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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1960

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Dews Wins A Grade Tennis Singles For Second Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 October 1960 · page 16

Greg. Dews had a comfortable win in the H.D.T.A. A Grade Singles Championship this year. He defeated P. Shepherd in the final, both players also…

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TENNIS Rain Comes At Wrong Time

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 October 1960 · page 5

PROGRESS of the work of preparing the Soheyville Road for sealling was reported…

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Rugby League at Icely Park Next Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 November 1960 · page 2

The Richmond Junnior Rugby League Football Club has been granted permis…

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November 30, December 1, 3, 4 Festival Bowls Carnival Spread Over Four Days

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 November 1960 · page 10

Windsor and Richmond Bowling Clubs have arranged a mammoth bowls carnival to be held over four days at both clubs as their contribution to the…

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Swimming Classes This Girl Surprised Them All!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1960 · page 4

A 9-year-old girl who was asked to try to swim at the recent Rotary “learn to swim”…

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Windsor Bowls Rain Made Bowls Carnival Social Success

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1960 · page 14

The Sesqui-centenary Bowls Carnival began well and fair conditions prevailed for fixtures on Wednesday and Thursday. Despite the inclement…

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It Just “Wasn’t Cricket”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 December 1960 · page 15

A wild colonial cricket team braved Saturday’s early afternoon storm to demonstrate on the village at Richmond Just how cricket should not and was not played 150 years ago. There were altercations between the top-hatted “gentlemen” and umpire’s (or should it have, been the refer’s outrageous decisions were treated with deserving derision. The “match” was arranged by the…

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School Swimming Classes Success

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 December 1960 · page 5

More than 150 pupils from Richmond High School have attended the "learn to swim"…

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District Sport District Cricket Saturday's Results

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 December 1960 · page 18

Play re-commenced last Saturday after two weeks break over the Sesquicentenary celebrations…

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Richmond Swimming Pool Negotiations For Land Purchase

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 December 1960 · page 1

The question of the purchase of land at Hobartville, near Richmond, for the construction of a swimming pool, was discussed at the December meeting of…

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H.a.c. Swimming Pool Outstanding Example of Self Help

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 December 1960 · page 18

Sparkling, crystal-clear water in a blue-tiled pool surrounded by a green sward was an inviting prospect for more than 1000 visitors who saw the…

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