Pigeon Racing Only 26 Home on First Day
In the Riverstone Pigeon Club’s Derby flown last week from Carrathool (316 miles) only 26 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport
Sport, 1965
71 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 4
Man Dies on Golf Course
Playing golf with his wife at the Windsor Country Club on Sunday, Mr Stan Banks, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Schools Athletics on
About 300 high and primary school children are expected to take part in the All Schools…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Swimming Club’s Request Refused
A request by the Hawkesbury Swimming Club to restrict the use of the Municipal Swimming Centre for an hour a day has been refused by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Londonderry Racing to Resume
This week will complete the racing vacation at Londonderry, race club secretary, Mr J. Bailee has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference With Cricket Clubs
Three cricket clubs are to be asked to attend a conference with Windsor Council to iron…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TENNIS P. Shepherd New A Grade Champion
Phil Shepherd became the new A Grade champion When he defeated title-holder Don Biddle in the final on Saturday 4-6, 7-5, 6-4…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Swimming Annual Meeting Held
AT the annual meeting of the Hawkesbury Amateur Swimming Club last week, officers-bearers for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →District Sport Tennis [?] Doubles Title to Brown and Mitchell
Nev. Brown and Miss Pauline Mitchell won the A Grade Mixed Doubles Title on Saturday in three sets from Greg Dews and Miss Elvy Matheson…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Hot Day for Athletics
Shade was at a premium at Icely Park, Richmond, on Friday when there was a near-record September temperature for the Primary Schools Athletic Carnival. These Richmond Primary School pupils sought the shade of a beach umbrella to dispose of their ice-block lunch. From left: Sue Jenkins, Karen Leahy, Jenny Poole, Elaine Brooks, Denise Dunlea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →March Past Feature of Athletic Carnival
The big attraction of spectators at the Hawkesbury Primary Athletic Carnival on Friday was the march past of all competing schools. It included hundreds of children from the large schools, such as Richmond and Riverstone, down to small, one-teacher schools with only a dozen or so pupils. Among the teams were (from top): Riverstone, Oakville, South Windsor and Bilpin…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Riverstone Bowls Greens Good For District Events
Riverstone Club was very proud to have been chosen to stage the quarter [?] finals of the District…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Windsor Golf Shearer’s Sizzling Seventy-two
Playing top grade golf, Doug Shearer on a handicap of 7 parred the Windsor course on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →District Sport Tennis Night Comp. Draw
Following is the draw for the next round of the H.D.T.A. night competition:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tennis Club Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Windsor Tennis Club on October 13 resulted in the election of Mr H…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Windsor Bowls Selectors Impressed by Trials
The Pennant trials got away to a good start at the weekend and the selectors must have been…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Burglars on Rampage Again Swimming Centre Ransacked
In yet another strike by burglars at the weekend, the Municipal Swimming Centre at Richmond was ransacked, as well as an attempt made to break into a garage. At the swimming centre,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trophies Presented at Tennis Function
More than 200 people were at the Hawkesbury District Tennis Association’s Ball in the Blue Danube. Richmond, on Friday night when trophies were presented to premier teams and championship winners. Vice-president Mr Reg Turnbull (left) made the presentation to representatives of Craignish, the A Grade premiers. From left: Mesdames Kath Armstrong, Rayma Biddle, Messrs. Neville Brown, Geoff Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →League Followers See Gaelic Football
Rugby League players and supporters were intrigued with a film on Gaelic football screened…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mayor Presents Tennis Trophies
Among the trophies presented by the Mayor (Ald. Gillespie) at the recent Hawkesbury District Tennis Association Ball was this handsome cup to Freeman’s Reach, winners of the BII Grade competition. They are (from left) Mesdames J. Martin. V. Morley, J. Bonser, Messrs. J. Bonser, R. Richard, C. Smith and B. Salmon…
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