Shield - Aus/NZ Railway Commissioners Table Tennis Shield QLD 1958 winners
Production date
1958
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Object detail
Description
A wooden and metal trophy shield with "AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS COMMISSIONERS TABLE TENIS SHIELD" engraved on the top of the metal plate on the front of the shield. The two metal plates are gold in colour and are attached to the wooden base with metal nails.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
Production date
1958
Measurements
L310 x W237 x H37mm
Media/Materials description
Metal
Wood
Wood
Signature/Marks
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS \ COMMISSIONERS TABLE TENNIS SHIELD
REPLICA Donated by THE COMMISSIONERS \ TO QUEENSLAND \ WINNERS OF THE 1958 CARNIVAL
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS \ COMMISSIONERS TABLE TENNIS SHIELD
REPLICA Donated by THE COMMISSIONERS \ TO QUEENSLAND \ WINNERS OF THE 1958 CARNIVAL
History and use
This shield was presented to members of the Queensland Railway Institute 1958 table tennis team for winning a carnival between railway institutes.
Members of Australian railway institutes participated in local sporting competitions and representative sides were chosen to compete against other interstate railway institutions. Sports included football, rifle shooting, tennis, table tennis and cricket. New South Wales and Queensland Railway Institutes played against each other in Rugby League tests, while the majority of other states played Australian Rules Football tests. Cricket was the biggest of the sports, with all states participating, including the Commonwealth Railway, in cricket competitions. Teams from New Zealand also participated regularly in the national competitions.
A side to represent the Queensland Railway Institute at the September 1958 Australian Railways Institutes' Table Tennis Carnival in Brisbane was chosen in mid 1958. The team comprised of: C.J Brydon (Cairns), K. Bunn (Cairns), L. Jones (Rockhampton), P. Hoffman (Rockhampton), B. Nunn (Ipswich), G.L Fanning (Ipswich), S.J Neave (Brisbane), D.G Kerr (Brisbane), T. Brook (Brisbane), B. Stewart (Brisbane), M. Ellis (Brisbane), A. Cuthbert (Brisbane), E. Fock (Roma), and R. Archinal was appointed the team's Manager.
Members of Australian railway institutes participated in local sporting competitions and representative sides were chosen to compete against other interstate railway institutions. Sports included football, rifle shooting, tennis, table tennis and cricket. New South Wales and Queensland Railway Institutes played against each other in Rugby League tests, while the majority of other states played Australian Rules Football tests. Cricket was the biggest of the sports, with all states participating, including the Commonwealth Railway, in cricket competitions. Teams from New Zealand also participated regularly in the national competitions.
A side to represent the Queensland Railway Institute at the September 1958 Australian Railways Institutes' Table Tennis Carnival in Brisbane was chosen in mid 1958. The team comprised of: C.J Brydon (Cairns), K. Bunn (Cairns), L. Jones (Rockhampton), P. Hoffman (Rockhampton), B. Nunn (Ipswich), G.L Fanning (Ipswich), S.J Neave (Brisbane), D.G Kerr (Brisbane), T. Brook (Brisbane), B. Stewart (Brisbane), M. Ellis (Brisbane), A. Cuthbert (Brisbane), E. Fock (Roma), and R. Archinal was appointed the team's Manager.
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Registration number
R18956
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