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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1970

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Rugby League Speed Gives Richmond Semi-Final Win

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1970 · page 10

Speed to burn in both backs and forwards give Richmond a good win in Sunday’s “sudden death” A Grade semi-final against Warragamba Dam…

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Richmond Golf New Club Champion at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1970 · page 11

On Saturday Kim Green tree capped an excellent year by winning the A Grade Club Championship by five strokes from Neil Frost…

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Tennis Straight Sets Win in Ladies Doubles

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1970 · page 8

Mrs Hankin and Miss E. Hall defeated reigning champions Mrs Cross and Mrs Webb in an entertaining A Grade Ladies Doubles final at the…

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Windsor Golf Grant and Gardiner Win Foursomes Championship

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1970 · page 11

The men’s foursomes championship over 36 holes on Saturday was by Alan Grant and Peter Gardiner who defeated Brian Whelan and…

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Cricket H.d.c.a. Votes for Sunday Play

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1970 · page 9

For the first time final and semi-final matches in the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association competition will be played on Sundays…

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Kurrajong Hts. Women’s Bowls

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 9

The usual group of regulars turned up for play on Tuesday in spite of inclement weather, and we…

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Windsor Bowls Chapman Defeats Mayne

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 9

[?] the final of the Minor Singles Arthur [?]man defeated John [?] 31-20, over 31…

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Riverstone Bowls Bowlers’ Busy Weekend

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 12

The Club Pairs Championship continued on Saturday with results as follows:…

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Rugby League Riverstone Goes Into Grand Final

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 11

Completely overwhelming Windsor by 28-4 in the second semi-final on Sunday, Riverstone A Grade now go into the grand final…

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Richmond Golf 60 Net Wins Spring Cup

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 8

On Saturday Junior member Craig Morrow spreadeagled the field by shooting an 86-26-60 to win the Spring Cup, T.B.S.S. Trophy and the…

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Windsor Golf Gillies and Mrs. Shields Total 44 Points

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 8

Returning the creditable total of 44 points, Col Gillies and Mrs Betty Shields (Richmond) won the 4BBB Invitation Mixed event at Windsor…

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Tennis Fight Back by Halls to Win a Grade Mixed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 10

C. Hill and Miss E. Hall had to play some of their best tennis to defeat G. Dews and Mrs P. Roffe in the final of the A Grade Mixed…

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All-schools Athletics Carnival

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 August 1970 · page 12

Athletes from primary and secondary schools from Blacktown to Bath-burst will be competing in…

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Riverstone Bowls a Heavy Weekend

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1970 · page 10

Saturday afternoon saw the quarter-finals of the Club Pairs produce some fine games. Most worthy…

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Windsor Bowls Ken Hall Awarded Chegwyn Bat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1970 · page 10

Ken Hall, of the Wilberforce Cricket Club was awarded the Chegwyn Bat on Sunday as the outstanding junior cricketer of the year in…

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Windsor Golf Morey Sets Course Record

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1970 · page 11

Emerging from a field of 70 starters Cliff Morey (8) took the honours with a fine 75, setting a course record, to win the A Grade…

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TENNIS Third Singles Title to John May

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1970 · page 8

John May won his third successive Hawkesbury A Grade Singles title on Sunday when he defeated Phillip Shepherd in the final before a big…

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Richmond Golf Crutch in Return to Winning Form

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1970 · page 11

Geoff Crutch (6) showed a return to form on Saturday when he clearly won the A Grade section of the Par event at the Richmond Club with a…

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Rugby League Richmond 1970 a Grade Premiers Champagne Football in Grand Final

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 September 1970 · page 8

In a match which had everything, brilliant running, fierce tackling and nail-biting suspense, Richmond A Grade downed Riverstone 13-9 at…

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Windsor Bowls Hospitality Flowed at Kensington

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 September 1970 · page 10

On Sunday, 33 Windsor bowlers visited Kensington Bowling Club, the day being voted one of the best ever. President Ray Roberts…

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