Squash History
In all likelihood the first private courts in New South Wales were connected with Royal Sydney. They were built at Dame Eadith Walker's "Yaralla" at Concord, at the "Gostwyck" property of the Dangar family at Uralla in the Northern Tablelands and later at "Barford", the home of W.O. (later Sir Warwick) Fairfax at Bellevue Hill.
In 1912,
the General Committee received a request to build a court for 120
pounds. They postponed a decision and then let the matter lapse. The
1920 Annual Report mentions another such request, one repeated by the
Associate Committee in 1922. However, it was to be 1932 before the
first two squash courts were established at Royal Sydney.
The
Club was host to the New South Wales and Australian Championships
several times during the 1930's when the game was riding a wave of
popularity. Although the popularity of squash waned slightly in the
latter part of the 1980's and 1990's, the Club still has a squash court
for use by members all year round.
