Each day examples of sports news from exactly 100 years ago will be reproduced in blog posts below. Most of the posts will mostly relate to soccer (or British Association football as it was sometimes know in the pre-war period) but other sports will get a look in, especially during the Australian summer.

The material will be extracted from the National Library of Australia's digital archive and other sources.

Friday 13 April 2012

13 April 1912, The Mercury (Hobart)

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 

Notes by "Half-back." . . .
The chief topic of interest this week is the annual meeting of the TBFA [Tasmanian British Football Association], which is to take place at the YMCA rooms. The chair is to be occupied by the Hon Henry Dobson (vice-patron), who has always taken an interest in the development of the "Empire" code in Tasmania. I have to hand from the hon. secretary (Mr J.J.B. Honeysett) a lengthy report dealing with the past season's work, but as I understand this will be published in the press, I will not go into details As these notes will not again appear until after the meeting is over, a word of praise should be given to the executive of the association for their untiring efforts in the interests of the game during the past season. There is no doubt that, but for the enterprise shown by them, the New South Wales trip would never have eventuated, and the successful way in which it was carried out speaks volumes for their energy and enthusiasm.

The Northern Tasmanian Association has had a most sueceesful annual meeting, and correspondence received from the hon secretary (Mr Norman Vincent) shows that our Launceston confreres are eagerly anticipating the inauguration of tho North v. South matches. The first of these is to hake place at Launceston in all probability early in June. As I have heard that the Northerners number several "stars" in their ranks, a good combination from the two associations should be available for the New South Wales tour.

Speaking of the Mother State reminds me that the N.S.W.F.A balance-sheet for the past season (of which one is to hand) looks particularly healthy, the figures showing that the credit balance has been augmented by £20 for the season's working. The newly-formed Commonwealth Football Association is evidently bearing fruit, as inter-State matches have already been arranged to take place in New South Wales and Queensland during the coming season.

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