GOOLMA SPORT

 CRICKET

Goolma Cricket Club, pre WWI

Front row, far right Dinny (Denis) Ryan

Back Row: Bill Hughes, R Mostyn, Ambrose Ryan, Hugh Doherty, Jack Mostyn, Frank Ryan, Joe Talbot

Front row: Teacher Spicer’s Creek School, Tom Whale, “Bindi”, K Mostyn, Denis (Dinny) Ryan

FOOTBALL

Goolma Touring Football Team 1909

Handwritten caption: Rev E. P. O'Donnell, manager; Frank S Ryan, Captain [holding football; his brother Ambrose Ryan is on his right]

Selection Committee: Joseph.James Talbot [on Frank's left], W. Daly, Frederick.Oswald Brigden.

Played seven matches. Beat Cobbora, Coolah and Gulgong. Beaten by Gilgandra and Coonabarabran. Played a draw with Mundoran and Gular.

HLB Hodge, Hon Secretary

NEWS ITEMS ABOUT THE TOUR

Goolma was represented by C. Smith (full back); J. Huxley, F. Brigden, F. Ryan (captain) McDonald (three-quarter); J. Talbot (five-eight); Cob Ryan (half); R Huxley, 'Bricky' Hughes, J[ack] Cox, J. Brophy, Rope, P. Collins, Shear-[sic] E Nelson (forwards)...

For Goolma Dick Huxley, Frank Ryan J. Talbot, C. Smith and J. Huxley played best.

Source:  Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 8 Jul 1909 Page 12

Amongst the forwards who distinguished themselves in the Goolma match were Bede Brennan, G. .Miller, W. Neilson, G. Nelson, and W. Taylor. Les Bibb and A. Sharland in their respective positions are two acquisitions to the club.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 8 Jul 1909 Page 12

Goolma touring football team defeated Gulgong by 11 to 1 in the Victoria Park grounds. Mudgee stores best Gulgong Juniors by 8 to 3 The match was played in pouring rain.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 10 Jul 1909 Page 16

1909 - IMPROVED HEALTH.
Mr. J[ack]. Cox, son of Mr. C[ecil] D. Cox, of Ellerslie, who was a member of the Goolma football team, which made a tour of Coonabarabran, Binnaway, Gilgandra, etc., during this season, and who was injured in a match at Coonabarabran, is now undergoing medical treatment with the X-rays at Gulgong, under D. Quinn, and his condition is greatly improved.

Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 5 Aug 1909 Page 14

Other players on the tour included

Alf O'Brien, Bill Stoddardt, "Briggy", Herb Daly, O'Connor, "Carlo", Herb Shearman, Ambrose Ryan, Jim O'Brien, Arthur Shearman, Cecil from Cassilis, Joseph?, Eugene?

Jim Dowd (referee); Harry Willock (driver?), P Francis (poet).
Source: The Mudgee Guardian, "Goolma Football Tour - Reminiscences" by P Francis

Goolma Football Club, 1920s

Back row: Ern O'Conner, Len Cooney, Nick Ryan, Wally Skinner, Pat Ryan, Vic Whale, Arthur Shinfield

Middle row: George Skinner, Reg Hughes, Jim Ryan, Ernie Wright

Front row: George Carberry, Eric Hanslow, Frank Ryan, Tom Metcalf, Bill Ryan