Yarrabah – Foundation Day Sports – Yarrabah – 1962

Item

Sport

Foundation Day Sports

Competition Type

Community-based

Communities Involved

Start Date

June 17, 1962

Duration

3 days

Place

Yarrabah, Queensland

Title

Yarrabah – Foundation Day Sports – Yarrabah – 1962

Description

“After two lively days of sports and other entertainment, we kept our 70th Anniversary on St. Alban’s day, which fell this year on Trinity Sunday.” Report by Rev. BHC Turvey.

Source: Northern Churchman, July 1962, p. 14
"The Annual two days’ sports was held and proved a great success. The championship cup was won by Henry Miller, aged 17 years”.

Source: Welfare Association report (p. 4), in Annual Report to the Director of Native Affairs – Yarrabah Mission for 1962-63, Queensland State Archives Item ID504648: Description: ADMINISTRATION – ANNUAL REPORTS – YARRABAH

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