Black Diamond Cup - AFL Newcastle

[ajcarroll]

Hi all

I have recently found out that a member of my family has one this cup. Apparently it is one of the oldest trophies in AFL history. Has anybody heard of this before or know where I could access information about it??

Apparently my great grandfather won it in Newcastle??

Thanks
Andrea   

[trish251]

If you google it Andrea you will find more than I ever knew (or perhaps wanted to know) about AFL
I was surpried it started so early in NSW - apparently came from  Victorian gold miners   

Trish

Few realise that Australian Football was played in Newcastle way back in 1883 and owes its origins, in part, to the Duguid Brothers: Jim, John and George, former gold miners from the large mines of Ballarat in Victoria.

http://www.bdafl.com.au/history.php

[tropicalj]

The code originated in Melbourne, Australia in 1858, and was devised to keep cricketers fit during the winter months. The first laws of Australian football were published in 1859 by the Melbourne Football Club. The dominant governing body and most prestigious professional competition is the Australian Football League (AFL), which culminates in the annual AFL Grand Final, the highest attended club championship event in the world

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from the Wikipedia,  interesting  as to  how it started.  Can you imagine Gold miners playing cricket in the mud   whilst resting from sluicing, as a lot of mining was above ground?

regards jenn