King George Jubilee Medals to Honor Australian Sports Figures
A manifesto urging awards of the King George Jubilee Medals to Australians for outstanding achievement in sport and public life. It argues sportsmen have elevated Australia abroad and calls for posthumous consideration for fallen heroes and wide recognition across cricket, tennis, rugby league, swimming, boxing, rowing, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mary
Lfe
Australis
Australia
Trench
Wi. W. Armstrong
W. M. Woodfull
Fr. L. Collins
Wordsworth
Albert Cutler
Egypt
W. T. Watson
Waratas
A. C. Wallace
Kangaroo
Harold Herder
Frank Burge
Dick Arnst
James Paddon
Hubert Opperman
Ducan Gray
Frank de Beaurepaire
William Longworth
Andrew Charlton
Noel Ryan
Les Carey
Boxer
South Africa May Surprise Australian Cricketers
A lengthy Melbourne era piece outlines Australian selectors and team choices for a South Africa tour. Bradman features prominently in discussion of batting and leadership prospects with OBrien Richardson and Oldfield among noted selectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Bradman
Tora Ommat
Dwyer
Nsw
J. Johnson
Victoria
W. ¥. Richardson
Vi. Richardson
J. P. O'Brien
Bradman Looks Ahead Declining South Africa Tour
Don Bradman will not join the Australian team for the 1938 South Africa tour. His England operation and extended recovery keep him abroad. He has settled in Adelaide to run a stock and share business, balancing cricket with his growing personal enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere Eal
Australia
Don Bradman
Sie Boll
Richard
Jean
Sand
W. A. Oldfield
H. 1
Ebeling
W. A
McOnhe
Clase Cricke
Bradman
Woodfull
South Africa
England
Brown
Darling
Prent
Post
Clem Hill
Joe Darting
Warren Barnsley
Vernon Ransford
Pingleton
Adelaide
H. W. Hodgetts
Don Pradnan
Adelaite
Africa
Australiens
M.C.C
Abuenca
Bratman
Sorling
Rugby Unions Hope to Resume Friendly Ties With France
The English Rugby Union president, Mr Mild, spoke in London about resuming cordial relations with France and noted developments following a referees’ dinner. He indicated that union matters are in progress and that Cambridge University rugby may play a role in representing the United States in a new official capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Scotland
Ireland
France
E.R.U
Mild
London
Cambridge University Rugeer
United States
Americana
Question to Referee Wireless From New Guinea
A reader from Wau New Guinea sent a wireless query asking who invented the centreboard and when. The Referee replied that the centreboard is an American creation and noted Hadfield’s claim to the world sculling title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
Wau
New Guinea
Hadfield
Wolor
Eng
Cricketers Birthday List May Entries
May birthdays listed for cricketers with initials and regions. Names include J. Devant, Ella, Grant, Dayin, Wyatt, Cowan, Th. Wyatt, and others with affiliations to WA, NZ, Vic, Eng, N.S.W, W. Bibs. Acrohorh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BJ. J. Tnvie
Tan
Lnst
Ton
Th EB. Wyatt
T. A. Howard
N.a.w
BN. Wieckson
Dy Tayfor
Wala
A. Hateliffe
Page
N.Z
J. Ella
Vic
Grant tWest Inidigly
George Thuckworth
Eng
W. T. Dayin
W. Bibs
Early American and British Centreboard Ships Across Centuries
The notes describe 1774 Boston boat with a single centreboard sent to Lord Percy in England for teleing out. It mentions 1780 Deptford boat with three centreboards and 1700 Admiralty revenue cutter The Trin with three centreboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Percy
Boston
New Eingland
England
Deptford
Admiralty
Tribute to Richard Coombes, Australasian athletics pioneer
Obituary and tribute to Richard Coombes, longtime amateur athletics advocate in Australasia. The piece recalls his early NZ visits in 1889, role in forming the AAU of Australasia, and efforts across rowing, rugby, schools sports, and the Olympic movement. It notes calls for a memorial trophy bearing his name and his epitaph, “He was a sportsman.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Coombes
Australasia
Imi
Eustales 1
Dick Coombes
Ms.w
New Zealand
Dunedin
Nuzaaa
N.S.W
Australia
AAU
Wmead
Mateur
Coombes
Iet
Bog Uishman
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J.C. Davis
Cody
Sir Joynton Smith
Woodfulls
Ponsford
Kippax
Springboks
Tal
Awarte Ted
Ohis
H. G. Chityers
Grimmett
Guiln
Chilvers
Chipperfield
G. Ehimperield
O'Reilly
Bripling
O'B
Fleetwood-Smith
B. A. Barnette
TL McCormick
V. Grimmett
S.A
McCormick
Instresson
Ron Trier
Obriens
L. B. O'Brien
Bradmen
Austria
A. R. Lonergan
O'Brien
Richardson
V. ¥. Richardson
V. Y. Richardson
L. P. O’brien
Mand Mircht
Floldamah
Mia
D. G. Bradsam
Puiblic
Don
Clarence V. Grimmett
Willian J. O'Reilly
Hans J. Ebeling
Stanley J. McCabe
L, O'R, Fleetieood-Smith
R.U. Ford
Poser
Belgium
Arnst
Wanganui
Holand
Germany
Grant
Britain
Europe
Sydney
Cutt
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