Thursday Island - RL - Description (Sporting Priest) - 1954 March

Item

Sport

Communities Involved

Year

March 1954

Place

Thursday Island, Queensland

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