Blackstone Rovers premiership team, 1926

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TitleBlackstone Rovers premiership team, 1926Date Created1926StudioF.A. Whitehead & SonsAcknowledgementRobyn Buchanan CollectionIpswich Genealogical Society

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City & StateIpswich, Queensland Geo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionToddy Edwards - second back row, fifth from left - and the Blackstone Rovers 1926
See oral history.Blackstone Rovers origins begin when land was donated by Lewis Thomas for a playing field for sports on a Saturday rather than a Sunday in 1890. Blackstone Rovers played on this field, located between the Bundamba Creek & the railway.
Blackstone Rovers merged with Bundamba Rangers to form Coalstrars who in turn merged with St Helens united to form Ipswich knights.Toddy Edwards, Formally named Jack Ellis Edwards was a coal miners at Abardare mines, he married Jessie who worked at the Brynhyfryd Estate. Toddy worked Saturday mornings while having to play for Blacktone Rovers on the same afternoon.

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People & FamiliesJack Ellis (Toddy) EdwardsSports GroupsBlackstone RoversSubjectsSoccerFootball Sports teamsSports uniformsDefining Tulmur | IpswichAdversity & Resilience: SportsTaxonomy20th Century | 1920s | 1926

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Reference IDBlackstone Rovers 1926Asset TypeImage - JpegColour or Black & White ImageBlack & WhiteOrientationLandscapeGenreGroup PortraitsSports & ActionStudio PortraitsCopyright NoticeReproductions rights remain with Ipswich Genealogical Society. CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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