This week’s Golden Oldie is of the Bibbenluke Reserve Grade Rugby League Football team and management, celebrating the win over Bombala in the 1962 Rugby League Football Grand Final.

The Blazer Ball was held at the Bibbenluke Hall in Bibbenluke where players celebrated defeating Bombala 5 points to nil in a close fought battle. 

Do you recognise anyone? If you do, we would love to hear from you.

Last week’s photo of the shooters at a Delegate Hare Drive sometime in the last century didn’t gather any further information, however some interesting information about the photographer that took the photo has come to light.

It was assumed that since the photo of the Hare Drive had Wood written down one side that it was the name of the photographer that took the photo.

A search of old newspapers on Trove (Australian National Library) found an interesting story about Mr Wood photographer in the Delegate Argus and Border Post (NSW: 1985-1906), Saturday, September 29, 1900, page 4. 

It was reported:

Accident - On, Saturday night last, our local photographer, Mr. Wood, met with a rather serious accident, narrowly escaping with his life. He was driving home from the Hare Drive at Quinburra, when, on reaching the plain just outside the township, on the Craigie Road, owing to it being dark he got off the main road and on to an old track which leads to the creek at the foot of the ' green hill,' at which point there is a break away in, the creek, caused by surface waters from the hill. The horse apparently made to work round the foot of the hill, when the sulky, came in contact with some stones. Mr. Wood then discovered that he was off the road, and evidently attempted to turn round, and in doing so the sulky and horse got into a, deep hole. The sulky had one shaft broken and was other wise smashed up, while the horse was also injured, Mr. Wood fortunately escaping with a severe bruising and shaking. On gathering himself up, Mr. Wood observed a light and made in the direction of it, with the object of procuring assistance to extricate the horse from the vehicle, but he had not travelled far when he tumbled into a big hole, from 8 to 10 feet deep, and carrying about 3ft of water, in the main creek. On scrambling to the bank he cooed for help, which eventually brought Mr.F. Savage and Mr. W. Berkery to his assistance, when the horse was released from the sulky, and Mr Wood conveyed to the Commercial Hotel. In addition to the bruising and shaking, Mr. Wood had his kneecap dislocated, and it will be some little time before he will lie able to move about. It is a matter for surprise to those who have viewed the scene of the accident that he escaped with his life, but it is pleasing to report that the consequences were not so serious as they might have been.