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"YARRABAH aboriginal mission station, which is beyond Cairns, made a successful appeal through the Queensland Cricket Association for old material to start a club. A letter received from the mission this week stated that the 'boys' were working hard preparing a pitch, and a ground in preparation for the parcel of cricket goods which should be there in time to be a Christmas gift. The material has been used by clubs; but it is in good enough order, and there is sufficient of it to provide months of recreation and pleasure at Yarrabah."
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A tennis court being made at Yarrabah. Appeal for materials for tennis, cricket, football and other sports. Girls' basketball is popular - girls are "enthusiastic" and have several teams.
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Planned match between the Yarrabah Mission and the Cairns representative team, likley 31 January or early February. Location unknonw - either Yarrabah or Cairns.
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Gifts given at an event in Brisbane, held in November 1909 in aid of the Yarrabah and New Guinea Missions, included cricket bats and balls.
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Gifts collected for Yarrabah at St. Paul's Tiller's Union event in West Maitland, NSW: "Among the gifts for Yarrabah were tea, cocoa, tins of biscuits, honey, and jam, salts, boracic acid, and bandages which are always wanted, print, unbleached calico, and drill, note books and pencils, and bags and money to buy a cricket bat and ball..."
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Displays by various communities at the Show (possibly Brisbane Exhibition).
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Seahawks (part of Babinda Colts comp) won Reserve Grade Premiership Shield in the Cairns District RL Premierships. Story (p. 8) and photo (p. 9). Source: Y News, Sept 1985, pp. 8-9
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North Qld Boxing Titles held in Yarrabah on 14/9/85. Boxers from several centres competed. Source: Y News, Sept 1985, p. 8
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Report on Primary School Sports. Koala House won the Carl Luppi Shield. Lists of events and champions. Source: Y News, Sept 1985, p. 4
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Report on Y Seahawks games (no dates) leading up to the finals. Source: Y News, August 1985, 8
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Reprinted from Aboriginal News, 8 Sept 1908: "The Cairns Yacht Club has very kindly made the crew of the Hephzibah honorary members of the club and entered her for all races on Saturday, August 29". Source: Y News, August 1985, 7
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Reprinted from Aboriginal News, 8 Sept 1908: "On 22 July, Mr Gribble took all the children into Cairns Carnival...In the afternoon the boat races were held, and we put the three of our boats in for the races and the Elizabeth lost in the sailing race, and the big Launch came second in the motor race and the Nami handicapped out of it". Source: Y News, August 1985, 7
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Yarrabah Seahawks on top of the B grade points table after defeating Atherton. Reprinted report from Cairns Post 17/6/85 praising David Lilley. Also reference to Y's U-18 side. Source: Y News, July 1985, p. 8
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Footy coverage of games, with Yarrabah players, on Babinda U18s, A, B & C grades teams. Early in the season - no dates given. Locatisn of games included Atherton, Babinda, Cairns. Source: Yarrabah News, May 1985, p. 8
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Anthony Sexton and Leon Yeatman from Yarrabah State School U12 RL team selected to play in the Peninsula Representative side to play in the State Trials in Brisbane. Source: Yarrabah News, June 1985, p. 8
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Reports on Yarrabah RL players in all Babinda sides - U18s, C, B, & A grades. Source: Yarrabah News, June 1985, p. 8
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Babinda (with Y players) vs Brothers at Stan Williams Park in Cairns. Brief report on this and on 2 others pre-season matches. Source: YN April 85 p 8.
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Annual sports day coming up in June. Appeal by the Sports Committee for volunteers and contributions to expenses. Source: YN June 85 p 4
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Boxers Danny Murgha and Barry Cedric will box in New Zealand starting 2 July. Each will have 3 fights. Aim is to aid selection of Queensland boxers for the Commonwealth Games. Boxer Bert Harris unable to go do to weight issues and RL commitments.
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Bishop of North Queensland, Dr Frodsham, reporting on his visit to Yarrabah in 1906: "They were not over preaching to them, and they were not always working, because they believed in the adage that 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.' Special work was set down, and when that was done they let the natives enjoy and amuse themselves. They played an excellent game of football; they also played cricket, and also indulged in boomerang and spear throwing and the most interesting dances and corroborees. For years he [Gribble] had been trying to understand the principle behind the corroborees". Attempts to explain Gribble's understanding of corroborrees. Source: Maitland Daily Mercury, 9 November 1906, 2.
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"Five persons were killed at Yarrabah Mission on Saturday when a bomb with which they were playing football exploded. They were Andrew Dabag; Edward Mayee, aged 28, married; Clive Sweetland, 23, married; James Greenwood, 9, and Morrison Mayee, 11". Source: Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 2 January 1945, p. 3.
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Letter from Ruby Chard, new kindergarten teacher at Yarrabah: "...on the whole, they [children] are a very lively crowd and love playing football!"
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Fred Brophy’s touring boxing troupe visited Yarrabah and set up a tent in park opposite St Alban’s church 16-18 August. Troupe comprised 7 boxers and wrestlers, managed by Brophy and his wife, who took on all-comers. Each challenger charged a fee to enter. Yarrabah local Andrew Wilson, aka the Brown Bomber, was one of the Brophy troupe who fought against his fellow Yarrabah boxers. Yarrabah local Thomas [sic] was one of the local victors. Source: Yarrabah News, n.d. [~Aug 1988: date stamped received 19/9/88], p. 4, Queensland State Archives Item ID645991: Description: Administration – Yarrabah – Newsletters 1966-92
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Yarrabah will field 2 RL teams, touch and basketball teams at all-blacks carnival in Townsville on 23-25 (Aug? Sept? 1988). A national RL side will be selected at the carnival. Calls for support of Y community. Source: Yarrabah News, n.d. [~Aug 1988: date stamped received 19/9/88], p. 2, Queensland State Archives Item ID645991: Description: Administration – Yarrabah – Newsletters 1966-92
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Sports Complex opens. Source: Yarrabah News, April 1985, Vol 8: p. 1, Queensland State Archives Item ID645991: Description: Administration – Yarrabah – Newsletters 1966-92
