Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Vice Regal Photographer, Ballarat, Linton Football team c.1900
... Cunningham... Jack Cunningham... Whitecross...Jim Chung (James Wong Chung)...Tom Cunningham ("Long Tom...Long Tom' Cunningham.
Front row: Mick Cunningham, -?- Whycross, Jack Cunningham, Jim Chung, J. Brown. Linton Football Club Jack Brown H. Roberts R. Nicol A. Nicol Ben Cornish Jack Hogan Jim Hogan "Pearey" Power J. Mitchell B. Angus W. McMillan Mick Cunningham Jack Cunningham Whitecross Jim Chung (James Wong Chung) Tom ...
Guernseys were apparently hand-knitted at this time, mostly by the players' mothers. They were all in team colours, blue and white, but had different patterns. (This information given by Mrs Stella Surman in a 1991 interview. Interview recorded on CD - see Registration no. 2019-212.)
Footballers identified in early index to photographs held at LDHS:
L-R, Back row: H. Roberts, R. Nicol, Ben Cornish, -?- Cotton, Jack Hogan, Peary Power, J. Mitchell, H. Cotton.
L-R, Middle row: Jim Hogan, Arch Nicol, P. Craine, B, Angus, W. McMillan, 'Long Tom' Cunningham.
Front row: Mick Cunningham, -?- Whycross, Jack Cunningham, Jim Chung, J. Brown.Original sepia photograph of a group of men wearing football guernseys. Guernseys have different patterns (mostly variations on vertical stripes) and most are laced at the front."Jack Brown / about 1900 / L to R / H Roberts, R Nicol, Ben Cornish, Catton, Jack Hogan, Pearly Power, J Mitchell, H Catton /Jim Hogan, A Nicol, P Crane, B Angus, W McMillan, Tony Cunningham / Mick Cunningham, -?- , Whitecross, Jack Cunningham, J Brown".linton football club, jack brown, h. roberts, r. nicol, a. nicol, ben cornish, jack hogan, jim hogan, "pearey" power, j. mitchell, b. angus, w. mcmillan, mick cunningham, jack cunningham, whitecross, jim chung (james wong chung), tom cunningham ("long tom" cunningham), p. craine, h. cotton