Missions – Description – Sport - 1926
Item
Sport
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Communities Involved
Yarrabah See all items with this value
Year
1926
Place
Church-run missions, including Yarrabah See all items with this value
Title
Missions – Description – Sport - 1926
Description
'RECREATION. Not the least important side of the work is that of providing healthy occupations for the leisure time. The native is in many ways just
a child, with the average child's capacity for the mischief that is ever ready for idle hands. Games, such as football, cricket, tennis, rounders and especially aquatic sports, are keenly entered into and do much, not only to combat gambling and other evils, but to foster the true team spirit amongst them. Their national sports and corroborees are, however, always popular, especially amongst the old people.' (DNA Annual Report for 1926, p. 11)
a child, with the average child's capacity for the mischief that is ever ready for idle hands. Games, such as football, cricket, tennis, rounders and especially aquatic sports, are keenly entered into and do much, not only to combat gambling and other evils, but to foster the true team spirit amongst them. Their national sports and corroborees are, however, always popular, especially amongst the old people.' (DNA Annual Report for 1926, p. 11)
competitionType
Local