Yarrabah – Athletics – Townsville – 1954
Item
Sport
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Competition Type
Regional
Communities Involved
Yarrabah See all items with this value
Start Date
May 1, 1954
Duration
3 days
Place
Townsville, Queensland
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Title
Yarrabah – Athletics – Townsville – 1954
Description
14 young people participated in the Diocesan Youth Festival in Townsville – athletic and social activities.
Source: Annual Report to the Director of Native Affairs – Yarrabah Mission for year ending 30 June 1954, Queensland State Archives Item ID504648: Description: ADMINISTRATION – ANNUAL REPORTS – YARRABAH
Source: Annual Report to the Director of Native Affairs – Yarrabah Mission for year ending 30 June 1954, Queensland State Archives Item ID504648: Description: ADMINISTRATION – ANNUAL REPORTS – YARRABAH
Newspaper overview of the event, which was the 2nd annual Diocesan Youth Festival: see linked articles.
Anglican Dioceses of North Queensland Archives in Townsville has photographs of Yarrabah youths at this festival: Photos ID numbers 6610, 6624, 6625, 6631 and 6632.
Yarrabah placed 3rd in the sporting competition for the Chancelleor's Shield held on Monday, 3 May. Source: Townsville Daily Bulletin, 4 May 1954: 2.