Thursday Island - Basketball - Thursday Island - 1960 August 11
Item
Sport
Basketball See all items with this value
Competition Type
Local
Communities Involved
Thursday Island See all items with this value
Start Date
June 11, 1960
Duration
2 days
Place
Thursday Island, Queensland See all items with this value
Title
Thursday Island - Basketball - Thursday Island - 1960 August 11
Description
Described as 'probably the biggest sporting event in the history of the Island', 15 basketball players from Papua New Guinea to play against Thursday Island rep teams. No scores are found, but an overview of the game is provided in the Torres News.
Torres News 1960 June 14 (p. 6 i & ii).
Torres News 1960 June 14 (p. 6 i & ii).
External Participants
Yes