Talk:1899 British Lions tour to Australia

Resources to build from
up to 29th
 * Mention of tour here may not be helpful - discusses Australian selection
 * Poverty Bay Herald - criticism of team selection
 * Otago Witness - Discussion of tour, and most notably on the discussion of rules
 * Theatre advetisement states that the British team would be in attendance may be useful if a section is added about their activities off the field, while on tour.
 * SMH - reception by NSWRU at beginning of Sydney leg
 * - Outing up the Hawkesbury RIver, Swannell stepped up to fill some of Mullineux's "responsibilities"
 * - SMH - attendance at Ball stirred interest in social circles
 * - SMH - interesting editorial on the game of rugby v Cricket, as well as the character of the Brit players
 * SMH - visit to see the Governor in Sydney mentioned
 * Brisbane Courier - overview of tour up to their arrival in QLD, and summary of planned activities in the QLD leg - good overview
 * BrisCour - extensive overview of tour
 * group photo of the whole team - not sure if good enough for article though
 * Mullineux unable to preach like promised
 * notes about playing other matches - mentions NZ
 * mention of english players at the races/shooting competition
 * More on differences on rulings - significant!
 * Team changes for Brits, also note about M'Gown having relatives in Dunedin and visiting them at end of tour
 * brief note about Nicholls and Mullineux
 * More on ruling differences as well as a plan for a NZ tour of England in 1900
 * Gaurantor drops from NZ planned tour to England
 * Garrard gives opinion of the British team - useful!
 * Garrard interview 2 and other notes
 * note on Mullineux's intentions with tour to show how game should be played
 * contrast in playing styles made
 * Mullineux note
 * Post tour commentary - includes critique of positional play of Britain etc
 * Post tour Nicholls, Adamson and Grey stayed behind and settled
 * NZ commentary on the English team quality or lack of it
 * team returned to England via NZ and USA?

Planning of tour

 * Aug 1897
 * SMH - Oct 1897
 * Oct 1897 nothing more here than the SMH article
 * Feb 1898
 * Feb 1898 ignore - identical to above
 * SMH - Feb 1898
 * SMH - Mar 1898
 * June 1898
 * BRISCOUR Jul 1898 - plan by NZ to deal directly with Mullineux
 * QLDR - Jan 1899 -good for NZ conditions of tour
 * SMH - Jan 1899 - electorate football in Sydney canceled for the season as a result of the tour.
 * SMH - Jan 1899 - ditto and followup
 * Feb 1899
 * Feb 1899 not needed - info in other citations
 * Feb 1899
 * Feb 1899
 * Mar 1899
 * Mar 1899
 * Apr 1899
 * Apr 1899
 * May 1899
 * May 1899
 * May 1899
 * May 1899
 * May 1899
 * May 1899 not needed - Note about Byrne not touring is in other citations
 * May 1899
 * Jun 1899
 * Jun 1899
 * Jun 1899

Goulburn

 * SMH game report
 * Brisbane Courier
 * short not in the Mercury
 * The Brisbane Courier commentary by the british team on differences between how game was played (and rules interpreted) in Australia, and back home
 * SMH - ditto
 * Brisbane Courier - brief mention
 * Queanbeyan Age brief note
 * Hawera & Normanby Star - brief report
 * interview of Mullineux - differences in rulings

New South Wales

 * Queanbeyan Age - match report
 * reception of english squad, and note about Martelli injury to thumb, reason for late addition to first test, after healing
 * Queenslander - match report
 * Bris Cour - match report
 * SMH - match day preview
 * Bris Cour - match report
 * Grey River Argus - match report

Metropolitan (actually referred to as the Sydney Union)

 * SMH - team list for Sydney
 * Bris Cour - match report

First Test

 * Brisbane courier - overview of first test, and the english tour thus far
 * Brisbane courier - Game summary - different in character to the SMH report
 * The Queenslander-Game summary - different in character to the SMH report  - ignore, same as BrisCour rpt
 * Star - Game summary - somewhat different but more concise
 * Poverty Bay Herald -  - ignore, UPA rpt same as STAR
 * Queenslander - Mcowan was in doubt prior to the game
 * SMH - Aus team selected, and training notes mentioned, also unavailability of key players
 * SMH - match day preview... good notes on the Brit team thus far
 * Queenslander - tour overview thus far - brief
 * Queanbeyan Age - game summary - concise but could be quite useful
 * Mention of Randwick Wallaroo match - probably not needed
 * Note about tram services on day of match
 * weather report for the day
 * discussion of some moments in the game, and ruling differeneces, also Blair Swannell as Touch judge moment with flag

Toowoomba

 * SMH - not about Mullineux and Thompson not well enough to play, in fact did not travel with the team
 * BrisCour - match report
 * SMH - match report brief

Queensland

 * BrisCour - match report - comprehensive
 * The Brisbane Courier - pool of players for queensland team
 * The Brisbane Courier - official programs
 * The Queenslander - Match report
 * Special train trip organised from outlying towns
 * Bris Cour - two articles here - Mayor's reception and welcome of team, and Notes by player - should be useful
 * Team selection and reasons
 * The Queenslander - match Report in brief
 * BrisCour - fallout from disallowed gooa by referee
 * BrisCour - prematch
 * SMH - match report
 * BrisCour - 'editorial' remarks about th esignificance of the win to QLD, heat/cold
 * Queenslander - photos - good enough to include??? probably not???
 * photo from above - Great copy! QLD team
 * another ditto
 * another!
 * Queenslander - match report with photos (continuation of above) - good enough to include??? probably not???
 * Queenslander - Mullineux unable to preach - too sick
 * QueanAge - match report in brief

Bundaberg

 * SMH brief match report
 * BrisCour - arrival of players
 * BrisCour - match report

Rockhampton

 * Brisbane Courier - game report, and mention of Mullineux criticism of Australian playing style
 * some of the backlash from Mullineux's comments at Rockhampton
 * Bric Cour - Match report same as Queenslander???
 * SMH - match report
 * SMH match report2
 * BrisCour - arrival of players
 * Queenslander - match report

Mount Morgan

 * SMH - brief match report
 * BrisCour match Report

Central Queensland

 * SMH - match report - called it the 'return match against Rock.'
 * Queenslander - match report
 * BrisCour - match report

Maryborough

 * Bris Cour - match report
 * Queenslander - report

Second Test

 * The Queenslander
 * The Brisbane Courier - prematch
 * The Brisbane Courier - match report
 * Advertisement
 * Carson unable to play
 * letter to ed re train trip from outlying towns
 * Bris Cour - Note about people from Beaudesert being able to return by train in the evening with special schedule
 * ditto but other towns
 * SMH - pregame
 * Mullineux interview - clarifying devisive comments made at Rock.
 * Mullineux interview in SMH
 * Mullineux interview - slightly different here?
 * impact of Mullineux statement - call to end unfair play in NZ
 * team list
 * notes about the trip north, and of preparation for test
 * QueanAge - match report
 * SMH - report
 * gossip column names the celebrities that attended the match
 * photos of the game - too dark?
 * more phots of game - ditto
 * note about attendance
 * departure from QLD - crowd present at the send off

Armidale

 * SMH - full report
 * BrisCour - match report

Newcastle

 * early planning meeting - probably not useful
 * prematch - note about Judkins and Francombe
 * match report - brief
 * - some of the team stayed to sight see around Newcastle
 * not eabout not traveling to NZ and movement of team
 * team selection - newcastle public holiday
 * reception at Newcastle
 * SMH - match report
 * note about it being a public holiday

New South Wales

 * note about NSW team training each afternoon in lead up to match
 * English team announced
 * ditto
 * note about the schedule for the day
 * SMH pregame
 * Governor to host the team for dinner
 * advertisement of the match

Metropolitan

 * bicycle race during the half time break

Third Test

 * third test match report
 * note about reurn to sydney and anticipation of a better contest

Fourth Test

 * Comments by Mullineux after last test
 * Another editorial on fair play in rugby in aftermath of Mullineux comments
 * Summary of areas that Mullineux found fault
 * note about lineout incident - may or may not be useful

Victoria

 * announcement that a team would be organized and train to play

New Zealand leg of tour - did not proceed

 * The Queenslander - NZRU offers money to play
 * Hawke's Bay Herald - William Warbrick letter to explain the difficulties in negotiation between the NZRU and NSWRU
 * decision made not to visit NZ
 * Mullineux to visit NZ at end of tour
 * Mullineux et al visit NZ
 * mention of Mullineux group leaving NZ - NOT on the ship mentioned earlier but the Mariposa