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Yarrabah See all items with this value

December 26, 1899

Yarrabah, Queensland
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Yarrabah – Christmas Sports – Yarrabah – 1899

“At the last meeting of our government [local governing body], a programme for the sports on Boxing Day was drawn up, and now the lads are all very busy training for the different foot races, or practising jumping, etc. Today I noticed them all practising spear throwing, for which provision had been made in the programme.” Source: Missionary Notes, 5 January 1900, p. 3.

Xmas day locals played cricket and rounders. Boxing Day sports programme was so extensive that they had to resume on the beach on the Wednesday afternoon. The prizes were given out on the Mission House verandah. Source: Missionary Notes, 15 2 1900 p. 10.