We dont like Cricket 'Oh No' We love it !!!!!

Well, it’s that time of year again so here are a few photos for the cricket fans:-

The Moonta Turks Cricket Club (2ns XI) Premiers 1921-1922

Back Row:- J Calder (Umpire), J Elari, M Porter, D Wearing, J Cahill, A Bennetts
Middle Row:- C Williamson, L Stephens, W Trewhella (Capt), C Burgess (V Capt) E Prince
Sitting:- T Porter and C Calder

Coolgardie Cricket Team 1950

Back Row:- B M Smith (Manager), Basil Lewis )Captain), L Kemp, George Thornton, Lionel Kelly MLA, F Kemp
Middle Row:- Les Parks, Doug Wall, Ron Thompson, Roy Colling
Front Row:- Collin Donney (Vic Capt), B Chegwidden, F O’Dea, Keith Hewitt

Boulder Block First Rate Cricket Club, composite pictures presented to H.R. James. Names listed S Pollard, W Goldsworthy, W R Clemenger, J W Emery, A Fawcett, E Evans, W J Martin, E Gibbs, R Hall, F Foulston, W J Martin Cpt, J O’Hanlon, W Thomson, L Blewett, J Blewett, W Jones, L Meyers, A Roach, S Gaston, A Dick & H Youlden

Lake View Cricket Team 1954-55 premiership team, Back Row: J Peart, A Hill (Secretary), R Varis. Middle Row: G Kelly, J Osmetti, C McPherson, K Harvey, J Sly, B Kelly. Front Row: J Warburton, R Agnew (President), R Mitchell (Captain), R Buckett, (Patron, M Hosking)

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Moya Sharp

Owner at Outback Family History

My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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Comments

Chris Prince says

03/09/2017 at 7:53 am

my husband grandfather is in the photo of ‘The Moonta Turks’ he is E. Prince we have never seen the photo is there anyway we can get a copy please.

Julie says

29/09/2018 at 10:18 pm

Hi Moya, Thanks for the great photos. My grandfather, Frank O’Dea and Great Uncle, Roy Colling (not Collings) are in the second photo. The Colling family were in Coolgardie for several generations. Are there any stories about them?

- Moya Sharp says
  
  30/09/2018 at 1:25 pm
  
  Hi Julie I have corrected this on the original post, thans for letting me know. Im afraid I dont have any further details on the Colling family.