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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Bilpin. Cricket Club Social

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

A most enjoyable evening was spent on New Year's Eve by the residents of Bilpin. A euchre party and dance, arranged by Messrs. C. Powell and G. Turp, was held in the…

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Mr. Lin. Ray Popular Cricket Enthusiast Presentation at Manly

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

THE late hon, treasurer of the Manly and District Junior Cricket Association (Mr. Lin. Ray), some years ago accountant at the A.B.C. Bank, Richmond, and now…

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Sports at Wilberforce Gala Day on the River Splendid Speed Boat Racing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

NEW YEAR'S DAY, 1931, will long be remembered by the large crowd which assembled on the banks of the river in the pretty grounds of "Inglebrae" to witness a…

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Cricket on Sundays Railwaymen Want Oval Council to Seek Opinion to Legality

Hawkesbury Herald · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 3

The second round of the Sunday cricket "battle" was staged last week, when the Railway Cricket Club again requested permission…

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New Racing Fixtures Sixteen More Days Richmond Club's Registration

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

THOUGH Sydney and country racing clubs are feeling keenly the tax on winning bets, combined with the depression, 16 additional racing…

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Cricket Association the Wilberforce Protest Referred to Disputes Committee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 14

WILBERFORCE'S protest against North Richmond being awarded any points in the A Grade match played on the latter's wicket on…

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Beaten in Three Finals Windsor Player's Hard Luck Country Tennis Championships

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 12

AFTER putting up a great fight in the final on Saturday, W. B. Walker, of Windsor, lost to Dr. C. S. Colvin, of Orange, in the Country…

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Tennis Tate Championships W. B. Walker Beats R. O. Cummings

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 9

IT is not often that a title-holder meets defeat on the first day of championship matches; but B. O. Cummings, of Queensland, holder of the New South Wales…

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Golf on Sunday Keeper of Course Fined Under Old English Statute

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

A successful prosecution was conducted by the Melbourne police against the keeper of a miniature golf course, which had been opened for play on a Sunday…

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Cricket Notes Wilberforce Wins Protest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 14

A meeting of the disputes committee of the H.D.C.A. was held in the School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night, at which the protest by Wilberforce against the…

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Hawkeseury Cricket Leading Teams Should Win Windsor Batsmen in Form Centuries by Templeton and Jones

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 13

THERE were few outstanding features in the series of Hawkesbury competition matches commenced on Saturday. Notwith-standing the fact that two centuries were…

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Tennis Trophies Presentation at Richmond Successful Function

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 12

BETWEEN 50 and 60 tennis enthusiasts gathered at the School of Arts, Richmond, on Thursday evening of last Week, when the cups and other trophies won by…

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Cricket Association Will W. Howell Return? North Richmond's Inquiry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 14

ON Saturday last a meeting of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association was held at the School of Arts, Windsor, in order that the B Grade teams might be…

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Cricket Association North Richmond's Appeal Pitt Town-bilpin Dispute

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association was held at the School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night last when the following were present…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 14

It should be definitely understood that a decision must be obtained in each match in the Knock-out Competition, and if such a result is not obtained by the end of the…

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Cricket Query (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 12

Sir,—I wonder if any reader of your valuable paper could answer the following questions regarding the rules of cricket: If the batsman hit a ball nearly to the boundary…

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Tennis Association Annual Meeting at Richmond Constitution to Be Revised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 2

THERE was a small attendance at the annual meeting of the Hawkesbury District Tennis Association held in the School of Arts…

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Tennis Waning Windsor Club's Annual Meeting Good Position—small Attendance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

MEMBERS of the Windsor Tennis Club displayed little interest in the annual meeting, which was held at the School of Arts on Monday night, and as a result there…

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Cricket Association More Disputes—another Appeal Faking Scoring Book Episode

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 12

THE regular monthly meeting of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association was held at the School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night last when the following…

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Windsor Football Club

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the Windsor Football Club was held on Tuesday, 24th March, but the attendance was very poor, only about 20 attending. It is disappointing…

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