Local Government
Quairading
Region
Wheatbelt
Treloar Rd Dangin
Quairading
Wheatbelt
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Apr 1996 | Category 4 | |
The site represents a place which demonstrates a way of life, and associations with pioneers of the district.
Remains of the concrete cricket pitch.
JSW Parker donated fifteen acres of land for recreational purposes in the Dangin townsite. The recreation grounds included facilities and venues for football, cricket, athletics and tennis, as well as horse racing. In 1913 new crushed anthill tennis courts were opened. The New Year's Day Minchin's cricket match was an annual event. The horse races were originally held in Appleton's paddock, and it was a picnic event. Keen competition among the horse owners, even lead to a ring-in affair. The York sports meeting's "Sheffield Handicap" was "the" event, and in c1914 Dangin was very proud when Alex Yarran beat the then state champion. Lionel Yarran and Fred Jacobs were other champions from the district. At a sports meeting in 1922 in Dangin, the events included children's running and novelty races, the Dangin Handicap for racehorses, and motor vehicle events. Sports day were popular with each area having their own champion. The Dangin School Sports were inaugurated by the school headmaster Robert Tweedy in 1927. Mr Tweedy established high principles for the competition, and it was the intention that all the children at the school compete. The motto was "it is better to compete than win". At the inaugural Dangin School Sports in 1927,16 schools, with up to 400 children from the region competed in footraces and athletic events. A feature of the day continued to be the free lunch the children received. Shields were presented for the Champion boy and girl. The Dangin School Sports continued through the 1930s until 1948 when the school closed. Competition between Dangin and Quairading on School Sports days was fierce. Football, tennis and cricket were popular among the Dangin community. In 1952, Dangin's Verna Johnston, Champion School Sports girl in 1940 and 1941, was selected to run at the Helsinki Olympics in 1956. By the 1950s Dangin was in decline, and many sporting, social and community groups were merged with the Quairading equivalents.
Site
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Adamson P; "unpublished research paper". | Unpublished | 1995 | |
| Eaton F; "The Golden Grain and the Silver Fleece, A History of Quairading from 1859-1930". | Shire of Quairading | 1979 | |
| Strickland L; "The Dangin School Sports 1927-1948". | Unpublished | 1995 |
Historic Site
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| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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