From Our Collection

From Our Collection

ByCCBHS Editor

1927 Chinese Commemorative Scroll This was given by Kwang Lim Kwong, the manager of a touring Chinese soccer team, to Ernest Lukeman, the secretary of the Australian Soccer Football Association, in appreciation for his help in coordinating a team from China to tour Australia in 1927. The Lukeman family has lived in Drummoyne for several…

The 1927 Chinese Soccer Team Tour of Australia

The 1927 Chinese Soccer Team Tour of Australia

ByCCBHS Editor

At a meeting of the Australian Soccer Football Association in January 1927, it was decided to declare its bid for a spot at the Amsterdam Olympiad. Shortly after, a Darwin-born Chinese man arrived with a few football ideas of his own.Professor Kwang Lim Kwong came to Australia as a representative of the Shanghai Football Association…