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DONALD BIRCHIP Phone: 5497 1222 Phone: 5492 2735 Email: The Buloke Times Fax: 5492 2863 [email protected] Email: [email protected] birchipblc@ Est. 1875 bigpond.com Published Tuesdays and Fridays PRICE (inc. G.S.T.) $2 PP331336/0000 1 Tuesday, April 13, 2021 For the Shire of Buloke, and the districts of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, St. Arnaud, Watchem and Wycheproof From Geelong to Teddywaddy, and Back Again . Rare Trophy Returns Home From the Geelong Regional Library Corporation. The Geelong Heritage Centre has welcomed the donation of a rare and quirky piece of local cricketing history, in the form of a silver emu egg trophy awarded to the Captain of the South Geelong Cricket Club in 1886. Cr Ron Nelson, chairman 1887, reports on the awarding of the Geelong Regional of the trophy: Library Corporation, said the “The fourth annual meet- Geelong Heritage Centre is ing of the South Geelong always grateful for donations Cricket Club was held last of this kind. evening at the Elephant & “This trophy is believed to Castle Hotel…The club had be the one of earliest known succeeded in 9 out of 13 Geelong cricket trophies pre- games played, one of the re- sented to the champion team maining four having been of the season. We’re proud to drawn and three lost. be able to include this piece “The cup presented for of local cricketing history as the competition by Messrs part of our extensive heritage Duckworth and Fox had been collections,” Cr Nelson said. secured with seven points out Engraving of a possible eight, and it had Engraving on the trophy been decided to present it and shows that it was presented also an oil painting donated to South Geelong Cricket by Mr T. Impey to Mr T. Club Captain, Mr. T Bullen, Bullen, captain of the team.” upon winning the 1886-1887 Research season of the Junior Cricket Geelong Heritage Centre Clubs of Geelong and Dis- manager, Mark Beasley, • Jenny Pollard presenting the trophy donation to Geelong Heritage Centre manager, Mark Beasley. trict. delved into the Heritage Cen- Research shows the tro- tre’s archives to find out the Geelong rates records in- trophy for a reported price of donation of the trophy. Ms Captain, Mr T Bullen, was in phy was presented by Duck- more about the background dexes, the Geelong Advertiser five pounds? It could well be Pollard recalls the trophy fact their neighbour and sug- worth and Fox, of Moorabool story of the trophy. index, the 1890/91 Geelong famous footballer and watch- from her grandparents’ house, gests this is how the trophy Street, which at the time was He said: “Researching the & District Directory, Ances- maker, Charles Brownlow, which was on Bellarine Street ended up with Ms Pollard’s operating as a men’s barber story behind historical items try and more.” who was creating pieces like in South Geelong. In dis- grandparents. establishment, and would in is like a treasure hunt; it re- this trophy at the time.” cussing the trophy’s origins time branch into selling quires patience, curiosity and Was It Brownlow? with Mr Beasley, Ms Pollard The emu egg trophy can sporting goods, and also of- occasionally thinking a bit “The story behind this The GRLC is grateful to remembered her grandpar- be viewed at the Geelong fered a place for local sport- outside the square. beautiful trophy has many Ms Jenny Pollard of Teddy- ents referring to a neighbour Heritage Centre, Victoria’s ing clubs to hold meetings. “The team and I accessed layers, some that remain a waddy in North Western Vic- as “Old Tom”. Extensive largest regional archive and A “Geelong Advertiser” the many resources available in mystery. For example, which toria, who contacted the record searches revealed that resource centre. article from September 2, the Heritage Centre, including Geelong jeweller created this Heritage Centre to offer the South Geelong Cricket Club • Editorial - page 2. $8,756 for The Buloke Bounce-Back Children’s Hospital Buloke Shire Council with the Victorian Government’s COVID-19 Community Activation and Social Isolation (CASI) initiative has established a new temporary community activation grant to assist community groups with the recovery from COVID-19. Donald’s annual Royal Children’s Hospital Good Named the Buloke Bounce The grants are targeted at Applicants can apply for all eligible groups to consider than the Victorian average of Friday Appeal collection Back Grants, these grants are supporting initiatives that en- up to $2,000. To be eligible the grants. 19.2%”, he said. a direct response to the impact raised a heart-warming courage the reactivation of for a Buloke Bounce Back “This grant program will “But as reported by Volun- $8,756. COVID-19 has had on the volunteers, members, com- Grant, applicants need to be teering Australia, up to two volunteers on whom commu- be of huge benefit to our com- An amount of $402 was munity participation and/or an incorporated not for profit munity. Volunteering is an in- thirds of volunteers have nity groups rely to provide volunteering as a result raised vian the virtual tin on- their services, events and ac- promoting opportunities to in- (NFP) community group or tegral part of Buloke with ceased line collection. tivities. These grants are in crease community connec- organisation. 40% of people aged over 15 of the pandemic. Therefore, After being unable to col- addition to Council’s normal tions and networks during the Buloke Shire Council years volunteering according community organisations need lect last year, due to COVID- Community Grants Program. COVID-19 recovery. Mayor Cr Daryl Warren urges the last Census – far higher • Continued on page 2. 19, local co-ordinator, Dale Anderson, praised the many people who dug deep to con- tribute to a total that is $1,100 Volunteering Innovation Fund Opens up on the 2019 total. Dale thanked those who Volunteer groups across Northern Victoria are being encouraged to apply for round two of the Volunteering Innovation Fund purchased tickets in the vari- ous raffles, which also con- – with grants of up to $50,000 available for projects that create change and inspire more people to volunteer in parks and forests. tributed significantly to the The $2 million investment The Volunteering Innovation Round two applications close from all walks of life to volun- the Volunteering Innovation final total. is part of the State Govern- Fund is building on this in- at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 22. teer in our parks and forests, Fund to support, expand and Mandy Wells won choco- credible work and inviting ev- benefiting the environment, diversify environmental vol- ment’s $105.6 million Victo- Short-listed applications lates and a “Weekly Times”, eryone to enjoy Victoria’s Great volunteers and the community. unteering in the community,” ria’s Great Outdoors program, will be put to public vote on book, as did Jean Hogan, Outdoors through volunteering. “Local volunteers across said Mark Gepp, Member for to encourage innovation, and Engage Victoria mid-year to while Pat Hepworth received Northern Victoria are pas- Northern Victoria. More than $300,000 was decide the funding recipients. chocolates. attract a greater diversity of awarded as part of Round One sionate about our environ- The winner of the wood people volunteering in parks of the Fund, which provided up The Volunteering Innovation ment and I look forward to For more information, visit: raffle was Ned Raven. and forests. to $20,000 per successful project. Fund aims to include people seeing all the applications to https://bit.ly/31T67ww When Trophies Were Masterpieces With winter sport all but extinct for the 2020 sea- TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021 son, finding games-related stories for the paper has brought opportunities for past achievements to be re- T. Bullen, the support for the junior league was obviously visited and local glory days to be highlighted. highly sought during this colonial era with the inscription With the current vacuum in reporting, however, at- “Advance Junior Cricket” in the central circular plaque. tention turns to other aspects of the game, and one of The trophy was donated by the firm of Duckworth and these is the focus on trophies. Fox, who were apparently renowned barbers of the Iconic images of The Ashes urn and, of course, the growing Geelong area. resplendent Melbourne Cup easily spring to mind. “How this trophy came to be in my Geelong family Across our region, cabinets housing many fine ex- is unknown as my forebears had no connection to the amples of customized trophy craftsmanship from eras game of cricket,” said “Times” correspondent, Jenny past would also have pride of place. Pollard. “ The decorative work, which is quite intricate, While the image shared here is not a local trophy, doesn’t appear to bear a maker’s mark, but as I’m not it nonetheless captures the high degree of skill which an expert it may still represent a distinctive style.” the trophy makers of the past used in their creations. Regardless, it is a beautiful item of sporting It also highlights the use of emu eggs for presenta- memorabilia, and certainly reflective of its time. tion pieces during the later half of the 19th century. Further research into its provenance awaits. The contrast of the dark-green egg shells against Perhaps there are many other local trophies whose the usually silver decoration created a distinctly Aus- stories are also waiting to be told, and which will bring tralian look, which had its hey-day during the colonial even greater appreciation once our sporting regimes era, but fell from favour in the following century.

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