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• Palm Island - RL - Hughenden - 1951

  Game report (brief). Game ends in disorder with 10 minutes remaining. The score at that point had Hughenden leading 25-5.

• Palm Island - Description - Fantome Island sport - 1951

  The Assistant Superintendent of Palm Island, Mr. H. J. Stewart, reports that the heavy work conducted on Fantome Island is done by Palm Island 'natives'. "The [70] lepers now enjoy many amenities, including pictures, radio and all types of sport. Cricket, football, basket ball, table tennis and indoor games are conducted. Fishing nets are provided and the patients have their own row boats to travel out to the fishing grounds".

• Palm Island - RL - Charters Towers - 1951

  Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 20 February 1951: 2 Game planning. Possible Palm Island visit to the Charters Towers Jubilee Week. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 21 March 1951: 2 Game planning. Palm Island agree to visit Charters Towers during Jubilee Week. Anticipated players and positions named: Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 7 May 1951: 2 Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 11 May 1951: 2 Game planning. Palm Island to play in Charters Towers on Saturday after returning from the Brisbane Jubilee celebrations. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 12 May 1951: 1 Game planning. Palm Islanders to arrive by rail motor today. Ad: Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 12 May 1951: 4. Match report, including some players named: Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 14 May 1951: 1 Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 19 May 1951: 1 Palm Island visit showed a loss of £14.

• Palm Island - RL - Charters Towers - 1950

  Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 21 April 1950: 2 Game planning. Palm Island v Charters Towers game sceduled for 9 July. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 16 June 1950: 2 Game planning. Insurance attended to. Railway advise that the Rail Motor is available to transport Palm Islanders. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 5 July 1950: 3 Game planning. Palm Island team list. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 7 July 1950: 3 Game planning. Football, spear, boomerang throwing and concert. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 8 July 1950: 2 Game planning. 45 Palm Islanders involved in Sunday program. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 10 July 1950: 1 Game report (extensive). Charters Towers defeat Palm Island 27-13 in a quagmire. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 10 July 1950: 2 Game report (brief).

• Palm Island - RL - Ingham - 1950

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 20 March 1950: 2Game report (brief). Ingham defeat Palm Island 26-24. Slippery ground. Palm Islanders wear boots.

• Palm Island - RL - Townsville - 1950

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 1 March 1950: 4 Game planning. Estates to play Palm Island on Easter Sunday 1950. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 31 March 1950: 4 Game planning. Estates to play Palm Island in senior and junior grades. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 8 April 1950: 4 Game planning. First time Palm Islanders to bring a junior side to the mainland accompanying their senior side. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 10 April 1950: 4 Game report. Estates 36 defeated Palm Island 20. Gate receipts £97

• Palm Island - RL - Palm Island - 1949

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 28 July 1949: 4 Game report (brief). Estates juniors and seniors side visit Palm Island. Both sides won their matches. Games precede Palm Island show (25-26 July).

• Palm Island - RL - Charters Towers - 1949

  Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 10 June 1949: 2 Game planning. 45 Palm Islanders to visit Charters on July 10, including the footballers, concert entertainers, and "their famous leaf band". Leaf band called "Harry Johnson's Leaf Band" in ad on 8/7, whhc also bills Cecil Sullivan's tap dancing. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 8 July 1949: 4 Game planning. Advertisement. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 8 July 1949: 3 Game planning. Match preview. Team listed. Concert preview. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 11 July 1949: 2 Concert report. Brief overview of concert provided by Palm Islanders. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 11 July 1949: 3 Game report (extensive). Palm Island and Charters Towers drew 22-all. Gate takings £162. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 14 July 1949: 2 Charters Towers Rugby League decide to donate a further £5 in addition to £15 and payment of all expenses. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 14 February 1950: 2 Charters Towers RL President's report of 1949 season. Best intercity game of the season was with Palm Island.

• Palm Island - RL - Innisfail - 1949

  Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954) 10 May 1949: 3 Game planning. Discussions on gate takings and return fares payments between Palm Island and Innisfail District Rugby League. Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954) 16 August 1949: 3 Game planning. Innisfail District Rugby League to meet the expenses of £50 for the Palm Islanders visit. £20 for act. £20 transport. £10 catering. Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954) 12 September 1949: 4 Esron Geia probable right collar bone fracture during the match. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 12 September 1949: 2 Game report (brief). Innisfail defeat Palm Island 17-7. Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954) 13 September 1949: 2 Game report (extensive). Teams listed.

• Palm Island - RL - Home Hill - 1949 May

  Game report (brief). Palm Island annual visit to Home Hill. They defeated Home Hill B seniors 24-6.

• Palm Island - RL - Ingham - 1949

  Brief report of a Palm Island visit to play football. No further details provided on a game. Brief comments on boomer, spear throwing, fire lighting.

• Palm Island - RL - Charters Towers - 1947

  Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 25 April 1947: 2 Game planning. Charters Towers League recieve correspondence for Palm Island. Due to the expense at this point the League could not offer a visit of Palm Island. Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 12 June 1947: 3 Game planning. Palm Island to play in Charters Towers. Island artists to appear in a concert the night following the game Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 27 June 1947: 2 Game planning. 37 Palm Islanders to visit Charters Towers. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 9 July 1947: 5 Game report (brief). Charters Towers rep team defeated Palm Island 14-13. Large crowd. Gate takings £191 Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) 1 October 1947: 2 Charters Towers RL report a successful season involving a visit by Palm Island.

• Palm Island - RL - Townsville - 1947

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 18 April 1947: 5 Game planning. Palm Island to play Estates as a semi-official opening to the 1947 season. Corroboree dances, spear & boomerang throwing. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 21 April 1947: 5 Game report. Estates defeated Palm Island 19-10.

• Palm Island - RL - Innisfail - 1945

  Palm Island had two teams playing in and around Innisfail.

• Palm Island - RL - Souths FC visit - 1941

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 12 April 1941: 4 Townsville Souths Football Club visit Palm Island. Palm Is football team to be seen in action. (note: doesn't state whether Souths played Palm Is.)

• Palm Island - RL - Brothers FC visit - 1940

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 8 October 1940: 4 Past Brothers Football Club take a weekend trip to Palm Island. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 12 October 1940: 2 Advertisement. Past Brother's FC boat ticket costs & departure time.

• Palm Island - RL - Townsville - 1940

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 3 September 1940: 8 Game planning. Palm Island versus a second Townsville team. Spear, boomerang throwing. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 9 September 1940: 8 Game report. Palm Island defeated Townsville 31-15. Spear throwing report.

• Palm Island - RL - Mount Isa - 1940

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 1 August 1940: 8 Game planning. Palm Island to play at Mountt Isa. Guarantee of £125 to Palm Island. Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953) 9 August 1940: 7 Game planning. "Famous" Palm Islanders to visit Mount Isa. Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953) 9 August 1940: 5 Game planning. Mount Isa willing to take a financial loss to have Palm Island visit in appreciation of the Mount Isa public. Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953) 16 August 1940: 5 Game planning. Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953) 23 August 1940: 7 Game report (extensive). Record crowd. Mt Isa defeated Palm Island 27-7. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 24 August 1940: 8 Game report (extensive). Record gate £134.

• Palm Island - RL - Innisfail - 1939

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 25 August 1939: 4 Game planning. Palm Island to play in Innisfail.

• Palm Island - RL - Ingham - 1939

  Game report. Herbert River defeated Palm Island 20-19. Palm Island players walk off the field after Peter Prior is sent off.

• Palm Island - Home Hill Visits - 1938

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 26 September 1938: 6 Home Hill residents visit Palm Island in September following an invite from Palm Island following their August visit to Home Hill. Follow up visit from Home Hill footballers in October. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 6 October 1938: 3 Palm Island footballers invite 30 Home Hill men to Palm Island for 2-3 days.

• Palm Island - RL - Home Hill - 1938

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 22 August 1938: 9 Game report (brief). Palm Island defeated Home Hill 20-18. Boomerang and spear throwers and dancers in attendance. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 25 August 1938: 12 Game report. Palm Islanders involved in entertainment the night before the game. Pleasing visit. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 23 February 1939: 5 Palm Island team expenses of Home Hill Rugby League 1938 visit.

• Palm Island - RL - Tully - 1937

  Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) 13 August 1937: 5 Game planning. Tully to pay £71 for a Palm Island visit.

• Palm Island - RL - Bowen - 1937

  Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 15 July 1937: 9 Game planning. Palm Island footballers, boomerang throwers and corroboree planned but not yet confirmed. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 9 August 1937: 2 Game planning. Match scheduled for Wednesday 11/8. Expect record crowd. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 12 August 1937: 4 Game planning. Match rescheduled for Friday 13/8. Local league to guarantee £62 to secure a visit by Palm Island. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 20 August 1937: 4 Game planning. Overview of Palm Island location and people. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 23 August 1937: 2 Game planning. Rugby League executive decide to "obtain" 20 Palm Islanders for one day during "Back to Bowen" week. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 30 August 1937: 4 Brief description of Palm Islanders by a columnist. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 3 September 1937: 5 Game planning. Game advertisement. Interesting wording - almost pleading. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 6 September 1937: 3 Game planning. Eager expectations. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 10 September 1937: 2 Game planning. Advertisement. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 17 September 1937: 10 Game report (brief). Palm Island defeat Bowen 23-8. Description of all performances. Record crowd. Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) 17 September 1937: 1 Game report (extensive). Gate takings £81. Team listed. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954) 20 September 1937: 3 Article reporting on the non-Rugby League activities of Palm Island during "Bowen Week".

• Palm Island - RL - Ayr - 1937

  Game report. Ayr defeats Palm Island 18-16. Gate takings £88.