Shield - Aus/NZ Railway Commissioners Tennis Shield QLD 1982 winners
Production date
1982
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Description
A wooden and metal trophy shield with "Australian & New Zealand Railways Commissioners Tennis Shield" engraved onto the metal plate on the front of the shield. The two metal plates are attached to the wooden base with metal nails. The metal of the shield is discoloured.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
Production date
1982
Measurements
L307 x W238 x H36mm
Media/Materials description
Metal
Wood
Wood
Signature/Marks
25
Australian & New Zealand Railways \ Commissioners Tennis Shield
Donated by the Commissioners \ WON BY \ QUEENSLAND \ 1982
Australian & New Zealand Railways \ Commissioners Tennis Shield
Donated by the Commissioners \ WON BY \ QUEENSLAND \ 1982
History and use
This shield was presented to members of the Queensland Railway Institute 1982 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 1982 Australian and New Zealand Railways Institutes' Lawn Tennis Carnival in Perth was chosen in late 1981. The team comprised of: D. Bianchi (Shunter in Charge, Toowoomba; Captain), B. Walker (Clerk, Chief Accountants Office), S. Cuthbert (Fitter, Ipswich), P. Bergan (Draftsman, Chief Engineers Office), V. Robertson (Fireman, Rockhampton), D. Dickson (Carriage Builder, Ipswich), J. Osborne (Electroplater, Ipswich) and V. Juillerat (Driver, Toowoomba).
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 1982 Australian and New Zealand Railways Institutes' Lawn Tennis Carnival in Perth was chosen in late 1981. The team comprised of: D. Bianchi (Shunter in Charge, Toowoomba; Captain), B. Walker (Clerk, Chief Accountants Office), S. Cuthbert (Fitter, Ipswich), P. Bergan (Draftsman, Chief Engineers Office), V. Robertson (Fireman, Rockhampton), D. Dickson (Carriage Builder, Ipswich), J. Osborne (Electroplater, Ipswich) and V. Juillerat (Driver, Toowoomba).
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Registration number
R18965
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