Talk:1899 British Lions tour to Australia
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Resources to build from
[edit]up to 29th
- Mention of tour here may not be helpful - discusses Australian selection
- Poverty Bay Herald - criticism of team selection
- Otago Witness - Discussion of tour, and most notably on the discussion of rules
- Theatre advetisement states that the British team would be in attendance may be useful if a section is added about their activities off the field, while on tour.
- SMH - reception by NSWRU at beginning of Sydney leg
- - Outing up the Hawkesbury RIver, Swannell stepped up to fill some of Mullineux's "responsibilities"
- - SMH - attendance at Ball stirred interest in social circles
- - SMH - interesting editorial on the game of rugby v Cricket, as well as the character of the Brit players
- SMH - visit to see the Governor in Sydney mentioned
- Brisbane Courier - overview of tour up to their arrival in QLD, and summary of planned activities in the QLD leg - good overview
- BrisCour - extensive overview of tour
- group photo of the whole team - not sure if good enough for article though
- Mullineux unable to preach like promised
- notes about playing other matches - mentions NZ
- mention of english players at the races/shooting competition
- More on differences on rulings - significant!
- Team changes for Brits, also note about M'Gown having relatives in Dunedin and visiting them at end of tour
- brief note about Nicholls and Mullineux
- More on ruling differences as well as a plan for a NZ tour of England in 1900
- Gaurantor drops from NZ planned tour to England
- Garrard gives opinion of the British team - useful!
- Garrard interview 2 and other notes
- note on Mullineux's intentions with tour to show how game should be played
- contrast in playing styles made
- Mullineux note
- Post tour commentary - includes critique of positional play of Britain etc
- Post tour Nicholls, Adamson and Grey stayed behind and settled
- NZ commentary on the English team quality or lack of it
- team returned to England via NZ and USA?
Planning of tour
[edit]- Aug 1897
Added - SMH - Oct 1897 Added
- Oct 1897
nothing more here than the SMH article - Feb 1898 Added
- Feb 1898 ignore - identical to above
- SMH - Feb 1898 Added
- SMH - Mar 1898 Added
- June 1898 Added
- BRISCOUR Jul 1898 - plan by NZ to deal directly with Mullineux Added
- QLDR - Jan 1899 -good for NZ conditions of tour Added
- SMH - Jan 1899 - electorate football in Sydney canceled for the season as a result of the tour. Added
- SMH - Jan 1899 - ditto and followup Added
- Feb 1899 Added
- Feb 1899 not needed - info in other citations
- Feb 1899 Added
- Feb 1899
- Mar 1899
- Mar 1899 Added
- Apr 1899
- Apr 1899
- May 1899 Added
- May 1899
- May 1899 Added
- May 1899 Added
- May 1899
- May 1899 not needed - Note about Byrne not touring is in other citations
- May 1899 Added
- Jun 1899
- Jun 1899 Added
- Jun 1899 Added
Matches
[edit]Goulburn
[edit]- SMH game report
- Brisbane Courier
- short not in the Mercury
- The Brisbane Courier commentary by the british team on differences between how game was played (and rules interpreted) in Australia, and back home
- SMH - ditto
- Brisbane Courier - brief mention
- Queanbeyan Age brief note
- Hawera & Normanby Star - brief report
- interview of Mullineux - differences in rulings
New South Wales
[edit]- Queanbeyan Age - match report
- reception of english squad, and note about Martelli injury to thumb, reason for late addition to first test, after healing
- Queenslander - match report
- Bris Cour - match report
- SMH - match day preview
- Bris Cour - match report
- Grey River Argus - match report
Metropolitan (actually referred to as the Sydney Union)
[edit]First Test
[edit]- Brisbane courier - overview of first test, and the english tour thus far Added
- Brisbane courier - Game summary - different in character to the SMH report Added
- The Queenslander-Game summary - different in character to the SMH report - ignore, same as BrisCour rpt
- Star - Game summary - somewhat different but more concise Added
- Poverty Bay Herald - - ignore, UPA rpt same as STAR
- Queenslander - Mcowan was in doubt prior to the game Added
- SMH - Aus team selected, and training notes mentioned, also unavailability of key players Added
- SMH - match day preview... good notes on the Brit team thus far Added
- Queenslander - tour overview thus far - brief Added
- Queanbeyan Age - game summary - concise but could be quite useful Added
- Mention of Randwick Wallaroo match - probably not needed
- Note about tram services on day of match Added
- weather report for the day Added
- discussion of some moments in the game, and ruling differeneces, also Blair Swannell as Touch judge moment with flag
Toowoomba
[edit]- SMH - not about Mullineux and Thompson not well enough to play, in fact did not travel with the team
- BrisCour - match report
- SMH - match report brief
Queensland
[edit]- BrisCour - match report - comprehensive
- The Brisbane Courier - pool of players for queensland team
- The Brisbane Courier - official programs
- The Queenslander - Match report
- Special train trip organised from outlying towns
- Bris Cour - two articles here - Mayor's reception and welcome of team, and Notes by player - should be useful
- Team selection and reasons
- The Queenslander - match Report in brief
- BrisCour - fallout from disallowed gooa by referee
- BrisCour - prematch
- SMH - match report
- BrisCour - 'editorial' remarks about th esignificance of the win to QLD, heat/cold
- Queenslander - photos - good enough to include??? probably not???
- photo from above - Great copy! QLD team
- another ditto
- another!
- Queenslander - match report with photos (continuation of above) - good enough to include??? probably not???
- Queenslander - Mullineux unable to preach - too sick
- QueanAge - match report in brief
Bundaberg
[edit]Rockhampton
[edit]- Brisbane Courier - game report, and mention of Mullineux criticism of Australian playing style
- some of the backlash from Mullineux's comments at Rockhampton
- Bric Cour - Match report same as Queenslander???
- SMH - match report
- SMH match report2
- BrisCour - arrival of players
- Queenslander - match report
Mount Morgan
[edit]Central Queensland
[edit]- SMH - match report - called it the 'return match against Rock.'
- Queenslander - match report
- BrisCour - match report
Maryborough
[edit]Second Test
[edit]- The Queenslander
- The Brisbane Courier - prematch
- The Brisbane Courier - match report
- Advertisement
- Carson unable to play
- letter to ed re train trip from outlying towns
- Bris Cour - Note about people from Beaudesert being able to return by train in the evening with special schedule
- ditto but other towns
- SMH - pregame
- Mullineux interview - clarifying devisive comments made at Rock.
- Mullineux interview in SMH
- Mullineux interview - slightly different here?
- impact of Mullineux statement - call to end unfair play in NZ
- team list
- notes about the trip north, and of preparation for test
- QueanAge - match report
- SMH - report
- gossip column names the celebrities that attended the match
- photos of the game - too dark?
- more phots of game - ditto
- note about attendance
- departure from QLD - crowd present at the send off
Armidale
[edit]Newcastle
[edit]- early planning meeting - probably not useful
- prematch - note about Judkins and Francombe
- match report - brief
- - some of the team stayed to sight see around Newcastle
- not eabout not traveling to NZ and movement of team
- team selection - newcastle public holiday
- reception at Newcastle
- SMH - match report
- note about it being a public holiday
New South Wales
[edit]- note about NSW team training each afternoon in lead up to match
- English team announced
- ditto
- note about the schedule for the day
- SMH pregame
- Governor to host the team for dinner
- advertisement of the match
Metropolitan
[edit]Third Test
[edit]Bathurst
[edit]Fourth Test
[edit]- Comments by Mullineux after last test
- Another editorial on fair play in rugby in aftermath of Mullineux comments
- Summary of areas that Mullineux found fault
- note about lineout incident - may or may not be useful
GPS
[edit]Victoria
[edit]New Zealand leg of tour - did not proceed
[edit]- The Queenslander - NZRU offers money to play
- Hawke's Bay Herald - William Warbrick letter to explain the difficulties in negotiation between the NZRU and NSWRU
- decision made not to visit NZ
- Mullineux to visit NZ at end of tour
- Mullineux et al visit NZ
- mention of Mullineux group leaving NZ - NOT on the ship mentioned earlier but the Mariposa