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#16237 - Soccer Team

Resource ID
Location
16237
Photograph 2534
Title/subtitle
Soccer Team
Picture
Soccer Team
Format
Photograph
Identifier
World War 1
Physical description
Black & white postcard; 7cm x 12cm
Summary
Canberra Soccer Football team 1914. First sporting team for the Territory.
Back Row: Ernie King, Archie Thurbon, Mac Southwell, A.E. Fennelly and George Lea.
Middle Row: Ernie O'Neill, Charles Laverty, Percy Douglas, Tony Donovan.
Front Row: A.W. Edwards, Jack Hobday (capt.), Alf Ayrton
Availability
Not for loan. Copies available for purchase.
Notes
On back is written "Yours (initials) 20/10/14 Canberra". The team colours were blue with a white hoop, blue socks with white top.
Southwell, Lee, Laverty, Douglas, Edwards and Ayrton all served in the First World War. Southwell was killed in action in 1916.