Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 5

Trophies for Lae Sportsmen

p. 23 · Read in the full issue

Page 2323

These troubles were presented to members of the Comworks Football team at a cocktail party in lae marked the end of the 1957 football seson. for the first time since 1948, Comworks lost the premiership this year-Qantas Uantas United team being the victors. Qantas also entertained its followers and friends at a big presentation party in the RSL Club.

All Terriorians are true descendants of the mad dogs and Englishmen who went out in the mid-day sun, and in spite of the tropical heat and, in Lae, an average of about 160 inches of rain per annum-football, cricket badminton, hockey.basketball. tennis, golf and bowls all have their staunch adherents. Supporters work hard for their favourite sports. Re cently Lae Bowling Club raffled a Volkswagen car and added nicely to funds.

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