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Mildura Weekly : Friday April 24 2015 Vol 9 No 24
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sport 27 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 MILDURAWEEKLY.COM.AU 50 years of Sunraysia golf trips for Murray Marauders FOR the Murray Maraud- ers golf group, beers, banter and mateship is on par with scoring a birdie, eagle or hole-in-one. Since 1965 the group has visited Sunraysia for their annual golf trip, and although there aren’t any ‘originals’ left, the tradition is alive and well. The Murray Marauders first used accommodation in Mildura, but for the past 27 years have called the Coomealla Holiday Villas home. The long-time friends – aged between 58 and 89 – travel from Adelaide and Melbourne for their golfing getaway. “We can get away and kick up our heels,” Murray Marauders president Doug Eaton said. “We go and play golf, pool, drink a few beers and give each other a shellack- ing!” Playing rounds at Coo- mealla, Mildura and Riv- erside golf clubs, the ‘golf buddies’ compete for a va- riety of trophies including most consistent, best aggre- gate, runners-up and best front and back nine. A member of Mt Os- mond Golf Club (SA), Doug, 85, can’t speak high- ly enough of Sunraysia. “The accommodation here is probably as good as you’ll get anywhere in Australia for a golf trip,” he said. “The villas are self- contained and we can stay together, which is why we enjoy coming here so much. “I think the golf courses are superb. I haven’t played Riverside yet, but Coomeal- la and Mildura are in fan- tastic condition.” Into his 30th trip, Doug says the group have devel- oped a special relationship with CHV owner Jan Ziino. “She does a marvellous job and organises us every year,” he said. “She orga- nises our tee-off, puts up a chart for everyone that plays, and pays our green fees.” With the Murray Ma- rauders trip ending tomor- row, Jan is already looking forward to next year’s visit. “After being here for more than 11 years they have become more mates than customers,” Jan said. “I don’t class them as cus- tomers anymore. “I get kisses and cuddles when they come and go, and we have formed a love- ly friendship.” • GOLF BUDDIES: Murray Marauders’ Doug Eaton, Bob Andrews and Col Barry with Coomealla Holiday Villas owner Jan Ziino. The group have visited the region for the annual golf trip for 50 years, and have stayed at the villas since 1988. TOMORROW’S Anzac Day services will celebrate 100 years since Australian soldiers landed on the beaches of Gal- lipoli in defence of their na- tion, with Australians every- where to honour and thank those who have made the ul- timate sacrifice. Among those honoured will be a group of men known simply as ‘The Irymple Nine’ – members of the region’s 1913 soccer commu- nity that never returned home from war. The story of those nine soc- cer players has become the fea- ture of a special Anzac Day ex- pose compiled by Victoria Uni- versity’s Dr Ian Syson. Dr Syson has spent several years exploring the connection between soc- cer and World War 1, and this week posted a piece on the Football Federation Vic- toria website that looked at the sacrifice of those local players. He writes: “Pre-war soc- cer had not only grown in the metropolitan region. It took root in the country as well, including Mildura. “Even when soccer was in decline in Melbourne in the 1890s, Mildura kept the flag flying, engaging in local scratch matches and playing irregular competition with Renmark. “The Mildura competition before the war involved two or three teams. While Mer- bein dropped in and out, the Mildura and Irymple teams kept up a steady battle be- tween 1911 and 1915. “Made up of many British migrants but, perhaps unusu- ally, also many native born, the competition was a passion- ate little outpost of Victorian soccer, cruelly interrupted by the war. “Indeed little Irymple was ravaged by the war. “Of the 1913 Irymple team, five of the play- ers were killed in World War 1. “The nine Irymple players who never re- turned from war service were Percy Hamlin Beck- ett, R Brown, Jas Campbell, R. F. Campbell, David Lindsay Morri- son, Jack Hart, Robert Samuel Page, William Jef- feries and Thom- as Edwin Surgey.” Dr Syson goes on to write that like many clubs at the time, a number of sports enthusiasts had enlisted “with gusto.” “It is appropriate that the sacrifice of the Irymple Nine is acknowledged by the Victorian soccer community in 2015,” he concludes. The full story is available by visiting www.footballfed- vic.com.au/the-irymple-nine. Remembering the ‘forgotten men’ of World War One 36 HOLE OPEN TOURNAMENT FOR MEN & WOMEN. 36 Hole Scratch & Handicap 3 Grades for Men & 1 Grade for Women. Entries Close 28th April 2015 or when fi elds are full Phone 5023 4255 for more information $30 FOR 36 HOLES Proudly Sponsored by RIVERSIDE GOLF CLUB 36 HOLE TOURNAMENT Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd May 2015 OVER$4000INPRIZESTOBEWON ! COME OUT AND PLAY
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