Amazing Lost Scrapbooks found

Behind this old cover is a host of Rugby League memories from the 1960’s.

A very rare photo from one of the scrapbooks

There are 11 of these wonderful books.

I was able to spend many hours reading and scanning these books.

The books cover the years 1960 to 1966.

I have scanned and copied over 200 pics and stories which is only about half of the total.

The scrapbooks were put together by a Balmain supporter who  would paste the write ups on all games from the Sydney afternoon newspapers.

I have tried to get the dates, years and results of all of the games but it was not always possible.

If you see a mistake please contact me and I will fix it.

The first year in the scrapbooks is 1960.

So on with the show........

Great action shot of Peter Dimond 54 years ago.

How about this a home made League Table.

Done with a type writer.

The French have arrived.

A few years later 1967.

Bill Tonkin played for Balmain,Wests,Souths and Penrith.

Any idea who the Wests player is??

Wests five - eight Bill Brown scores a great try @ the SCG.

 1961

Dick See played 94 games between 1956-63 for Easts.

Harry Raven played over a 100 First Grade games for Balmain.

1959-65

Such a great photo.

Top photo cropped and the bottom one as it appeared in the newspaper 1961.

 Jack Sinclair played for 3 clubs during his Rugby League career.

BALMAIN 1957-60 MANLY 1961-64 and PENRITH 1967.

Jack also played one Test for Australia against NZ in 1961.

I love those old style Manly woolen jumpers.

Very clever headline by Jim Mathers.

Jim made a real BIRD of it.

 Gil Mc Dougall playing for Balmain

Don "Irish" Malone at the SCG.

Dave Brown played played 51 First Grade games with St George 1960-62.

Colin Brown and Peter Atkinson try to tackle Yappy.

Billy Bischoff Jnr played 159 First grade games for Balmain.

1957-65

John Gudgeon Souths 1959-61. 

Mick Vaughan Canterbury 1958-61.

Darcy Lawler having a chat with Ryan and O'Shea.

Bobby Bugden in his last season with Saints. 1954-61

Bob then went to P'matta for 4 years.. 1962-65

Who is this Wests player??

Barry O'Connell played for Easts 1956-59 then Manly 1960-64.

Brian Allsop played for Easts 1955-59 then Manly 1960-64.

Were Brian and Barry mates ??

Fred Jones played for Manly between 1961 - 75.

247 First Grade games.

 Ray Summerhayes played for Souths in 1961.

Fred Nelson played for Souths 1956-61 then Manly 1962.

Darrel Chapman played for Souths between 1960-64.

John Pollard played for Norths between 1961-63.

The good old days at Cumberland Oval.

Paul Cunea played for Norths between 1957-62 then Newtown 1963-69.

Thats 13 years.

Eric Sladden played for Souths 1956-61 then Norths 1967-67.

Brian Bevan.

Is this Fred Jackson in the head gear??

Don Amos played for Balmain between 1957-61.

Sadly Don lost his life playing in a end of season game against Brisbane Norths at the end of the 1961 season.

A very sad story from the Scrape Books.

Don Amos.

Noel Kellys first year at Wests.

Noel Kelly on the run at the SCG.

Alan Mason played for C'Bury 1955 then Balmain 1956 &1960-62.

A photo taken at the Pratten Park dressing room.

Gil McDougall in the Balmain colors.

Whos the Wests player ???

1962

Greg Ellis played 120 First grade games with Newtown.

1955-63.

Len Diett ex Wallaby who played 48 games for Norths 1962-66.

Always good to beat the Silvertails.

A very young Les Johns before he came to Canterbury in Sydney.

Does anyone know where Greg McMillan is today???

Michael Cleary sent off for fighting.

Wild days from the past.

Wests Don Parish.

A very true headline.

Fred Norden played 2 years for Wests 1961-62.

Bill Petley played for Canterbury 1956 &1958-63.

Bill had one year at Newtown 1957.

Ken Foord a South African centre played for Workington Town in 1958-61.

Then Ken played for Parra 1961-65.

Jim Cody gets max points for his great game.

The Poms have arrived 1962.

George Smith a lock from Lithgow played for Country in 1962 then NSW

George played in the 2nd Test v England.

He later came to Manly and played between 1964-65.

Dick Huddart before coming to St George in 1964.

Dick played for Saints 1964-68.

Don Dook played for Norths between 1961-67.

The Famous send off.

Ron Wright played for Newtown between 1959-64.

Merv Cross played for Souths 1960-61, Easts 1962 and Norths 1963.

George Evans Ex Rugby Union played for Saints between 1962-68.

Was halfback in 3 winning GFinals 1962-65.

Johnny Riley played for Saints between 1959-64.

Bob Landers played for Easts between 1959-65.

Bob went to Penrith while they were still in Second Div in 1966.

He played 5 seasons with the Panthers.

Anyone guess who the players are from third grade??

Don Malone played for Wests between 1958-65.

1963

Fred Jacksons famous send off.

Happy Birthday Fred.

73rd  Birthday  today 17/4/2014.

From all of us at NKK's (me)

Could be Fred Jackson ??

Dick Wilson played for Balmain between 1960-66.

Fred Jacksons mate. Alan Skene.

Heinz Blume played for Canterbury in 1963

Heinz played 15 First Grade games that year.

Geoff  Waldie played for Easts 1962-66

Then Penrith in their first year 1967.

Ross Saddler  maybe Ron Saddlers brother??

Billy Bischoff passing to Brian Dunlop.

Brian Dunlop played for Balmain 1963-65.

Bob Barrett played for Balmain 1960-63 then Newtown 1964.

Big Monty Porter.

Dick Thornetts first game for Parramatta.

Jim Cody.

Ron Mack played for Balmain between 1959-63.

1964.

Ex - Wallaby Peter Jones played for Balmain between 1964-70.

Frank Stanton played for Manly between 1961-69.

1966.

  First Sunday game played at the SCG.

Played on the 2nd April. 

Balmain 19 StGeorge 16.

2nd round Tigers beat Saints again.

Also on a Sunday.

Kevin Yow Yeh played for Balmain between 1966-67.

Ken Day played for Manly between 1966-68.

John Elford in 1966.

John and his daughter Brienna in 2014.

Gabe Very played for Parramatta between 1966-67.

Peter Mahboub played for Parraamatta in 1966.

Ivan Jones right round the legs tackle.

Ivan Jones @ Chelsea United reunion 2014.

Ken Day a Manly great.

Ken Day in color.

I will be uploading many more photos and stories very soon.