Shield - Aus/NZ Railway Commissioners Tennis Shield QLD 1988 winners
Production date
1988
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Object detail
Description
A wooden and metal trophy shield with "Australian & New Zealand Railwasy Commissioners Tennis Shield" engraved onto the metal plate on the front of the shield. There are two metal plates attached to the wooden base with metal nails.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
Production date
1988
Measurements
L308 x W239 x 36mm
Media/Materials description
Metal
Wood
Wood
Signature/Marks
26
Australian & New Zealand Railways \ Commissioners TENNIS Shield
Replica Donated by the Commissioners \ Won by QUEENSLAND \ Winners of the 1988 Carnival
Australian & New Zealand Railways \ Commissioners TENNIS Shield
Replica Donated by the Commissioners \ Won by QUEENSLAND \ Winners of the 1988 Carnival
History and use
This shield was presented to members of the Queensland Railway Institute 1986 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.
A side to represent the Queensland Railway Institute at the March 1988 Australian and New Zealand Railways Institutes' Lawn Tennis Carnival in Albury was chosen in late 1987. The team comprised of: K. Cheney (Clerk, Assistant Commissioner Commerical), D. Bianchi (Shunter in Charge, Toowoomba), R. Smart (Lad Porter, Indooroopilly), V. Juillerat (Driver, Toowoomba), D. Smith (Clerk, Railway Centre), B. Walker (Clerk, Railway Centre), P. Bergan (Draftsman, Railway Centre) and G. Stockall (Clerk, Redbank).
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.
A side to represent the Queensland Railway Institute at the March 1988 Australian and New Zealand Railways Institutes' Lawn Tennis Carnival in Albury was chosen in late 1987. The team comprised of: K. Cheney (Clerk, Assistant Commissioner Commerical), D. Bianchi (Shunter in Charge, Toowoomba), R. Smart (Lad Porter, Indooroopilly), V. Juillerat (Driver, Toowoomba), D. Smith (Clerk, Railway Centre), B. Walker (Clerk, Railway Centre), P. Bergan (Draftsman, Railway Centre) and G. Stockall (Clerk, Redbank).
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Registration number
R18960
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