Sunday, 14 February 2016

Sepia Saturday Sportsmen

As the chaps are playing golf my photos for this weeks Sepia Saturday theme is of sportsmen.


In the photo below, standing second from left (with the big moustache) is my great-grand uncle, Alexander Morgan.

Alex moved from Essendon, Victoria to Johnsonville near Wellington New Zealand in 1886.  He was then 24 years of age.  
I am not sure if this photo was taken in Australia or New Zealand.
His youngest brother John Morgan, who stayed in Australia to run the family pub, was also a keen cricketer.


Alex went on to be the head accountant for the New Zealand Treasury Department and was very involved with the Treasury cricket team as the photo below shows.
He is the portly older gentleman standing on the right (still with the big moustache)


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20 comments:

  1. Sharon14 February 2016 at 23:08

    I love the mustaches and ties in the first photo :)

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    1. Kerryn Taylor24 February 2016 at 16:04

      They would be great for November wouldn't they Sharon.

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  2. ScotSue15 February 2016 at 02:50

    There is so much character in the faces of the men in the first photograph, if you look at the different styles of moustaches and beards.

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    1. Kerryn Taylor24 February 2016 at 16:07

      I'd love to be able to identify some of them one day Sue

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  3. Little Nell15 February 2016 at 03:12

    Good looking chap.I guess he stopped being active.

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  4. Unknown15 February 2016 at 03:23

    I've never understood why so many sports teams have white uniforms -- the color guaranteed to show the most dirt and stain! What's that all about, anyway?

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  5. Barbara Rogers15 February 2016 at 06:23

    Great photos of sportsmen.

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  6. Unknown15 February 2016 at 11:37

    The gentleman on the left in the first photo looks like a mischief maker.

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  7. Anonymous15 February 2016 at 23:30

    I just can't help smiling when I see group photos like these. They seem so alive, a momentary pause before they head off onto the field.

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    1. Kerryn Taylor24 February 2016 at 16:13

      I can also imagine them celebrating hard when they win Barbara.

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  8. Bob Scotney15 February 2016 at 23:59

    Moustaches and beards of that style appear on many cricket photos of that era.

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  9. Tattered and Lost19 February 2016 at 10:39

    Looking at all the fellows with their mustaches in the first shot I have to wonder if the fellow without one got much ribbing.

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  10. Crissouli24 February 2016 at 12:31

    Kerryn, I have listed this post in Interesting Blogs at
    http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/friday-fossicking-18th-feb-2016.html

    Thank you.

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