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The Stanley Football team Circular Head, Tasmania, that broke the drought in 1936


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      Date: 1936 -

Description: 1936 Stanley Football team that broke the drought. It was celebrations all round when Stanley football team won its first premiership for forty years in the Circular Head Football Finals in 1936. The teams previous final win was in 1896. In 1936 Stanley beat Irishtown comfortably at Smithton, Tasmania. The team was coached by Albert Thompson and captained by Dick Laughton. Back: Leigh Wells, Cliff Butler, "Stepper" Jones, Harold "Fuzzy" Reeman, Les Shreeves, Albert Thompson (coach), Stan O'Neill, Tommy Gaffney, Reg Pearce, Ernie Wells. Second row: Al Barry, Max Lambert, Colin Wyatt, Dick Laughton (captain), Cam Breheney, Ray Phillips, Dick Nichols. Front: -----------, G. Whitehead, Dick Ambrose, Bruce Easton, Allan Phillips.

Format: Pictorial and artistic works
Object: photographs

Titles:
The Stanley Football team Circular Head, Tasmania, that broke the drought in 1936

Subjects: football teams;  sports

People/Orgs: Stanley Football Club;  Thompson, Albert;  Laughton, Dick;  Wells, Leigh;  Butler, Cliff;  Jones, 'Stepper';  Reeman, Harold 'Fuzzy';  Shreeves, Les;  O'Neill, Stan;  Gaffney, Tommy;  Pearce, Reg;  Wells, Ernie;  Barry, Al;  Lambert, Max;  Wyatt, Colin;  Breheney, Cam;  Phillips, Ray;  Nichols, Dick;  Whitehead, G;  Ambrose, Dick;  Easton, Bruce;  Phillips, Allan

Places: Stanley, Tasmania

Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre

Object number: CHH_01116

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