South Australia - Sport

Athletics and Gymnastics

The formation of a Fencing and Gymnastics Club is reported in the Register,
17 July 1862, page 3e; also see
14 July 1863, page 2f, 26 September 1864, page 2c.

Information on the Adelaide Amateur Athletic Club is reported in the Register,
11 May 1868, page 3d; also see
30 May 1868, page 2g,
10 August 1868, page 3c,
9, 10 and 11 March 1869, pages 2f, 2g and 3d,
20 September 1869, page 3e; also see
Express,
11 and 18 May 1868, pages 2e and 2f,
4 and 10 August 1868, pages 2e and 3a. <

Results of its meetings on the Old Racecourse are in the Observer,
14 May 1870, page 4e,
Register,
25 September 1871, page 3d,
Observer,
5 April 1873, page 10g; also see
Register,
29 September 1873, page 6f.
Its history and other matters are in the Observer,
25 September 1875, page 17e.

"Great Pedestrian Feat" is in the Register,
16 March 1866, page 2d,
Observer,
24 March 1866, page 1c (supp.).

A gymnastic demonstration is reported in the Register,
15 December 1868, page 2h,
Observer, 7 April 1870, page 5a,
26 November 1870, page 8c.

Information on a gymnasium at the Adelaide Turn Verein Club is in the Express,
2 March 1869, page 2d.

Information on the Adelaide Amateur Athletic Club is in the Register,
15 March 1869, page 3b.

"Athletic Training in Theory and Practice" is in the Chronicle,
4 March 1871, page 4c.

A sketch is in The Illustrated Adelside Post,
15 March 1869, page 3b.

Information on the Catholic Athletic Club is in the Chronicle,
9 November 1872, page 4d,
19 April 1873, page 5e.

An amateur athletic meeting is reported in the Observer,
5 April 1873, page 10g.

A demonstration at the Adelaide Gymnasium is reported in the Observer,
14 October 1876, page 10b.

"Champion Athletic Sports" is in the Observer,
21 April 1877, page 12b.

Satirical advice to female gymnasts is in the Register,
13 November 1877, page 5d.

An intercolonial athletics gathering is reported in the Register,
12 November 1878, page 5g.

"Pedestrian Tournament" is in the Register,
10 November 1879, page 5a.

A "Pedestrian Tournament" is in the Register,
25 April 1881, page 6d.
A gymnasium display is reported in the Register,
22 May 1883, page 6c.

The Adelaide Gymnasium is described in the Register,
11 May 1880, page 5b.

An amateur gymnastic demonstration is reported in the Observer,
26 May 1883, page 19e.

The first athletics meeting conducted by the SA Cricket Association is reported in the Register,
28 April 1884, page 6f.

A proposal to form an Athletes' Volunteer Corps is discussed in the Advertiser,
4 May 1885, page 7b.

"Donald Dinnie Hooted off the Ground" is in the Chronicle,
9 January 1886, page 15a.

Information on Green's Athletic Hall is in the Express,
6 and 15 April 1886, pages 4c and 2d,
18 May 1886, page 4b,
1 and 22 June 1886, pages 4c and 4c.

"Handicapping Foot Races" is in the Observer,
23 April 1887, page 19b.

The SA Harriers inaugural "canter" is reported in the Observer,
30 July 1887, page 19a;
also see 13 August 1887, page 18e.
A photograph of members of the Harriers and Walking Club is in The Critic,
20 January 1915, page 15, 25 July 1917, page 19,
10 April 1918, page 14, 13 September 1922, page 5.

An editorial is in the Advertiser,
17 October 1891, page 4f;
also see 16 September 1898, page 4g under "Brain and Muscle".

A gymnastic demonstration controlled by Mr A. Leschen is reported in the Register,
13 June 1871, page 5c,
Express,
9 June 1893, page 3g,
6 September 1897, page 3d;
also see 7 February 1899, page 3g.
Biographical details of Hugo Leschen are in the Register,
18 April 1892, page 5b.
"Leschen's New Gymnasium" is in the Register,
22 July 1893, page 5b.
Information on Mr A. Leschen, "A Leader in Adelaide" in physical culture, is in The Mail,
23 July 1913, page 3g.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs A. Leschen is reported in the Register,
27 February 1912, page 4h.
Biographical details of Hugo Leschen are in the Register,
26 and 29 May 1914, pages 10f and 11d.
"Father of Gymnastics - Death of Mr A. Leschen" is in the Register,
3 April 1916, page 5e;
also see Observer, 8 April 1916, page 42a.
An obituary of Hugo Leschen is in the Register,
25 October 1926, page 13f.

"A New Gymnasium" is in the Observer,
11 February 1899, page 41a.

"Athletics and Stamina" is in the Advertiser,
22 September 1900, page 6g.

An obituary of A.D. Gore is in the Register,
25 April 1901, page 5b,
Observer,
4 May 1901, page 22e.

A ladies' gymnastic display is reported in the Observer,
1 September 1883, page 7e,
Express,
23 October 1893, page 3g,
Register,
12 September 1894, page 7g,
"Women in the Field" is in the Advertiser,
23 February 1901, page 6f,
"The Athletic Girl of Today" on 24 August 1901, page 6d,
"The Athletic Girl" in the Register,
17 March 1906, page 6f.

"Women and Athletics" in the Register,
21 February 1903, page 6c,
19 March 1904, page 6e, 6 July 1912, page 14d,
Advertiser,
18 October 1913, page 18e,
Register,
27 August 1921, page 6f,
25 March 1922, page 6d,
22 March 1924, page 8f,
26 August 1925, page 8g,
30 June 1926, page 8e,
Observer,
3 July 1926, page 35b.

"Athletics in the Universities" is in the Register,
27 August 1904, page 6d.

An amateur athletics meeting is reported in the Express,
9 April 1906, page 2d.

A photograph of the Council of the SA Athletic League is in the Chronicle,
4 April 1908, page 32.

"Should Athletics for Women be Encouraged?" is in the Register,
9 January 1929, page 5a,
"Girls in Sport - Are Athletics too Strenuous" in the Observer,
27 April 1929, page 68e,
"Women as Athletes" in the Advertiser,
12 September 1932, page 14f.

Information on and photographs of the "first walking competitions in this State" are in the Observer,
25 July 1903, pages 24-34a;
also see 1 August 1903, pages 24-25.

"Abuse of Athletics - Physical Overstrain" is in the Register,
24 June 1905, page 10c,
"Amateur Athletics" on 25 August 1905, page 4d,
30 September 1905, page 6e,
"University Athletics" on 29 March 1906, page 4d.

The inaugural meeting of an Amateur Athletic Association is reported in the Register,
9 April 1906, page 8h.

"College Athletics" is in the Register,
2 October 1903, page 4d.

"Athletics by Proxy" is in the Advertiser,
5 September 1908, page 10d.

"Athletics and Long Life" is in the Register,
12 September 1908, page 8e.

A photograph of gymnasts from the Old Boys' Institute is in the Observer,
10 December 1910, page 32,
18 November 1911, page 32.

An annual conference of the SA Athletics League is reported in the Register,
25 August 1911, page 6d.

Photographs of amateur athletics are in the Observer,
18 October 1913, page 29.

A photograph of J.W. Cole, "veteran amateur walker", is in The Critic,
10 April 1918, page 15.

"Amateur Athletics - Local Activities Reviewed" is in the Register,
28 May 1920, page 8i.

"Adelaide's First Marathon" is in the Register,
21 and 23 August 1920, pages 7a and 5h.

"Weight Lifting Extraordinary" is in the Register,
27 November 1920, page 10c.

An obituary of Horace G. Young is in the Register,
29 April 1921, page 5a.

"The Athletic Girl" is in the Register,
3 June 1922, page 14c.

Biographical details of Miss Winifred Murphy, a teacher of physical culture and athletics, are in the Register,
17 August 1923, page 7g, of Miss Audrey Whitford,
"best physical [health] girl" on 4 December 1925, page 10g.

"Athletic Policemen" is in the Register,
31 August 1923, page 7e.

Biographical details of Phil Wheeler are in the Register,
7 September 1923, page 6b,
of Patrick F. Kiley on 21 September 1923, page 4d,
of E.N. Howard on 19 October 1923, page 6f,
of E.C. Churchward on 9 November 1923, page 6e,
of Lance V. Pellew on 11 January 1924, page 3g,
of E.N. Howard, Daniel Hardy and P.McM. Glynn on 24 January 1924, page 5c, 16 July 1926, page 4h,
of J.W., F.W., A.J., and A.F. Cole on 22 February 1924, page 6d,
of David Jones on 28 March 1924, page 5f,
of Phil Wheeler on 13 June 1924, page 6h,
of Arthur Rumsby on 1 August 1924, page 4e,
of Charles Schultz and Percival Haigh on 8 August 1924, page 6c,
of Reg Paull on 14 August 1925, page 7c,
of Phil Campbell on 30 October 1925, page 6h, 13 August 1926, page 6f,
of William Hassam and Ern Jolley on 19 February 1926, page 5f,
of Harry Simons on 26 March 1926, page 6d,
of Andrew Young on 7 May 1926, page 6b,
of Norman Moore on 11 June 1926, page 4g,
of Frank Watnough and Sven Kallin on 18 June 1926, page 4e, 15 July 1927, page 6c,
of Robert Graham on 25 June 1926, page 4d,
of Nelson Fuller on 19 August 1927, page 6c.

"First Modified Marathon" is in the Register,
10 September 1923, page 5e;
biographical details of Hugh Wolter, a competitor, appears on 14 September 1923, page 6d.

"Mr A.W. Cocks - Athletic Deeds Recalled" is in theObserver,
28 June 1924, page 27e;
also see 5 and 12 June 1924, pages 28d and 27d.

An obituary of S.T. Potter is in the Observer,
17 January 1925, page 37d.

"Girls Will be Boys - Running Track Invaded" is inThe Mail,
26 September 1925, page 1f.

"Ernie Mobbs and Trainer McDonald" is in the Register,
16 April 1926, page 6e.

A photograph of a "SA Walkers' Team" is in the Register,
24 August 1926, page 12,
13 September 1927, page 8.

"Ben Furnell - Veteran Handicapper" is in the Register,
25 and 29 December 1926, pages 5f and 2h.

"Australian Cross-Country Championship" is in the Observer,
6 August 1927, page 22.

An obituary of Charles Goodfellow is in theRegister,
9 August 1927, page 10b.

"Memories of an Athlete", Walter Mugg, is in the Advertiser,
20 September 1927, page 17f.

An annual demonstration by members of Weber, Shorthose and Rice is reported in the Register,
28 March 1928, page 9c.

"A Glenelg to Adelaide Run" is reported in the Advertiser,
17 July 1928, page 14a.

A photograph of members of the Adelaide Walkers' Club is in the Chronicle,
19 June 1930, page 35,
of "SA physical culture girls" on
10 and 17 October 1935, pages 35 and 34.

Reminiscences of A.G. Fenner are in the Advertiser,
6 June 1933, page 10g.

"When Abos. Ran in Bay Sheffield" is in The News,
8 January 1936, page 4f.

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