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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1930

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That Cricket Dispute (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 16

Sir,—I did not (think for one moment that my letter to the Press on the above would have any more influence on the members of the Disputes Committee than Mr…

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Cricket Three Centuries Hawkesbury Batsmen in Form Oakville's Big Score

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 15

BATSMEN had a day out in the Hawkesbury cricket competitions on Saturday, when another series of matches was concluded…

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Apples Tempt Curran Played Cricket at Richmond "Bowled" for Six Months!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 10

"I've been appearing in this Count for 41 years, Your Worship, and what's more, I played cricket against Your Worship in Richmond over 40 years ago!"…

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Windsor Tennis Club Prosperous Institution the Annual Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 13

THE annual meeting of the Windsor Tennis Club was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night. Owing to the wet weather the attendance was not as large…

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Cricket Association the Cattai-kurrajong Heights Dispute Replay If Necessary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 14

THE usual monthly meeting of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association was held in the School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night Nine clubs were…

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Old-time Foot Races

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 5

Fifty years ago, foot-running had as strong a hold on the Australian community as horse racing has to-day, and every Saturday afternoon events termed "Sheffield…

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Cricket Bowlers' Day Many Fine Averages W. Jones Scores 125 Not Out

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 13

OWING to the rain on the previous Saturday all matches in the H.D. CA's. competitions in the series under review, with the exception of the…

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Autumn Racing Hawkesbury Might Benefit If.city Tatts Races Before Randwick

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 10

An interesting suggestion regarding Hawkesbury Autumn meeting, which now precedes the big carnivals at Rosehill, Warwick Farm and Randwick was made in racing…

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Racquet Wielders Prepare for Coming Tennis Season See Page 2. Standard Maintained Tennis in the Hawkesbury Association's Annual Meeting Residential Qualification

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

CONSIDERABLE interest was displayed in the annual meeting of the Hawkesbury District Tennis Association, held in the School of Arts…

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New Tennis Courts at Groves' Tea Gardens Windsor-road Enterprise

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

SOME few years ago when Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Groves came to this district they, established in bushland along the Windsor-road, a little over a mile from Windsor…

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Cricket Three for 395 Cattai Batsmen Make Merry A. A. Arndell Scores 167

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 13

BATSMEN were, in a merry mood on Saturday, particularly at Cattai where the home team hit up 395 for the loss of only three wickets…

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Cricket Challenge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 14

An unsigned communication reached our office this week. It contained a challenge by the Packers, of Kurrajong, to play the Mitchell family cricket…

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District Cricket Umpiring (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 12

Sir,—One hears of, and observes, many wrong decisions given by cricket Umpires in the district cricket competitions. These complaints are fairly general with all teams…

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Cricket Nearing the End Batsmen Do Best North Richmond Win Outright

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 13

SOMEWHAT boisterous weather conditions on Saturday gave batsmen an advantage over bowlers in the Hawkesbury cricket…

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District Cricket Umpiring (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 12

Sir,—In your last issue "Onlooker" observes that a levy of one shilling per player be made and "collected so as to pay 11/-per Saturday afternoon to those folks who…

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Football

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

The following teams have been chosen to represent the "Windsor Football Club in the competition matches to commence this Saturday…

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Tennis Troubles (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 12

Sir,—Would you be kind enough to allow me space to draw attention to the position of Bell's Line Tennis Club in the H.D.T.A. On forwarding our entrance fee, stress was…

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Enter Tennis Hawkesbury Season Begins All Results to Hand Teams Are Evenly Matched

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 15

EVENNESS of play appears to be the outstanding feature of the first series of matches in the District Tennis Association's competitions played on Saturday. Ideal…

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Tennis

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 10

Tennis enthusiasts in the Hawkesbury district were disappointed on Saturday, as, owing to heavy rain, all competition matches had to be abandoned. As a result each…

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Football

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 3

The Windsor Senior C Grade beat Richmond at Richmond on Saturday, by 9 to 3, Windsor having 12 men. E. Mellish (two tries) and R. Butler (1 try) were the…

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