Len Cresey's Donnelly River Demons Basketball Jacket
1953A cotton woven zip front long sleeve jacket with black flocked logo wording Demons on the back. The front has a v neck with twin black stripes around neckline, cuff and jacket hem with 2 slanted zip pockets. Flocked black wording of Crusher on the front.
Len Cresey a former maintenance fitter of the Bunning timber mill located at Donnelly River from 1953 to to 1964 participated in many social events. This is his jacket from his basketball days at "The Donnelly" when he was known as "Crusher" for the Donnelly Demons basketball team. The teams participated regularly with the neighbouring towns of Nannup, Bridgetown and Manjimup.
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This jacket represents a basketball team from Donnelly River called the Demons that played against neighbouring towns as a social event from the early 1950's to mid 1960's.
The jacket was donated by Len's wife Julie Cresey for the Friends of Donnelly Village Inc museum located in the Donnelly School at Donnelly River.
This page will take you to the Friends of Donnelly Village web page. Friends of Donnelly Village are a history group involved in the research and promotion of the timber milling era of Donnelly River Village, Mill and Forestry Settlement also known as Wheatley. Once owned by the Bunning Brothers in the Karri forest of South Western Australia in the late 1940's to late 1970's.
Friends of Donnelly Village a not for profit organisation interested in the history of the former timber milling town Donnelly River (Wheatley) the mill and forestry settlement. More about the events they hold and items of interest can be found here.
A former Bunning Brothers timber milling village located in the heart of the Kari forest of Western Australia Southwest region. Now a delightful Heritage listed village offering accommodation steeped in history with a museum, Heritage walk trail and a great opportunity to engage with the kangaroos and emus.
This is the official website of Save Donnelly Mill 2018 Inc (SDM2018). Donnelly Mill is located at Donnelly River in the heart of the Karri forest of the South West in Western Australia. The mill was formerly owned and operated by the Bunnings Brothers during the timber milling era of the early 1950's to mid 1970's. The mill and site on closure of the mill now comes under the jurisdiction of the Western Australian Government. Save Donnelly Mill 2018 Inc. SDM2018 Inc has been set up to 'Save the Donnelly Mill' from completely falling down and to ensure that very important artefacts and machinery are restored, the building made safe and the site turned into an important tourism icon for the region. The Friends of Donnelly Village Inc are a member of this non profit organisation.
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Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to Friends of Donnelly Village Inc.
Friends of Donnelly Village Inc (FODV)
Friends of Donnelly Village Inc (FODV)
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