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Sports programme for the upcoming Palm Island show includes rodeo, woodchopping, and athletic events. Stewards, judgers, and others involved are named.
Palm Island News 1952 July 25 pp. 6-7
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Senior and junior representative football sides travel to Charters Towers, the first time a junior side from Palm Island has been on such a trip. Players are named in prior article, and the latter gives a report on the matches.
Palm Island News 1952 June 27 p. 2
Palm Island News 1952 July 4 pp. 3-4
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Football notes include the names of each team (senior and junior) and all listed players. Teams include Hornets, Eagles, Wattles and Rovers.
Palm Island News 1952 May 2 pp. 6-7
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The Palm Island representative football team play a game against navy players. Prime Minister Robert Menzies was in attendance. Exact date unknown.
Palm Island News 1952 May 2 pp. 1-3
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In a 'miraculous recovery', Palm Island win a RL match against Ingham 37-33. In the prior article the squad is named, while the latter article gives a recap of the game and overall trip.
Palm Island News 1952 March 21 p. 10
Palm Island News 1952 March 28 pp. 9-10
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The captains and vice captains of 8 local RL teams are named in this article.
Palm Island News 1952 March 21 p. 9
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A women's basketball team on Palm Island will be formed of Camp women to compete against Dormitory Girls.
Palm Island News 1952 March 14 p. 6
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A meeting was held regarding RL on Palm Island, where it was decided four senior and four junior teams would compete for the upcoming season. Notes on representative players, umpires, and linesman are included.
Palm Island News 1952 March 7 p. 3
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Article gives a report on a trip to Mackay, in which several Palm Island athletes travelled to take part in a boxing tournament at Olympic Theatre. Exact dates unknown.
Palm Island News 1952 February 8 pp. 8-10
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A photograph of the football team that travelled to Brisbane and 'distinguished itself with a victory at Charters Towers'. A fishing competition photograph is provided on the next page.
Palm Island News 1951 December 21 pp. 16-17
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An article on the growing interest in cricket on Palm Island. Includes results, team names (Police Team, Cane Cutters, and Timer Workers), and recent high scorers.
Palm Island News 1951 December 7 p. 3
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The Ingham Life Saver's Football Club's Senior and Junior Grades visited Palm Island to play Rugby League. Palm Island won in both grades. Article gives an overview of the trip and matches played.
Palm Island News 1951 September 28 pp. 2-3
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A PI Representative team travelled to Charters Towers to play a RL match. Palm Island won a thrilling match, their first in Charters Towers. Walter Palm Island was congratulated for his excellent play. The prior report names the team, while the latter gives a recap of the match and trip.
Palm Island News 1951 May 4 p. 4
Palm Island News 1951 May 18 pp. 4-6
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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
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Article covers the opening of the football season on Palm Island, with some discussion of plans for mainland games.
Palm Island News 1951 March 30 pp. 1-2
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A football team was selected to travel to Ingham, and played a match on Easter Monday. Palm Island were narrowly defeated by their hosts 18-20. Articles include team list and description of the weekend.
Palm Island News 1951 March 22 p. 2
Palm Island News 1951 March 30 pp. 3-4
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A large crowd attended the New Year's Day Sports. Events included bullock riding, woodchopping, and sprints. Winners named.
Palm Island News 1951 January 5 p. 4
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Football results published for the 1950 Season. Teams from a range of grades include:
Hornets
Wattles
Rovers
Skip Jacks
All Blacks
Kingfishers.
The Gray Cup was won by the Hornets Club.
Palm Island News 1950 September 29 p. 3
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'The week at a glance' article in the PIN gives an overview of the whole week's extracurricular activities, and puts sport in context of other activities in the community.
Palm Island News 1950 September 1 p. 6
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Article on Jack Wondi, former footballer and later referee. Wondi was involved with the Palm Island Aboriginal Team that defeated the Brisbane Rugby League side.
Palm Island News 1950 August 25 p. 5
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A representative team travelled to Charters Towers for a RL game on July 9. An article ahead of the match names the selected team and gives a brief description of each player. The latter article gives a report on the game, which Palm Island lost on a wet and muddy field.
Palm Island News 1950 June 30 pp. 9-10
Palm Island News 1950 July 14 p. 8
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A group of boxers left to Charters Towers for a day of boxing. In a prior article, representative boxers are named. After the trip, a second article gives a recap of the trip and fights.
Palm Island News 1950 June 30 p. 6
Palm Island News 1950 July 7 p. 7
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Article includes names and positions of all RL teams in junior and senior grades. Teams are:
Hornets
Wattles
Rovers
Palm Island News 1950 May 5 p. 8
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Boxing Notes in the Palm Island News - Ron Richards arrives on the island to train boxers, and Fred Clay has an upcoming fight in Brisbane. There is also a boxing night on Saturday, with a fairly lengthy programme planned - these fighters are not included in this article.
Palm Island News 1950 April 28 p. 6
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The 1950 RL season commenced on the weekend of April 15. Article includes reports on matches Hornets, Rovers, Skipjacks, Wattles in senior and junior grades.
Palm Island News 1950 April 21 pp. 9-10
