Shield - Aus/NZ Railway Commissioners Squash 1987
Production date
1987
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Description
A metal and wooden trophy shield with "AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS COMMISSIONERS' SQUASH SHIELD" engraved on the top of the metal plate on the front of the shield. The two metal plates are attached to the wooden base with metal nails. There is a depiction of two squash players in the centre of the shield.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
Production date
1987
Measurements
L308 x W259 x H39mm
Media/Materials description
Metal
Wood
Wood
Signature/Marks
21
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS \ COMMISSIONERS' SQUASH SHIELD
REPLICA DONATED BY THE COMMISSIONERS' \ WON BY \ WINNERS OF THE 1987 CARNIVAL
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS \ COMMISSIONERS' SQUASH SHIELD
REPLICA DONATED BY THE COMMISSIONERS' \ WON BY \ WINNERS OF THE 1987 CARNIVAL
History and use
This shield was presented to members of the Queensland Railway Institute 1987 squash 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 July 1987 Australian and New Zealand Railways Institutes' Squash Carnival in Perth won the carnival and were presented with this shield for their efforts.
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 July 1987 Australian and New Zealand Railways Institutes' Squash Carnival in Perth won the carnival and were presented with this shield for their efforts.
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Registration number
R18968
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