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Yarrabah See all items with this value

June 1967

3 days

Yarrabah, Queensland
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Yarrabah – Foundation Day Sports – Yarrabah – 1967

Yarrabah Youth Club preparing for Annual Sports on 10-12 June 1967 by clearing the grounds. Source: Annual Report to the Director of Native Affairs – Yarrabah Mission for 1966-67, Queensland State Archives Item ID504648: Description: ADMINISTRATION – ANNUAL REPORTS – YARRABAH

Yarrabah's 75th anniversary celebrations to be held 16-18 June. “Games, sports and competitions will mark the afternoon [Saturday] and there will be a corroboree for invited guests”. No subsequent report on sporting events. Source: Northern Churchman, June 1967, p. 9

“ANNUAL SPORTS: A Meeting will be held on Thursday 11th May at 7.30 pm in the Welfare Hall. Runners and interested persons are asked to attend so that the 75th Ann. Sports will be the best ever. Sports will be held on the Queens [sic] Birthday weekend 10-11-12 June”. Source: Yarrabah News “Yungkiging Gorineeh”, May 1967, p. 5, Queensland State Archives Item ID645991: Description: Administration – Yarrabah – Newsletters 1966-92