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NSW Leagues Club : 22-February-2013
NSW Leagues Club : 22-February-2013
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

The plaque commemorates the centenary of Rugby league 1908 - 2008. 

The Centenary Plaques Programme was put in place by the Centenary of Rugby League Committee to commemorate sites of historical significance to Rugby League - such as stadiums, suburban grounds and club formation sites. Nearly every aspect of Australia’s Rugby League landscape is covered by a Centenary Plaque – with plaques dedicated to the commemoration of Indigenous Rugby League, National Rugby League (NRL) first-grade clubs, foundation clubs, former Premiership clubs, New South Wales and Queensland Country, and those sites which were host to the foundation of the game itself in Australia.

The plaque itself bears a prominent Centenary logo, the venue name, and a short paragraph of site-specific text on why the venue has been selected as a site of historical significance to Australian Rugby League.

 

Location

Address:165 Phillip Street, NSW Leagues Club, Sydney, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.868638
Long: 151.210937
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Sport
Approx. Event Start Date:1908
Approx. Event End Date:2008

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2008
Front Inscription
                         1908   2008
                 Centenary of Rugby League

This site is recognised as being of great significance in the history of Australian Rugby League 
                  NSW Leagues Club
The New South Wales Leagues` Club was established in 1914 at 169 Phillip Street. A narrow -fronted three story building served as the headquarters of the rugby league movement until 1918 when the club shifted to its present site. It remained the only leagues club in NSW until the 1950s.

Saluting The Past · Celebrating The Present · Inspiring The Future
Source: MA
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