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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1945

49 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 3

Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

During the week-end th,e following matches were played:—Championship: South wick beat Kershaw, Pearson beat Voller. Consistency…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Teams to play Gladstone Park at Windsor on Sunday:—Greentree, W. Jones, Butler and Walsh. Grimwood, Southwick, Voller and Hancock…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

A match against a visiting team from Gladstone Park in the "Hancock Trophy" was the chief feature of the weekend bowls. The home…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 5

A club match was played against three rinks from Ryde and the visitors won by 15 points. Competition matches for Saturday…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

There being no Hancock Trophy match at the week-end, members contented themselves with, club games and practice matches…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

A visit by three rinks from North Sydney was of special interest to the local players, as the North Sydney team carried off the Hancock Trophy…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

Rinks to play against Parramatta on Sunday next in the Hancock Trophy are: Butler, Gosper Wood; Hancock. Greentree, South wick, Moses…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 5

The draw for the preliminary round of the "Hancock Trophy" was completed at the week-end by a visit from Parramatta. The visitors won…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

The following rinks have been selected to play at Parramatta on Saturday next: Greentree, Southwick, Pollock and Stratford, Pulsford…

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Motel Cricket Match Win for Challengers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 6

The much-discussed challenge cricket match between two Windsor hotels, the Railway and the Royal Exchange, took place at Wilberforce…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 6

Ideal weather and good bowling conditions made the "green" a pleasant place at the week-end. Three rinks visited Parramatta on…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 6

The 1944-45 Hancock Trophy competition was decided at the week-end, the final match being played by "Wanderers" against North Sydney…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 2

Windsor teams to play Auburn at the week-end:—Kershaw, Cuddeford, Rea, Moses. W. Jones, Walsh, Southwick, E. Salter. Greentree…

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Pigeon Racing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 2

The 20 members of the Riverstone Homing Pigeon Society are busy training their birds, and " [?] looking forward with[?]…

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Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 2

A visit by a bowling combination known as "The Redskins" was the feature of the week-end bowls. After a very interesting match the visitors…

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Pigeon Racing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 3

The Blacktown District Racing Pigeon Club will commence its racing season on May 19, with a race from Mt. Victoria, a distance of 40…

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To Promote District Sport Diggers Form Patron Body Athletic Carnivals Planned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 4

WITH a view to encouraging the younger people of the town and district to form their own sporting clubs and interest themselves generally in healthy athletic pastimes, the Windsor subbranch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. at a general meeting on April…

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Football of 50 Years Ago

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 6

Mr E. Power, of Melbourne, who is visiting his son, Mr P. J. Power, Comleroy Road, was a member of the Wentworth…

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Pigeon Racing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 6

The members of the Riverstone Homing Pigeon Society are very grateful to, and sincerely thank, the following for donations of trophies…

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Pigeon Racing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

Fifteen members of the Riverstone Homing Pigeon Society sent 246 birds to Cockle Creek on June 2, an average distance of 68 flying miles…

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