Thames Primary Schools Rugby Uni,on

THAMESPRESENTS THE

31s fAuckland Provincial Primary Schools'

Rugby Tournament

atRhodes.Park

FOR THE

August

25 to 30,1958

NORTHERNROlLER MILLS SHIELD

SOUVENIR PROGRAMME:

1/- 'fnANK you.

* SUPPORT SCHOOLBOY R GBY *

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Sec.-Trea5urp.r: K. Smith.

ALL BOYS' AND MEN'S 'VEAR

Catering: L Grant.

Finance: K. Steel..Judicial: B. Chote.

B. Dynes.

-- Country Orders Attended to Promptly -

PoUen Street -- Thames -- Opp. Post Office

Tournament Officials

l\fANCHERTER. FURNISHINGS, FROCKS,

Tournament Rules

HETHERINGTONS

CORSETRY~ UNDERWEAR, MILLINERY.

President: V. Jury.

Suh-committee Convenors:-

Billet,ing-: V..JUl")'.

Entertainment: E. Slaney.

Playing: A. Del~more.

Publicity and Programme Editor;

1. Boy;:;; nlllflt be not more than 8 stone, and under 14 yearsof aKa on 1st May of this year.

2. Game,s will he of 25 JJlinu~~spens for Section ga.ml'-S and30 minute ::lpells for the final.

3: Two point~<; arc awarded for a win, and onc for Q draw. Aplay-off will be held in either or both sections. if' nece,ss.~I1·, tofind a section winner.

Opening 5th September

Stafionery--- Toys ­

Lending Library

(TOM COOPER'S)

THE ROYAL MILK BARSEE YOU APTEH THE GA~tE AT

D. Met. Wallace's Corner

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AND ALL 00(1) CONFECTIONERY

Q 'EEN ANNE CHOCOLATES

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To fhe WINNING TEAM-

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WE SCGUEST A VrSIT TO

IT WILL AllPLY REPAY YOUR TDm.

WELCOME TO. THAMES

Phone 3L9Ponen Slreet --- TJuunes _

Thames Rugby Union

A. J. BROKENSHIRE LTD.

On hehalf of thc Thame:.l Rugby Union, 1 extend £l. vcry}lt~arty wekome to th~ boys and those I.~OIlllected with thisvery important tournament, To lhe bo~'s, especially to thosewho fire to plny their firBt game fiR a repl'e:'ientative, I offer mysincere congratuJations, i would remind you that SdlOol Foot­hall should be onc of the happiest periods of your li\'e~.

There are certain le:,;"o/ll-t to leaI'll: First, Play footballnnd enjoy t.he game, be fit, nllC pa~ strict attention to yourcoaeh. Sew)1d, Learn the rules thoroughly, nnd rememher thatthe l'efel'e~ is always right. Third, Your conduct must, at <Illtim~s. bt~ in conformity with the traditions of the gamt~. Playhard, clean footlx:lH, and lC:iwe all the talking to your captain.

Finally, I sincerely hope that you will lnwe fine weather for~

Toumamen· Week. We are aU looking forwa~ 0 seeing bright,open football The Official' have done everything in Utt>ir IJo\Yerto m~~ke the Tournament a suce . ", Now, bo}''s, it j,g up to youto do your share ~

L. }i. HAYWARD, President.. T.R.U,

C311 and

We Will

Give Full

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EDWIN BROWN & CO. LTD.

Mayor's MessageTo ou.r young visiting footballer~ and their onicinls Thames

f!xtends a warm welcome. ,v~ nrc happy to have you with usnnd hope tha thi~ \yilJ be a memoraille \veek in your lin;s.

Primarily you are here to play New Zeal111HI'8 nationalgame-Rugby football. Thame." ha~ produced many fine foot­hallers 8ud so we shall he taking a keen interest in your games.I nm sure that you will all llrf)ve worthy of your teams, notonl~' in :'! our ahility to play foot.ball, but ~~150 in your conductoff the field.

As well as hoping that you ",vill Crljoy yom' games, I trustthat you will gp,e something of our town and district. Vr'e areall very proud of OUr CQast, anI; there is much of interel't to heseen in hoth the town and the countr".

Finally, may 1 say, Good Luck to ~;ou all, rlave a g-ood timehere in Thames, and

Ma.y the best t(:am win.- ,~. -'ENSOR, M.RE., Mayor.

Pollen Street --- ThamesBOOKS * TOYS * FANCY GOOnS

The Roller Mills Shield

2<)..,

_____ . _ 1 South AlIl~kland .._ . 3

Central 6 K.ing Countr~· ._ 4

East 4 \\~iknto

Korth _ 5 W~likato Rangers _

Thames Valley _ 6

On three occRsiong the Shield has b~{'n held jointly'.

In 1~2;.1, the Northern Uoll.r MiJling Company, pnt:Mmtedthe Shield for com}}etition between primary schools teams fromany Rugby Union district in the ;\uckland Province.

AUl'kJnnd \'ton the nl",t tourn,aIflcnt heM in Auckkmdin 1925.Sineu 1926 Auc-lantl hali enterefl :~ teams, and since 1953 Wai­kato has had 2 teams.

'fhe present holders, 'l'huOl. '< V.Jlcy, are the only team tohave held the troph) for 3 consecutive year.".

PrevIous winnQrs. with the number of times they l'lave hadthe Shield al'C:-

Auckland

AtlCkland

AucklnndAuckland

1 \"ould like to extend to the members of the teams t~'lkillg

part in this Yl>ar's RoUel' Mills Tournament, and t.he manag'el"~,

,le warm welcome to Thamf'-s ~nd Lhe Valle:.'_ ! tru:;l; that yourweek with us will be a hapPJ' one and that you will makefrierHf:'lhips, both cm and off 'Lhe field, that wiil last for a longtime.

'[0 the huys 1 would say, make the most of this opportunityto gel. to know the people of Thames. and \'i.:~itors from ot.bl~r

centres and then 1 am sure that no matter what the result ofthe gHme~, whkh I feel sure will be played in the finest tl"adi­tion$ of Rugby, your week will be an enjoyable one.

I would like to thank }}cl"s(Jnally, anll also on yom' behalf,all those people too nur1'1 to TTllmtion ' ....ho have assistedwith t.he toumnment, and c81x-cially those who have helped\'10 gellerously with billeting.

Hoping for a most pll;ltsant Tournament Week j

N. BATEi\IAN, President,. 'f.V.P.S.R.U.

Thames Valley Primary Schoo's' Rugby Union

For Tots Teens and Inbetweens

Shop at

FOR YOUR BOOK and STATIONERY

REOUIREMENTS

JOHN BLACK LTD.RIGHT IN THE CEN'rRE OF

POLLEN STREET - THAMES

w. (ARSONPOLLEN STREh"'T

PHONE 207 ------ P.O. ROX 26

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1.15 p.m,

2.16 p.Jn.

1.15 p.m.

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"8" SectionNo. 2 Ground - MONDAY - 25th August

At CKI A ~D NOR1'H lo-. AUCKL~"\fD EAST ..

WAIKA'l'O ROVERS ..... KING COUNTRY

No. 1 Ground - TUESDAY -'16th AugustAUCKLAND NORTH L WATKATO ROVERS I.J5 p.m.

AUCKLANJ) EAST •. KING COUNTRY . _ 2.15 p.m.

AUCKLA~~1) KART \". WA TK..-\TO ROVERS _._

lU)iG COUNTRY \'. AUCKLAJ.~D NORTH

No. 2 Ground - WEDNiS-DAY - 21th August

No. 2 Ground - TU SOAY- 26th AugustWAIlL\rro RA GERS \'0 CO NTTES w.~..:..... 1,15 p,m.

AUCKLAND WEST •. IHAl\1ER VAl.LEY _. 2.15 p,m.

No. 1 Ground - WE~~:ESDAY - 27th AugustAUCKLAND WEST Y. COUl'T'IES~ 14.:...0-... 1.15 p.m.

WAIKA'l'O RANGERS v. THAMES VALLEY 2.15 p.m.

"An SectionNo. 1 Ground - MO DAY - 15th August

COUi'iTIES ". TBA.'1ES VALLEY won..$'..:ll 1.15 p.m.

ACKLA~D WEST Y. WArKATO RANGERS 2.15 pm.

KING COUNTRY

WAI KATO ROYERS

AUCKLANO EAST

AUCKLAND NORTH

SE "fION WINNER __

'l'HA~IES VAI.LEY

WAIKATO RANGERS

SECTJ01\ WL~NER

A CKLAl D 'WEST

COUNTIES

- FI L-at 2.00 p.m. SATUR'AY, 30th AUGUSTCUR'l'AIN-RAISER A'f l.Oll P.1\I. TO BE ARRANGED.

neferees for matches ha"\"c been .arranged b~' 'lhame.s Valley Referees' A&":Iociation.Grounds by courteS}' 1Ulmes Rugby Union.

LAMBWOO D and

ADIOSECORDSEFRIGERATORS

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Phone 212 ---- Thames

Daily Programme

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l\10NDAY-9 a.m.: Weighing in, War l\lemorial Hal!.10 a.m. layol'"dl ,Reception, WaT Memorial Hall.1.15 and 2.15 p.w.; ?o.Jatehe~, Rhod&~ Park.7 p.m.: Teams Get-together, High School Assembly Hall.

TUESDAY-9 a.m. A~emhle at War Memorial Hall for visits.1.15 and 2.1~ p.Dl.: Matches, Rh,)(ll~s Park.

WEDNE..<;DAY-9 a.m.: Asscmblfr at War Memorial Hall for \>isits.1.15 and 2.15 p.IU.: Matches, Rhode-s Park.

'£HURSDAY-9 a.m.: Assemble at War :\!.emorial llidl for visits.Afternoon: Play-off'::; if neces:-;ary.

FRIDAY-10.30 a.m.: Assemble at Wilr Memorial Hall for coast \'isit.

Take cut lunch.6 p.m.: Banquet at WilT Memorial Hall.

SATtrnDAY-Cu..-tain·rfiiger: Tm,'n \'. Country, 1 p.m.

FINAL: ROLLBR AHLLS, 2 p.m.

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T. J. COLWILL and

'l'he Maori All Black's Line Floe was pr entcd by Mr D.B. S. He::!thl;ir~ manager of 1 1949 t.eam which toured Aust­ralia. It is awarded to the Oll standin,(t M~Ulri boy in t.he TOllrna­nU~}lt..

The·! her Trophies

Pollen Street --- Thames -- Phone 333

'l'he Friendship Cup is awuded to the runner-up team.

'fhc Johnson Cup was presented by Mr Johnson, formel'lyof the Hautski Plain~.

For a Footballer's Meat Display

'fhc Trophies for the mO.·t l'olporbmanUke team in eac.h8ection are the Johnson Cup and the Cars.on Cup.

See Colwill's window every day

The Carson COl) Wlll:\) ~e!lted by the Barbarian (Auck­land) Rugby Club to commemorate the late Major "Bill" Carsonwho, jost before World War 11', was one of New Zealan<.rs lead­ing sportsmen. He achieved the tare distinction of being a"do!lble All R1ack," haviog' repre..sented his country in bothRugby and cricket.

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Some Social StudiesFACTS ABOUT THAMES

Captain Cook \Vns the Hrst ~urop~au known tn eOnll' here.A cairn mark~ the l'.pol. a which he 1<lJlded at Kopu.

Early trade sprang up iu tlH~ lROO>':, in timb(\r Cbhikateaand knuri) and nux. and the British ).[avv vms interested inobtaining ma"ts and spars from the bnnk~ of the Waihuu River.

In lR67 '1'h~l1le·· was declared n Goldfield :md tbe GoUIRu!;h was on. At the height oi the mining days. Thames waslarKer than Auckland was at the sn.mc time. Over 100 llotelssprang- up in the town aUlI hoats rlli~d daily bet.ween Thamef;and AtH·kland.

Many of the old hu.... inp.:-,s firms such as Price's anr't .JU(Ift·~

Foundril!.s date back to those days.

Ax the minp.s dosed down so the dnit:yi,ng lanll~ came intoproduction. The Piako Swampwp.~ drained to become the rich.fertil(~ HaUl"ski Plains and todn~ it i:-1 the farmin~ of the Plainsand Vnllc • Bnd thp. RCGnic aHn'll'l ions of the Coromand'el Penin­~lIhl which are t.he backbone of the area.

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Thanks

To all who so kindly billeted the, boys, amI thereby n1D.d~

the 'Tournament po;;:~ible.

To all teacher:; and others who worked Cor, 8.n[1 during, the'TourlUl.!"nent..

To those who advertised and to t.hose who gave donation!!.To the Thllme.s ·nion for the me of Rhodl~g P'll·K.To thE' Mayor and 'Town Clerk for their helpful advice and

practicn! assistance.

To the hu~jne.1'is lirms WllO invited the team~ to vi:,it them.To lJlf~ l·eferel~.s w'ho controlled the gnm~s.

To Mr. H. Stem for assis <1ncc with advertising,

To thoFe who showed an intel'e~t in Schoolboy Rugby byattending the games or bj purchasing S-ea~on Tickets orSouvenh' Pl'ogmmmecS.

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