Yarrabah - Christmas Sports - Yarrabah - 1897
Item
Sport
Christmas Sport See all items with this value
Competition Type
Community-based
Communities Involved
Yarrabah See all items with this value
Start Date
December 26, 1897
Place
Yarrabah, Queensland See all items with this value
Title
Yarrabah - Christmas Sports - Yarrabah - 1897
Description
Sports held on the beach. Foot races, jumping, greasy pole, tug-of-war. (Gympie Times)
Ernest Gribble reports on Xmas. 200 people came in and camped out. 100 attended church service on Xmas Day on Saturday and received presents in the evening after dinner given to everybody. More church on Sunday. On Monday morning people returned to work, but in the afternoon gathered on the beach for “footracing, jumping, walking, the greasy pole, tug-o’-war, etc”. “Best Christmas people had ever had”. Source: Missionary Notes, 15 1 1898 p. 2.