70-727: The Gawler Football Club was an Australian rules football club that was founded in June 1868 based at Gawler in the Township of Gawler about 39 km to the north-north east of Adelaide , South Australia. In 1877 it was a foundation club of the South Australian Football Association (later renamed SANFL). By 1880 the township had three additional clubs - Gawler Albion and Athenians junior clubs and Havelock for juveniles which were all playing arranged matches against visiting teams from Adelaide. Following
140-557: A commercial venture by the South Australia Company through the sale of land to free settlers at £1 per acre (£2/9/5d or £2.47 per hectare). Gawler was established through a 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) "special survey" applied for by Henry Dundas Murray and John Reid and a syndicate of ten other colonists. The town plan was devised by the colonial surveyor William Light , and was the only town planned by him other than Adelaide. William Jacob used Light's plans and laid out
210-518: A convenient way to deliver heavy equipment such as locomotives manufactured there. Broad gauge locomotives were taken directly on the tramway, narrow gauge were transported on specially-built flat-bed trucks. There were also sidings at May Brothers and Company , Roedigers, and Dowson's Mill. The tram closed in 1931 replaced by a bus, and the tracks lifted soon after. The tram route is now part of Adelaide Metro bus route number 491. The Gawler Greyhound Racing Club hold greyhound racing meetings at
280-468: A dray, a distressed man emerged from the scrub west of the road and collapsed from hunger and thirst near the Gawler river ford. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed shortly after encountering the party. They interred him in a tree and covered him in clay to protect his body from wild dogs, dubbing the tree "dead man's tree." The site, known as deadman's pass, lies at the southern end of Murray Street near
350-516: A good attendance was held at the Old Spot Hotel, on Monday June 7, 1880, for the purpose of forming a junior football club. With Mr. T. Bright in the chair the following officers were elected Captain, Mr. J. Fitzgerald, Vice - Captain Mr. T. Bright, Secretary and Treasurer Mr. E. Fitzgerald ; Committee Mr. G. Simpson, J. Devine, T. Freak, and E. Summerton. It was decided that the club be named
420-589: A meeting in March 1890, Mr. A. Ross was appointed Secretary and was instructed to write to the S.A.Football Association, signifying their intention to still continue in the Senior Association. Gawler played its last SAFA game on 6 September 1890 at Gawler Oval in Round 17 of the 1890 SAFA Season against Medindie (later renamed North Adelaide in 1893) which was abandoned at half-time due to torrential rain in
490-569: A merger in 1887 of the Gawler and Gawler Albions an application to the SAFA was successful for a Seniors Team called Gawler Albion to join the SAFA competition. Albion was dropped from the Club name the following season. The Gawler Junior Football Association was formed on Tuesday 23 April 1889 and comprised three junior local teams - Gawler South, Centrals and Willaston. All three clubs still exist. During
560-596: A non-stop road from south of Adelaide to Nuriootpa. Gawler railway station was the terminus of the railway from Adelaide from 1857. The railway was extended to Kapunda in 1860. Gawler became a junction station when a branch was constructed into the Barossa Valley in 1911. This is the line that provides the Gawler Oval and Gawler Central (originally named North Gawler) railway stations in Gawler. Neither lines are now used beyond Gawler and Gawler Central
630-668: A range of low hills. Historically a semi-rural area, Gawler has been swept up in Adelaide's growth in recent years, and is now considered by some as an outer northern suburb of Adelaide. It is counted as a suburb in the Outer Metro region of the Greater Adelaide Planning Region. The Kaurna people are indigenous to the Adelaide Plains . A British colony, South Australia was established as
700-669: A scarlet cap and jacket and white trousers. The club was one of the founding teams of the South Australian Football Association (later renamed the SANFL) in 1877. A game was played on Saturday 20th August 1871 between 16 members of the Old Adelaide Football Club and 20 of the Kensington Club on the grounds of the latter, situated a short distance eastward of the Marryatville Hotel. There
770-587: A tie with each team scoring 1 goal and 5 behinds. Captains - Tardif (Gawler) and Wyatt (Old Adelaide). After the gallant struggle with tbe Old Adelaide Club the Gawlers entertained the visitors at dinner at the Old Spot Hotel. On 14 December 1882 a meeting for the purpose of forming a Gawler Cricket and Football Association was held at the Institute Hall. His Worship the Mayor Mr. J. C. Wilkinson occupied
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#1732780563823840-472: A token of esteem for his past services as secretary during the football season and in connection with the annual sports held on October 29. From 1882 the Football Club had joined the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association and continued to play football matches from the 1882 Season and also held Athletic Sports Days. Adjourned 1882 Annual Meeting of the Football Club was advertised to be held at
910-818: A well contested game with the final scores Albion winning 3 goals 16 behinds to Ports 2 goals 13 behinds. Bischoff scoring all 3 goals for the Albions. The effort to resuscitate the town club at Gawler has proved successful, and on Wednesday evening, May 31, 1882 a meeting was held at the Gawler Institute, when the following officers were appointed :—Patron, His Worship the Mayor (Mr. H. Dean); President, Councillor Burton; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. J. Martin, J.P., F.D. Hodge, J.P., J. F. Martin, D. W. Duffield,J.P., E. S. Burkitt, A. H. Mumme. W. F.Wincey, J.P., E. Clement, and Councillor Callaghan ; Captain, J. Tardif. It
980-557: Is now the terminus of the metropolitan rail services from Adelaide. Gawler's horse-drawn tram service opened in 1879. It operated for both goods and passengers from the railway station along what is now Nineteenth Street (then known as part of Murray Street) and Murray Street (the town's main street) to a terminus near where the Gawler Central station is now. It passed the James Martin & Co engineering factory, providing
1050-473: The 1890 SAFA season the Gawler Association was unhappy with the SAFA programme having only been given five home games for the senior club in Gawler, they subsequently forfeited a number of games including two at Alberton against Port Adelaide, and finished bottom of the ladder with no wins and just two draws. In April 1891, the Gawler Association informed the SAFA that they would not participate in
1120-442: The Old Adelaide Football Club played a game at Gawler on 20 June 1877. With a crowd of 400-500 spectators present the game ended in a draw - one goal each. The Gawler Captain was C. E Harris. Gawler's goal was scored by a young promising player - Fitzgerald. On May 27, 1878 - The Queen's Birthday was a quiet day the greater part of the townspeople went to Adelaide to see the review or the races. The only thing to cause any attraction
1190-756: The Riverland , Mildura and Sydney . The Barossa Valley Way runs east from the centre of Gawler into the Barossa Valley , and was the original route of the Sturt Highway. The Thiele Highway leads north between the Horrocks and Sturt Highways to Freeling , Kapunda and Morgan . The Northern Expressway is a new highway to the southwest providing a bypass of Gawler as part of the North–South Corridor, Adelaide which will eventually provide
1260-540: The South Australian Football Association (now SANFL). At a meeting held at the Gawler Institute on 2 April 1887 of over 100 footballers from the Gawler Albion and Gawler Football Clubs it was resolved that the two clubs would amalgamate and make an application to join the Adelaide Association. Following some discussion it was agreed the team would be called Gawler Albion. It was also resolved that
1330-558: The Club colours would be orange and black stripes. The club was admitted at SAFA General Meeting and confirmation was received at a Gawler Albion Meeting and the following officers were elected : The Gawler "Albion" Club played its first SAFA match against the Port Adelaide Football Club at Alberton Oval in Round 1 of the 1887 Season losing 0.1 to Port Adelaide 12.28 and finished the season with one win, one draw (both against West Adelaide - no relation to
1400-554: The Exhibition Grounds against the visiting Victorian Hothams (renamed North Melbourne Football Club in 1887) which arrived by the first train of the day on Tuesday 5 May 1885. Gawler hosted the visitors for lunch at the Old Spot and the game commenced shortly before 3 pm with the Albions losing 1 goal 5 behinds to Hothams 4 goals 12 behinds before a crowd of approx 350. For the local team Fitzgerald kicked off after losing
1470-748: The Gawler Australia Day Award for Community Event of the Year in 2023 Australian cricket legend Darren Lehmann launched the 2nd Hope Cup at a formal dinner in August 2023 The Gawler Police XI won the Hope Cup in 2022 and retained it in 2023 The 2024 Hope Cup was launched by International Stars, Darcie Brown and Henry Olonga in June 2024 The All-Stars won in November 2024 with Federal Member for Spence Matt Burnell MP as part of
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#17327805638231540-572: The Gawler Albions and the colors blue jersey white knickerbockers, red caps and hose. A challenge from the South Suburban Football Club, (Adelaide) was read and accepted for June 21, 1880. The Albions being successful with one goal to nil. In July 1880, Gawler Albions also played against Salisbury Football Club (which was their first reported match) – These two Clubs played their return match on Saturday, July 26, on
1610-551: The Gawler Club. With Adelaide winning by 3 goals to nil. Captains, Messrs. Sparks (Adelaide) and Sandland (Gawler). On Saturday 17 July 1869 a match was played between the members of the Gawler Football Club, who mustered to the number of about 18. The sides were distinguished by the colors pink and blue, Mr. T. R. Bright being elected Captain of the pinks, and Mr. Sandland captain of the blues. The pinks kicked
1680-515: The Gawler Recreation ground. Captains - Gawler - Fitzgerald, Salisbury - O'Leary . Final Score - Gawler 9 behinds, Salisbury 1 behind. Albion played five games (winning four) during 1881. President Mr H.E. Bright jr and Captain J. Fitzgerald. Club colours worn - red stockings and cap, blue guernsey, and black Knickerbockers. The Gawler Albion Football Club held their first meeting for the 1885 season on Wednesday evening 15 April 1885 at
1750-420: The Gawlers at Thomson's Commercial Hotel and having thoroughly enjoyed the outing, returned to town by the 8 o'clock train. At a meeting held at the institute on 20 April 1880 with a good attendance of members present it was decided that the club colours would be black and blue stripes. In 1880, Gawler and Adelaide football clubs played their fourth annual match at Gawler , on Monday, June 21. Great interest
1820-796: The Kensington Cricket, Football and Athletic Association was held at the Norwood Town Hall on Friday evening, 27th November 1874 — the Hon. L. Glyde, M.P., President, in the chair it was reported that the property of the Association consists of 20 acres in Kensington Park. Of this an Oval of five acres in the centre of the block has been carefully laid out and planted with couch grass at the small cost of £68. The grass has grown remarkably well, in most parts completely covering
1890-630: The Kensington Football Club was held In the Prince Alfred Hotel on Wednesday evening. March 20. Mr. A. Thomas occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance in which fifteen new members were elected. At the 1885 Annual Meeting the secretaries of the Kensington Cricket, Football, and Athletic Association and the Norwood Club wrote, offering the association a silver cup of the value of £25 for competition among
1960-445: The Prince Alfred Hotel on Thursday, March 16, at 8 p.m. All members and intending members were requested to attend. The opening colour match of the club's 1883 season was played on the old Adelaide Ground with 46 members taking part in the game. A friendly reunion match of the old Kensington and new Kensington members was held on Saturday 29 September 1883. The Old Kensington winning 8 goals to 2. The 1884 Annual General Meeting of
2030-616: The Public Holiday Monday 8th August 1881, Kensington visited Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills where the result was a draw - Kensington 1 goal 6 behinds to Mount Barker 1 goal 5 behinds. A general meeting of the Kensington Football Club was held on evening of Wednesday 23rd November 1881 at the Imperial Hotel, when Mr. C. W. Mudie on behalf of the club presented Mr. James Lyall with a musical album, as
2100-461: The Queen . Gawler had a horse street tram service from 1879 to 1931. Boyle Travers Finniss recounts an incident during Colonial light's travels before the Gawler survey. While camping at the Gawler river, they stumbled upon a deceased man buried upright and coated in clay. The tale circulating in Adelaide attributes the man's demise to a party led by Mr. Berhard. Allegedly, while traveling north with
2170-527: The Showgrounds on Nixon Terrace. The Club held its first meeting on 12 July 1971. Kensington Football Club The Kensington Football Club was one of the first Australian rules football clubs founded in South Australia and played an integral part in the game's development in the state. The early rules used in South Australia were referred to as the "Kensington Rules". Club uniform was
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2240-519: The Year in 2010 and 2017. The Gawler Police XI (The Gawler Police are one of the oldest stations in Australia, as they have been on Cowan Street, Gawler continuously since 1842 ) play against a Salvation Army All-Stars team made up of local civic and business leaders in an annual community charity cricket match for the Hope Cup The 2022 Hope Cup match raised more than $ 40,000 to assist
2310-602: The chair, and there were twenty-two persons present. It was resolved that a Cricket and Football Association be formed, and that a committee be formed of two members from each club represented at the meeting, for the purpose of drawing up rules to lay before a future meeting. The following were appointed the committee pro tem : Messrs. R. K. Thomson and W. Tribe, Gawler Cricket Club H. Coombe and W. Ross, Union Cricket Club J. Fitzgerald and E. R. Harry, Gawler Albion Football Club A. Tardif and J. Thomson, Gawler Football Club Secretary pro tem, Mr. E. W. Minchin. It
2380-507: The clubs belonging to on the following terms - That it be called the Norwood and Kensington junior football challenge. At the 1886 Annual meeting of the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association held on Tuesday evening, 6th April 1886 at the Prince Alfred Hotel, the retirement of Kensington from the association was announced and a new team called Kensington Parks was admitted. This article about an Australian rules football team or club
2450-465: The current SANFL club) from the 11 games it contested. A summary of the SAFA 1887 Season - 11 games played - Won 1. Drawn 1, Lost 9. Scoring 14 Goals. Goalkickers:— H Bischof 3, Solomon 1, Lonsdale 1, W. Devine 3, Doherty 3, May 1, C. Bischof 1, O. Sanderson 1 At the Annual Meeting held at Gawler Institute on 20 March 1888 it was agreed to strike out the word "Albion" from the Club name. It
2520-486: The engineering works of James Martin & Co manufactured agricultural machinery, mining and ore-processing machinery and smelters for the mines of Broken Hill and the Western Australian goldfields, and steam locomotives and rolling stock. May Brothers & Co. also manufactured mining and agricultural machinery. With prosperity came a modest cultural flowering, ("The colonial Athens" was its nickname in
2590-569: The fine weather and Schrader's Band. The Adelaideans, who were captained by E. W. Aldridge, had 16 players in their team, whilst the Kensingtons; under the command of E. H. Hallack, mustered 20. After a hours play Kensington scored the first goal and it was close to 6pm (dusk) when Adelaide then scored and were declared the victors as a result of their goal in the first game. A meeting of the Kensington Football and Cricket Clubs
2660-490: The first goal and afterwards two goals were kicked by the blues. The game was kept up with great spirit till about dusk. In addition to Football the club was also involved with Athletics. On Saturday 28 August 1869, it was reported that a football match would be played in the afternoon between 15 members of the Kapunda Football Club (wearing blue), and 15 of the Gawler Club (wearing pink). The following were
2730-553: The ground From an area originally known as Shipsters Paddock, Kensington Oval was officially opened for play on Saturday afternnon, 10 July 1875 by the Hon. L. Glyde, the President of the Kensington Athletic Association. For the 1881 SAFA season Kensington merged with Old Adelaide Football Club . The first meeting of the merged club was held on Monday 11 April 1881 at the Prince Alfred Hotel. It
2800-536: The homeless population in the community. The match is played at Curdnatta Park (Sandy Creek) which is considered one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in all of South Australia. The Bunyip Newspaper (The oldest regional newspaper in South Australia), awards the Bunyip Medal to the player in the game who best displays the spirit of the Hope Cup on and off the field. The Hope Cup Cricket Match won
2870-499: The institute, Mr. E. Harker in the chair. The following officers were elected : — Patron, His Worship the Mayor Mr. L. S. Burton ; President, Mr. James Martin, J.P. Vice-presidents, Messrs. J. F. Martin, L A. Plummer, Dr. Popham, J. C. Wilkinson, J.P., E. Gartrell, and J.Short; Captain, Mr. J, Fitzgerald; vice captain, Mr. .A. Harker; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Howard Wilkinson Gawler Albion hosted an intercolonial team on
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2940-477: The late 19th and early 20th centuries ), the high point of which was the holding of a competition to compose an anthem for Australia in 1859, four decades before nationhood. The result was the Song Of Australia , written by Caroline Carleton to music by Carl Linger . This became, in the next century, a candidate in a national referendum to choose a new National Anthem for Australia to replace God Save
3010-515: The list of the Gawler players:— Sandland (Captain), Messrs. R. Semple, T. R. Bright, R. Lewis, Barber, Crispe, Crump, Ferguson, Fitzgerald, Fuller, Martin, Smith, Symonds, N. Woods, and C. Harris. On Saturday 20 August 1870, it was reported that a football match was played at Salisbury on a vacant piece of land opposite the Mill between 12 members of the Gawler Club and Woodville (who had a few Salisbury gents help made up their numbers). Gawler Captain
3080-418: The occasion. The Adelaide men returned to the city by the train leaving at 8.30pm. A meeting to form a junior football club was held at Mr. L. J. Wilson's office, kindly lent by him for the occasion, on 19th April 1880. The club opened with twenty members. W. F. Nott, Captain ; G. F. Barnet, Secretary and Treasurer. The Committee are - J. Horsfall, C. Nott, H. Wilkinson, R. Harry, and A. M. Roberts. It
3150-477: The other. In Aug 1874 on Prince Albert's Birthday Public a match was played at Gawler Park Lands between the local Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club that went on for two hours and was played in great spirits. Robinson from Gawler scored the only goal. A second goal scored by Dawkins from Gawler was disputed owing to the interpretation of one of the rules. Following a successful trip to Kapunda in May 1877,
3220-631: The river. Gawler is a commercial centre for the Mid-North districts of South Australia. Gawler regularly hosts stages of the annual cycling race, the Tour Down Under . The annual show , named the Gawler Show, was established in 1856 and is South Australia's largest country show. Show attendances regularly attract an estimated 30,000 people over the weekend. The Gawler Show has won the Gawler Australia Day Award for Community Event of
3290-527: The second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler . It is about 40–44 km (25–27 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide , and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley . Topographically, Gawler lies at the confluence of two tributaries of the Gawler River , the North and South Para rivers, where they emerge from
3360-535: The second quarter and officially ended in a "draw" 0.3 to 0.1 (as only goals counted) when the Medindies refused to take to the ground after half-time due to the condition of the oval. Despite protests from Gawler the 1890 Programme gave them only five home games (one each against the other clubs) and two away games against each of the other clubs from Adelaide and Port Adelaide. They forfeited both of their games against Port Adelaide at Alberton and ended up collecting
3430-451: The senior association on 1 June 1881. The last reported game of the combined Adelaide-Kensington was played on the Queen and Albert Oval ( Alberton Oval ), Saturday, June 25, between the first twenty of the Ports (17) and a combined team of Adelaides-cum-Kensingtons (20). The game was not commenced till 3.40pm in consequence of each team having to take on some substitutes. The game throughout
3500-680: The senior ranks in 1964. At ODDFELLOWS' and FORESTERS' picnic on Easter Monday in April 1867, which was held in the grounds of the Hon. W. Duffield , situated to the west of the Township of Gawler, football was one of the several games provided that met with a fair amount of patronage. At a meeting of the Gawler Corporation held on Tuesday, June 30, 1868, a letter from Mr. J. C. Harris, Hon. Secretary Football Club, asked permission to erect two goals on Park Lands. On June 27 1868 an advertisement
3570-674: The team the Cup was presented after the game by 2024 AFL Sir Douglas Nicholls Honoree Sonny Morey . Gawler is just over forty kilometres north of Adelaide city centre along Main North Road . Main North Road was the historic road to the Mid North region of South Australia. North of Gawler, the road is now known as the Horrocks Highway . The Sturt Highway runs northeast from the north side of Gawler, leading to Nuriootpa ,
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#17327805638233640-531: The team being named as Gawler for the zone covered by the Electoral District of Barossa but withdrew just before the 1913 season was due to commence. It would take another 46 years before a senior Club north of Gepps Cross would again be admitted to the SANFL. Central District Football Club was formed as a brand new Club in 1959 and admitted to the SANFL reserves (B Grade) for five years before joining
3710-430: The topographical features. The parkland along the riverbanks and a Victorian preference for public squares are present, but Light was aware that he was planning a village, not a metropolis. Gawler prospered early with the discovery of copper nearby at Kapunda and Burra , which resulted in Gawler becoming a resting stop to and from Adelaide. Later, it developed industries including flour milling by Hilfers & Co, and
3780-531: The toss, Bischof played grandly and Brown scored the only goal. For the first time in eight years Gawler's Albion Football Club played a game against Kapunda at the Dutton Oval, Kapunda on 24 May 1886. The game being declared a draw - Albions 10 behinds to Kapunda Uniteds 5 behinds. Albions best players - J. Fitzgerald (capt.), T. Cullen, W. Devine, W. Crace, and A. Ross. Gawler Albion hosted Port Adelaide Football Club at Gawler on Saturday 29 May 1886 in
3850-403: The town. Adelaide became a model of foresight with wide streets and ample parklands. After Light's death, it also became a model for numerous other planned towns in South Australia (many of which were never built). As the only other town planned by Light, Gawler is dissimilar to Adelaide's one square mile (2.6 km²) grid; the heart of Gawler is triangular rather than square, a form dictated by
3920-408: The upcoming season. In 1898 the Gawler Football Association attempted to rejoin the SAFA senior competition in Adelaide but the application was rejected at a meeting held on Monday 8 May 1899 on the grounds that Electoral District football was being tried by the SAFA. On 2 Dec 1912, the South Australia Football League granted the Gawler Association admission to the senior competition in Adelaide with
3990-406: The wooden spoon. The end of year report stated they had a good deal to put up with in the way of a badly arranged programme, for they were brought down to town Saturday after Saturday, and sometimes to play the same team on two successive Saturdays. Gawler, South Australia Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia . It was named after
4060-403: Was Mr. R.C. Sandland and Woodville's Mr. A. Crooks who scored the only goal after 1 hour of play. On 23 June 1874 it was reported that at game between Gawler and Kensington Football Club at the Park Lands that went on for four hours before a crowd of hundreds that failed to reduce in number. The final score was one goal each. There was no quarrels during the game and at the end each side cheered
4130-433: Was a large group of spectators present and the Concordia Band who had accompanied the Adelaide Club discoursed excellent music throughout the afternoon. The only goal was scored by Adelaide. On Saturday afternoon at 3pm, 3rd September 1871, the return match between the Adelaide (Blue) and Kensingtons (Pink) Clubs was played on the North Park Lands. A large number of visitors from city and suburbs attended, partly attracted by
4200-405: Was also confirmed that the Gawler Football Club would remain associated with the SAFA. At a special Meeting held at Gawler Institute on 23 April 1888, with a large attendance present, it was resolved to protest against the upcoming season programme and of the Club being excluded from playing matches on the Adelaide Oval . A summary of the SAFA 1888 Season - - Won 2 Lost 10. Scoring 20 Goals. It
4270-441: Was decided that the colour of the club be black and scarlet guernsey, hose, and cap, and navy blue knickerbockers. After the first 4 games the merged side of Adelaide-Kensington had lost all their games and only had scored the one goal. Following the fourth defeat by seven goals to nil against South Park on their home ground the club held a meeting and decided to disband. The merged Adelaide-Kensington Football Club resigned from
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#17327805638234340-638: Was decided to call the club 'Junior Athenians.' A juvenile football club was formed in Gawler on Tuesday evening, 20th April 1880. A meeting was held in the local institute for the purpose of starting a club for the juniors, and judging from the good attendance and the enthusiasm of those present success is certain. The Gawler Havelock Football Club was the name decided on, and the following officers were appointed: — Captain, Mr. E. Bowne ; vice captain, Mr. J. Norman; secretary, Mr. E. R. Hartley; treasurer, Mr. A. Harber ; committee Messrs. R. Rudall, J. Morriss, F. Mankey, W. Draper; and H. Rowe. A meeting with
4410-435: Was decided to play the Old Adelaide Club on the 20th inst. Sixth Annual Game with Old Adelaide was played on the afternoon Tuesday 20th June with 500 to 600 spectators present at the Gawler Recreation Ground. Punctually at 3 o'clock His Worship the Mayor (Mr. H. Dean), patron of the Gawler Club, started the ball for the Adelaides, but before kicking off each team gave three, hearty cheers for His Worship. The game resulted in
4480-540: Was displayed in the game by the Gawler people, a large number of spectators assembling to watch its progress with the visitors winning 3 goals to 1. The play on both sides was good, the Adelaides excelling in marking and kicking, whilst several of the Gawler team excelled in their running powers. After the match both teams were present at a dinner given by the Gawler Football Club at the Old Spot Hotel, Murray Street , at which Mr. H. E. Bright, Mayor of Gawler , presided. Speeches were made and toasts and songs given suitable to
4550-408: Was further resolved that all Cricket and Football Clubs within a radius of twelve miles of Gawler be written to asking them to join the Association. With the good results of the Albion Club and with the reduction of train fares for sporting teams traveling from Gawler approved (Double ticket would only be the cost of a single) further overtures locally continued regarding fielding a team from Gawler in
4620-427: Was held at the Town Hall, Norwood , on Tuesday evening, 1st July 1873, to consider the advisability of amalgamating, the two Clubs for the purposes of buying, the ground forming the proposed Oval. There was a large attendance, and Mr. L. Glyde, M.P. , presided. The objects of the meeting were fully discussed, and a unanimous expression of opinion given in favor of the proposed action being taken. At annual meeting of
4690-402: Was placed in the Bunyip Newspaper - Gawler Football Club Any person desirous of joining the above Club can do so by attending the next meeting, which will take place at the Commercial Hotel, on Wednesday evening, July 1st at 8 o'clock precisely, J. CHAS. HARRIS, Hon. Sec. On Saturday 29 May 1869 on Park Lands at Gawler between 15 members of the Old Adelaide Football Club and a like number of
4760-411: Was played in a very friendly spirit. The Adelaides-cum-Kensingtons strove hard to avert defeat, but their opponents played better together, and were in very good form. Port Adelaide winning 8 goals 25 behinds to Nil. Following the resignation of the combined Adelaide-Kensington senior team from the SAFA, Kensington organised a number of matches against non SAFA Clubs including North Park and Unley. On
4830-548: Was reported that the Gawler ground, was rather rough, and some of the visiting teams were loud in their objections to the telegraph posts in the centre and the bicycle track around the playing area. The post was removed during the season, and by 1889 the bicycle track will be altered. Then the Gawlers will have a nice little ground. A summary of the 1889 Season - 11 games played - Won 4 Lost 7. Scoring 21 Goals. Goalkickers:— Thompson 6, Holbrook 5, Penny 3, C. Bischoff 1, H.Bischoff 1, Cheek 1, Miller 1, Allen 1, Darling 1, Harker 1. At
4900-443: Was the football match — Gawler v. Norwood, which resulted in a runaway victory for the latter of seven goals to one. They are a new club, composed of the pick of older clubs, and are the strongest team that have ever visited Gawler. The play of Dedman (captain), McMichael, Giffen, Coward, and Osborne, was splendid. The treat of seeing football well played — not a mere rough and tumble game, but good skillful play. They were entertained by
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