Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
Album Contents
Album Contents
Wigan Album
1932 GB touring team to Australia & New Zealand
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Jim Sullivan renews friendship in the Maori way with Guide Rangi at Rotorua
Photo: Scholes Malc
Photo: Scholes Malc
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Item #: 20622
Item #: 20622
This photo and those to follow are taken from a detailed embossed scrapbook meticulously compiled on the tour by Tom Brown, former licensee of The Park Hotel in Wigan, husband of Mary. Tom was on the tour officially as a ‘visitor’ but was in fact acting unofficially as a scout for Wigan as he enrolled the services of a number of players during to the tour much to the great indignation of his hosts who labelled him a ‘poacher’! Every night in his hotel room Tom would stamp each page of the scrapbook and insert press cuttings from the tour; a lasting record indeed.
Comment by: Michael on 5th May 2012 at 11:36
These RL photos are fantastic! But surely Mrs Brown's name was Rosetta (Zetta), not Mary. Or was she his second wife?
Comment by: Scholes Malc on 5th May 2012 at 12:28
it was Zetta not Mary!
Comment by: Mick on 5th May 2012 at 20:37
I always remember her calling herself Zetta,but it used to be over the pub door, "Rosina M Brown, licensed to sell" etc etc.
She used to be in the Bluebell Girls, or a similar dance troupe. Could Mary have been her middle name? Perhaps the papers got it wrong.
whatever name she had, she ruled the 'Park Hotel' remember going in & watching 'Pams People'on the TV with rest of the guys ! - had to behave yourself !
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