Davis Sporting Collection No. 1. Miscellaneous societies' picnics or annual sports carnivals, 1890-1...
Davis Sporting Collection No. 1. Miscellaneous societies' picnics or annual sports carnivals, 1890-1932, and amateur athletics carnivals in Australia and New Zealand, 1899-1931.
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Full title
Publisher
[Australia ; New Zealand] : [ [various publishers], [1890-1932].
Date
[1890-1932].
Call Numbers
DAVIS SPORTING COLLECTION NO. 1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
208 items in 3 boxes + 1 contents list (30 p.)
Publication information
Publisher
[Australia ; New Zealand] : [ [various publishers], [1890-1932].
Date Published
[1890-1932].
Access and use
Access Conditions
Issued in Special Collections.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Collection of programmes of sports carnivals, hosted by workplaces, charities, friendly societies in New South Wales, 1890-1932; and those held by amateur athletics associations in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and New Zealand between 1899 and 1931. Many athletics carnivals also featured cycling events.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Davis Sporting Collection No. 1. Miscellaneous societies' picnics or annual sports carnivals, 1890-1932, and amateur athletics carnivals in Australia and New Zealand, 1899-1931.
Portion of title
Amateur athletics carnivals in Australia and New Zealand, 1899-1931.
Miscellaneous societies' picnics or annual sports carnivals, 1890-1932.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Davis, J. C. (John Corbett), 1870-1941.
Albion Cricket Club (N.S.W.)
Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club.
Australian Gas Light Company.
Balmain Friendly Societies.
Botany Harriers Athletic Club.
Boy Scouts' Association (Australia). New South Wales Branch.
Brisbane Rugby Football League.
Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society of the State of New South Wales.
Leichhardt and Petersham Friendly Societies' Dispensary.
Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society in New South Wales. Sydney District.
Manly Amateur Athletic Club.
Manly United Friendly Societies.
New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association (1887-1932)
New South Wales Amateur Walking and Field Games Club.
New South Wales Cyclists' Union.
New South Wales Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.
Polo Sports Club (Great Britain)
Queensland Amateur Athletic Association.
Rangers Football Club.
Tasmanian Amateur Athletic Association.
United Friendly Societies of New South Wales.
Victorian Amateur Athletic Association.
Young Men's Christian Association of Sydney.
Notes
General note
Collected by R. Coombes and J.C. Davis. Many are annotated with results.
Includes athletics programmes from Rangers Football Club (Glasgow, Scotland) and the Poly Sports Club (London).
Title supplied by cataloguer.
A printed guide to the contents of each box is available at the Mitchell Library Information Desk.
Contextual Information
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DAVIS SPORTING COLLECTION NO. 1
Record Identifier
74VKOy86Wvm3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOy86Wvm3
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991022638359702626
