Yarrabah – Foundation Day Sports – Yarrabah – 1946
Item
Sport
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Competition Type
Community-based
Communities Involved
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Start Date
June 14, 1946
Duration
2 days
Place
Yarrabah, Queensland
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Title
Yarrabah – Foundation Day Sports – Yarrabah – 1946
Description
“On June 14th and 15th the 54th Annual Mission sports were held and the Patronal Festival was observed on Trinity Sunday. The mission was delighted to have at this time a visit from the distinguished anthropologist and friend of the Aborigines, Professor A.P. Elkin of Sydney University, who was accompanied by Mr Lipscombe, superintendent of the Aborigines Welfare Board, NSW”. Source: Northern Churchman, 1 July 1946, p. 15.