Palm Island - Boxing - Brisbane - 1951 May 3

Item

Sport

Boxing See all items with this value
Rugby League See all items with this value

Competition Type

Inter-settlement

Communities Involved

Palm Island See all items with this value
Woorabinda See all items with this value
Cherbourg See all items with this value

Start Date

May 3, 1951

Place

Brisbane, Queensland See all items with this value

Title

Palm Island - Boxing - Brisbane - 1951 May 3

Description

Article includes a report of the inter-settlement boxing tournament held in Brisbane. First article includes fighters, winners, and brief reports on key performances.
Palm Island News 1951 May 4 p. 3
Second article is an extensive report on the entire trip, in which a barefoot RL match was played between Palm Island and Cherbourg. Author notes it was 'the finest trip I have ever had anywhere with our Palm Island boys'.
Palm Island News 1951 May 11 pp. 6-8

External Participants

Yes

Competitors

Jack Harrison See all items with this value
Ernest Friday See all items with this value
Dave Twaddle See all items with this value
Joe Button See all items with this value
Pat Hill See all items with this value
Francis Brown See all items with this value
Fred Fulford See all items with this value
Robert Bundle See all items with this value
George Friday See all items with this value
Jack Patterson See all items with this value
Eddie Hopkins See all items with this value
Colin Gibson See all items with this value
Ted Bundle See all items with this value
Reg Friday See all items with this value
Lionel Lacey See all items with this value
Frank Shepherd See all items with this value
Ronald Powder See all items with this value
George Hayden See all items with this value
John Glenbar See all items with this value
Albie Geia See all items with this value
Billy Hill See all items with this value
Fred Tiers See all items with this value
Peter Bird See all items with this value
Dave Twaddle See all items with this value
Joe Button See all items with this value
Cecil Brown See all items with this value
Jack Sibley See all items with this value
George Krause See all items with this value
Palm Island News 1951 May 4 p. 3 Palm Island News 1951 May 11 p. 6 Palm Island News 1951 May 11 p. 7 Palm Island News 1951 May 11 p. 8