Sunken Stories of Old Acton

Acton Flats: Sports

Featuring In Order: Dawn Wilson, Dr David Nott, Christine Anderson, Frank McTaggart, Sheila McTaggart, Patricia Edlington, Margaret Sullivan, Mary Stuart, Lois Hicks, Rodney Hurley, Richard Taber, Alan Foskett, Brett Odgers, Elizabeth Martin, and Lynne Bentley.

Credits: For details on the images and maps used in this video see corresponding images/maps below.

Images

Tennis courts in flood

Frank Waight in front of Acton flats

Working on the Acton ridge

View from Acton ridge toward old Parliament House

Althea Mouat and two friends overlooking Acton flats

Althea Mouat and three friends — Althea Mouat and three friends overlooking Acton flats

Acton Football Team

Acton Map 1929

Freda Barber playing basketball on Acton flats

Canberra High School Hockey Team outside school

Canberra High School Hockey team at Acton flats

June Henshaw overlooking the Acton flats sports ground

View through Acton flats to St Johns

Acton flats with hockey fields and horses

Acton flats in flood

Acton flats sports grounds in flood

Acton flats sports grounds in flood (no.2)

Acton flats sports grounds in flood — Acton flats sports grounds in flood (no.3)

Acton flats sports grounds in flood — Acton flats sports grounds in flood (no.1)

Grooming the horse above acton flats — Lynne Bentley grooming her horse above acton flats

Lynne Bentley with pony on acton flats

Text

Acton Flats Sports Grounds

Frank Dunshea: Recollections of Acton between 1926-1946
[Excerpts on the Acton flats sports grounds]