Barrier Ranges Football Association illuminated address

MLMSS 12146/Box 1X

fonds

1918

9680235

0.44 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - manuscript

The Barrier Ranges Football Association was formed on 14 April 1890 with teams from Broken Hill, South Australia and Victoria. In 1925, the association was abolished and, on 4 May 1928, it registered as the Broken Hill Football League.

John Murray Ross Ford (1871-1953) settled in Broken Hill in 1894 to captain and coach the South Broken Hill Australian football team. He was the South Club delegate for fifteen years and served as its vice-president for nine years from 1908. Ford was presented with his farewell address on 14 January 1918 prior to moving to Sydney. He died on 15 July 1953 in Strathfield, New South Wales.

References:
Australian Football. "History of the game in Broken Hill". Accessed 26 April 2024. https://australianfootball.com/articles/view/History+of+the+game+in+Broken+Hill/1285

Barrier Miner. 15 January 1918. Accessed 26 April 2024. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45439223

An illuminated address from the Barrier Ranges Football Association presented to its delegate and vice-president John "Jack" Ford on 14 January 1918 as a farewell gift. The address is illustrated with a vignette of a football match being played at Jubilee Oval, Broken Hill, backdropped by the smoking chimneys of town’s smelters. It also features Barrier Range Wattle and Sturt’s Desert Pea, both prevalent in the Broken Hill area.

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