennis Argument (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 12

Sir,-I wish to refer to an argument which arose on Saturday at our tennis tournament, when, I consider, I received unwarranted…

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Tennis Association Semi-finals and Finals

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 14

A special meeting of delegates of the District Tennis Association was held in the Methodist Hall, Richmond, on Monday night, when the following were present:-…

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Can Wilberforce Win Three Premierships? Tennis Thrills Unbeaten Wilberforce's Great Recovery Reds Go Under After Leading 4 Sets to 2 North Richmond Surprises & Defeats Windsor Blues

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 15

AS A RESULT of their magnificent win against Windsor Reds on Saturday, Wilberforce, still retaining their unbeaten record, enter the final with North Richmond, who gained a surprising victory over Windsor Blues. A FEATURE of the A Grade semi-finals was the great recovery of the Wilberforce…

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Rugby League

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 14

Windsor footballers have been complaining of the treatment meted out to them this season by the Junior Rugby League. The locals have not played a match for the last…

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Rugby League

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 14

OWING to an eleventh hour decision, the two matches that were set down for the Windsor ground on Saturday last were cancelled, and the local B Gradeteam was…

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Tennis the Championships

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 14

The following games were played on Saturday:- Boughton and Evans defeated Allison and Paull, 9-7, 7-5…

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Cricket Umpires (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 14

Sir,-Now that the cricket season is about to commence, and as, I believe, there is likely to be a tip-top time ahead of us, I would like a little space in your paper to…

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Bygone Sportsmen the Men Who Made Racing Illustrious Hawkesbury Names

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 10

IN these days of almost unlimited sport,it is interesting to note that during the time when there were only two race meeting's held in the year at…

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Thirty Years Ago Historic Minute Book Formation of Cricket Union

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 14

THE "Gazette" is in possession of the first minute book used by the Hawkesbury District Cricket Union, which was established in Windsor on July 31, 1897…

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Cricket Prospects Fate of the Orchard Shield Association Decides Competitions Start on October 1

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 14

RICHMOND CRICKET CLUB has adopted a strange attitude in connection with the Orchard Shield. Notwithstanding the fact that the trophy was given…

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The Tennis Trouble (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 14

Sir,-As a lover of fair play would you grant me space in your paper to say a few words in connection with the final in the B Grade Tennis Competition. The…

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Exit Football Windsor Beaten in Semi-final

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 14

THE football season has ended so far as Windsor is concerned. On Saturday the locals journeyed to Granville where they met Westmead in the semi-final of the…

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Cricket Preparations Eighteen Teams in Three Divisions Boundaries Altered to Suit Richmond Club Association Goes Beyond Its Jurisdiction

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 13

PREPARATIONS for the opening of the cricket season are now in full swing The competitions will commence on Saturday, October 1, and 18 teams, representing 14 clubs, which applied for affiliation, have been divided into three divisions of six teams each…

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Cricket Comp Starts This

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 14

THE 1927-28 cricket season in the Hawkesbury District will be ushered in this Saturday, though it is expected that, owing to the elections on the following Saturday,…

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