Thursday Island - RL - Description (Sporting Priest) - 1954 March
Item
Sport
Rugby League See all items with this value
Communities Involved
Thursday Island See all items with this value
Year
March 1954
Place
Thursday Island, Queensland See all items with this value
Title
Thursday Island - RL - Description (Sporting Priest) - 1954 March
Description
Rev. Father Tom Dixon, known as the sporting Prist, departs Thursday Island. Dixon established the Dixie Club, and played football, cricket, and tennis. He was RL president for a time and captain of the Dixies when they were football premiers in 1952.
Townsville Daily Bulletin 1954 March 6 p. 2
Townsville Daily Bulletin 1954 March 6 p. 2