OT: 1968/69 The Rugby League News

[Quigs]

1969

We was wooden spooners

BURN THOSE QUIGSI

1969 that must of been our 2nd season (snickers)

 

[gregstar]

1969 that must of been our 2nd season (snickers)

How was your 80th birthday that year you old fruit?

 

[Quigs]

How was your 80th birthday that year you old fruit?

Yes me lil sock puppet - twas a wonderful night. The Taren Point Hall has never been the same since.

The overflowing crowd really enjoyed the North Tom Uglys Banjo Band. That version they did of ol' Satchmos "I'll be glad when you dead you rascal you" was the highlight of a very memorable night.

 

[gregstar]

banjos indeed!

lutes are more your style you old downie.

 

[madunit]

I’ve been given a bunch of The Rugby Leauge News editions covering basically the 1968 and 1969 seasons.

Some quite interesting stuff in there, especially for the old Quigs amongst us...older than me...

I don’t really know what to do with these but figure they should go to a good home. Anyone have any ideas?

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I'm certainly keen, It would help me mow through two seasons worth of results pretty damn quickly.

 

[Eion]

I'm certainly keen, It would help me mow through two seasons worth of results pretty damn quickly.

No worries, if you’re around the shire at any time I can drop them to you. Just PM me.

 

[sharknows]

I think you could be right

I think 2 hookers won if there were no tries scored....could be wrong.

 

[fizman]

In 1979, I was six years old and I LOVED my footy cards. Mum would take me to the Milkbar at Heathcote to buy them for me.

I think I had about 100 cards and was powering on towards getting the whole set,

I went to school one day, and this older kid came up to me and said "I will swap you all of your cards for the WHOLE Newtown team".

I took the deal, got home and told my Dad I scored the deal of a life time, I got the ALL of the Newtown team!

He banned me from owning any more footy cards - it was the end of my life as a six year old kid.

That was until Dad's mate, Steve Edmonds popped around with some signed Cronulla cards - it was the greatest day of my life!

Unfortunately though, I was never allowed to take them to school, I could look at them and then I had to put them in Dad's footy sock and it was stored away in the top shelf of his cupboard.

I went to Engadine West primary school - so if any of you blokes took my playing cards I am coming for you.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Eion, I think it would be best to share them with both Mad Unit & Quigs.

And I disagree with whoever said they’re not valuable. A lot of Sharks supporters would pay decent coin to have those archived in their Man Cave.

 

[madunit]

No worries, if you’re around the shire at any time I can drop them to you. Just PM me.

I'll be in Sydney in October, Will definitely get in touch. We always go back to the shire, usually so the bride can spend all my f**king money at the Sharks store.

But I at least get a steak into me first before hand ;-)

I will scan them, so Quigs can choose if he wants digital copies or the real deal.

 

[tom of poland]

I think 2 hookers won if there were no tries scored....could be wrong.

That's how I remember it too.

 

[coolumsharkie]

Yep went to the 12 which was the hookers number back then.

 

[Card Shark]

I went to Engadine West primary school - so if any of you blokes took my playing cards I am coming for you.

A deals a deal!

 

[Defer to the coifed]

I went to Engadine West primary school - so if any of you blokes took my playing cards I am coming for you.

My first school