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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1971

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Windsor Swimming Centre Open

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1971 · page 1

More than 1,800 people—mainly children—have attended the new Swimming Centre since it opened at six o’clock on Monday morning, when admissions totalled 760, of which 600 were children. By Tuesday afternoon more than 1,000 had paid for admission, of which 800 were children. Picture shows a workman adding finishing touches late last week. The Windsor Council’s health…

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Boost For Rugby Juniors

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1971 · page 4

Big bonuses will be paid to young local Rugby players who are chosen by Penrith…

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Riverstone Bowls Pennants Selectors Criticised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1971 · page 12

The most important news to bowlers is that “Pennants” are with us again, and causing a…

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Windsor Bowls Start Pennants in Fine Style

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1971 · page 12

The No 1 Pennant team started the season in fine style on Saturday with a…

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Richmond Golf Easy Win for Gary Trimmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1971 · page 11

Richmond’s promising young junior, Gary Trimmer, recorded a 71 off the stick for a 61…

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Rugby League Grand Final Produced Great Football

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 27

One of the few bright spots in an otherwise uninspiring season of A and Reserve Grade Junior League in the Penrith district last year, was the A…

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SWIMMING Windsor Swimming Centre Opens For 1971 Season

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 26

With the opening of the $250,000 Windsor Swimming Centre in the New Year, swimming in the Hawkesbury will receive another big…

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Tennis Centre to Be Completed This Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 28

Hawkesbury tennis players will soon have the advantage of one of the most modern tennis centres in the metropolitan area with the…

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Riverstone Bowls Black Day for Riverstone

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 8

Last Saturday saw Riverstone Pennant teams go down in all three grades…

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Windsor Bowls Mixed Fortunes in Pennants

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 8

Windsor Bowling Club No. 1 team had a great tussle with the district’s premier team. Penrith, on…

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Richmond Bowls Bleak Day in Pennants

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 8

Saturday is best forgotten by Richmond bowlers all three pennants teams were “blacked out” by…

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Golf Kim Greentree Has Big Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 24

Joining Richmond Club last year, 26-year-old Kim Greentree has had his best season in golf, winning the A Grade Championship by six shots and…

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Night Tennis Draw Wed., Jan 27

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 10

2nd Grade: Sports No. 2 v Battlers at Windsor No. 1, RAAF No. 2 v Night Owls at RAAF,…

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Bowls Len Parker Adds Singles Scalp to Collection

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 26

Winning the Richmond Bowling Club’s Major Singles Championship last year, Len Parker has now won the only remaining major title in the club…

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Richmond Golf Gardiner and Kenny Win Invitation

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 9

On Saturday Mauri Kenny 7/5 and Peter Gardiner 3/2 really “set the course alight” when they…

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Windsor Golf Gallaher and Cox Win 4BBB

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 9

The 4BBB Stableford competition on Saturday resulted in a popular win for Kevin Gallaher (9)…

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CRICKET Kurrajong Player is Inter-Council Captain

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 January 1971 · page 25

Captain of the Combined Inter-council XI, Kurrajong player Dennis Hurst has been chosen as the cricketer of the year…

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Swimming Hawkesbury Swimmer Wins Two Golds

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1971 · page 7

Hawkesbury Swimming Club member, Kevin Walker, won two gold medals at the recent State Championships…

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Riverstone Bowls Bad Day in Pennants

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1971 · page 6

Riverstone pennant teams were again soundly beaten on Saturday, No.l losing to Richmond, No. 2…

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Windsor Bowls Rain Again Upsets Night Carnival

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1971 · page 6

Rain again prevented play in the Windsor Bowling Club’s night carnival on Wednesday, but the weather was better on Friday night and…

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