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Postponement of annual Christmas sports from Boxing Day to 4 January due to heavy rain. Participants prepared (trained). Programme and winners given. Source: Aboriginal News, 15 January 1908, supplement.
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"On Nov. 11th a very exciting cricket match took place between a Yarrabah team and one representing the outside villages. Victory came to the Yarrabah team which won by 3 runs and 4 wickets". Source: Aboriginal News, 15 January 1908, p. 2.
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"All the people from the different settlements have gathered into Yarrabah for the Christmas services rejoicings. For New Years Day a program of sports has been arranged. The men from Kobahra are to be brought over to attend to the sports". Source: Aboriginal News, 1 January 1907.
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"Two very exciting cricket matches between an eleven picked by Mr. Gosper took place on Saturday, Nov 10th and Monday Nov 12th. In each match Mr. Gosper's team secured the victory by only a few runs each time. The fielding was really good; Dannie being exceptionally smart. Source: Aboriginal News, 1 October [sic] 1906.
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Yarrabah fighters invited to a boxing and wrestling tournament in Cairns with teams from all over north Qld
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Yarrabah 'boys' invited to a boxing and wrestling tournament in Cairns
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Three Yarrabah boxers particiapte in Cairns and district amateur boxing championships. Fight by L. Stafford of Yarrabah , defeated by N. Archer of Cairns, was an "outstanding highlight" - description given.
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"Some Yarrabah boys" will particiapte in a boxing tournament scheduled to be held on 10 July in Cairns by the newly formed Cairns Rotary Youth Centre Amateur Boxing Club
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H. Thompson from Yarrabah defeated by K. Lake from Cairns in a preliminary bout at boxing tournament held at Parramatta Park in Cairns
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D. Graham from Yarrabah defeated by Don Culpitt from Cairns in a bout at the Mossman RSL Amateur Boxing Club's end of year tournament
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M Underwood from Yarrabah defeated C. McKell in a bout at North Qld Amateur Boxing Championships
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Workers from Aloomba visited Yarrabah and played crciket with the men
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Brief mention of players' "genial, kindly courtesy"
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The Canebeetles, 2 RL teams from Cairns, visited Yarrabah and played the Yarrabah Juniors and Seniors. Y won Junior game 30-2; Y won Senior game 15-5. Some players named.
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Football (RL) match played for visitors from Cairns. A eurythmical display, corroboree and display of boomerang throwing also presented. [The visitors were on a St Andrews Day holiday outing]
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Curtain raiser game in Cairns between 2 all-black teams, one from Yarrabah and one from Cairns
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Girls and women play football at Yarrabah. Expressed their thanks for the donation of a football.
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game between 2 all-black teams
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"Since football started the matron [of the junior girls' home] reports that the mending for the boys has increased."
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Boys playing association football (soccer) at Yarrabah watched by visitors from Cairns
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Excursion from Cairns promoted to include tour of Green Island as well as Yarrabah sports. "Sports and sailing races will be conducted for the benefit of the visitors".
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Annual sports to commemorate King Albert's anniversary. Includes mission swimming and diving and sailing boat championships: "A full programme of water sports has been arranged for the day, and includes the mission, swimming and diving and sailing boat championship for the novelty events" (Cairns Post, 15 October 1938: 3).
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Description of event. Cairns tourists attended
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Detailed description and results in Cairns Post article:
Events included "Sailing race, flattie or dinghy, across the bay"
ALSO: Report on annual sports day. Women and girls just as ready to run as the men and boys. Source: Northern Churchman, 1 August 1936, p. 20.
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Travel arrangements for Cairns tourists to attend sports day
