Yarrabah – Sports – Description – 1956
Item
Sport
Foundation Day Sports See all items with this value
Rugby League See all items with this value
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Communities Involved
Yarrabah See all items with this value
Year
1956
Place
Yarrabah, Queensland See all items with this value
Title
Yarrabah – Sports – Description – 1956
Description
“Recreation and Entertainment: Rugby Football is still the favoured ball sport.”
Hunting and dancing mentioned
“St Alban’s Patronal Festival [Foundation Day Sports] is held the nearest Friday and Saturday to the 17th June each year. Excellent programme of mixed events provide a highlight in the life of the community”.
Source: Annual Report to the Director of Native Affairs – Yarrabah Mission for year ending 30 June 1956, Queensland State Archives Item ID504648: Description: ADMINISTRATION – ANNUAL REPORTS – YARRABAH
Hunting and dancing mentioned
“St Alban’s Patronal Festival [Foundation Day Sports] is held the nearest Friday and Saturday to the 17th June each year. Excellent programme of mixed events provide a highlight in the life of the community”.
Source: Annual Report to the Director of Native Affairs – Yarrabah Mission for year ending 30 June 1956, Queensland State Archives Item ID504648: Description: ADMINISTRATION – ANNUAL REPORTS – YARRABAH