First league football match at Glenelg Oval |
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| Title : | First league football match at Glenelg Oval |
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| Date of creation : | 1921 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 115 x 155 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Sir Archibald Weigall, Governor of South Australia, starting the first league football match played at Glenelg Oval by bouncing the ball, 21 May 1921. He opened the new stand on the same day. The league was then known as the South Australian Football League (SAFL), changing its name to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 1927. |
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| Coverage year : | 1921 |
| Period : | 1919-1927 |
| Region : | Adelaide metropolitan area |
| Further reading : | Whimpress, Bernard. The South Australian football story, West Lakes, S. Aust. : South Australian National Football League, 1983. Cornwall, Peter and Wood, John. Pride of the Bay : the story of Glenelg Football Club, 1920 -2003, Richmond, S. Aust. : Graphic Print Group, 2003 |
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