Cherbourg, Palm Island - Rugby League - Ipswich - 1951 May
Item
Sport
Rugby League See all items with this value
Competition Type
Inter-settlement
Communities Involved
Palm Island See all items with this value
Cherbourg See all items with this value
Start Date
May 4, 1951
Place
Ipswich, Queensland See all items with this value
Title
Cherbourg, Palm Island - Rugby League - Ipswich - 1951 May
Description
Brisbane Telegraph (Qld) 30 April 1951: 12
Rugby League match between Palm Island and Cherbourg to be played on consecutive nights in Brisbane and then Ipswich on the 3rd and 4th of May as a part of the Jubilee Festival. Boxers from Cherbourg, Palm Island and Woorabinda settlements will also clash. There is mention that the Department of Native Affairs are bring down 'Aborigines' from the Torres Strait. No comment on what it is they will be doing.
Rugby League match between Palm Island and Cherbourg to be played on consecutive nights in Brisbane and then Ipswich on the 3rd and 4th of May as a part of the Jubilee Festival. Boxers from Cherbourg, Palm Island and Woorabinda settlements will also clash. There is mention that the Department of Native Affairs are bring down 'Aborigines' from the Torres Strait. No comment on what it is they will be doing.
Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld) 3 May 1951: 2
Game planning. Palm Island to play Cherbourg in Ipswich.
Game planning. Palm Island to play Cherbourg in Ipswich.
Second of 2 matches played between Palm Island and Cherbourg as part of the Jubilee Celebrations. First game a day prior in Brisbane.
Article discussing the displays and performances of Indigenous Australians from the Torres Strait, Palm Island, Woorabinda and Cherbourg. Discussion that you will not see ballet work equal in leading theatres of Australia to the dancing of the 'Natives' of the Torres Strait Islanders. Brief comment on the return football match between Cherbourg and Palm Island. Boomerang and spear throwing exhibitions.
Article discussing the displays and performances of Indigenous Australians from the Torres Strait, Palm Island, Woorabinda and Cherbourg. Discussion that you will not see ballet work equal in leading theatres of Australia to the dancing of the 'Natives' of the Torres Strait Islanders. Brief comment on the return football match between Cherbourg and Palm Island. Boomerang and spear throwing exhibitions.
Brisbane Telegraph (Qld) 10 April 1951: 14
More than 120 aborigines from four settlements in Queensland and Torres Strait will come to Brisbane for the Jubilee celebration week. Brief run down of events.
More than 120 aborigines from four settlements in Queensland and Torres Strait will come to Brisbane for the Jubilee celebration week. Brief run down of events.