Smilers Hockey Team

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H.C. Biltoft

c. 1916

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Overview

A sepia photograph of twenty six women dressed in long dark skirts, long sleeved white shirts and wide ties. There are two rows of women standing, one seated on chairs and five women sitting on the floor who have crossed their hockey sticks. The photograph is taken in a studio, and is mounted on cream embossed cardboard.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1987.144

Item type

Photographs

Material

Cardboard

Photographic Paper

Width

25 cm

Height or length

17 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the front of the photograph and to the left printed in brown ink is "H.C. Biltoft Paris Panel, Ideal Studio, Katanning, Western Australia".

On the back of the photograph handwritten in pencil at the top right is "year incorrect as was still at school probably 1916"

On the back of the photograph handwritten in blue ink is "First Katanning Girl's Hockey Club 'The Smilers' 1915 1912 x (married name where known are in brackets) Back Row:- Effie Kleeman (Jones), Bessie Harris (Tyler), Vera Rogers (Marris), Laura Armstrong (Robertson), Amy Armstrong; Next Row:- Vera Saunders (Peacock), Flo Thomson, Gladys Rogers (Stewart), Alice Ilitt (Stranach), Maudie Byrnes (Gratwick), Marjorie Green (Prentice), Lena Quartermaine (Hanna), May Cleverly (Farrell), Kitty Hooper (Blair), Marjorie Kirkpatrick, Eva Beeck (Marton), Next Row (sitting):- Vera Crosby (Watts), Bessie Gibert (Barkla), Grace Rogers - Captain (Fildis), Dorothy Kirkpatrick, Lily Wright (Drew) Front Row:- Nellie Rogers (Haslam), Gladys Cockwill (Lamp), Kyra Crosby, Nell Manton (Landills), Myrtle Orr (Stonestreet)."
Below the list of names is written "A complete list of names appears on page 212 in 'A Place to Meet'(7/9/88 RSA.)"
On the bottom right handwritten in blue ink is "Miss Kyra Crosby. I was not a foundation member joined 1915 Kyra Crosby"

Year

c. 1916

Public Location