1960 Minor States Carnival

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The 1960 Minor States Carnival was an edition of the lower division of Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. The previous minor states carnival had been held as part of the 1958 Melbourne Carnival. The competition was won by the Victorian Football Association.

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Results

Sydney Carnival
Saturday, 25 June New South Wales 14.24 (108) def. Queensland 13.19 (97) Trumper Park (crowd: 4,000) [1]
Sunday, 26 June Victoria (VFA) 17.31 (133) def. Canberra 3.11 (29) Trumper Park (crowd: 6,000) [1]
Wednesday, 29 June New South Wales 13.12 (90) def. Canberra 13.10 (88) Trumper Park [2]
Wednesday, 29 June Victoria (VFA) 22.20 (152) def. Queensland 3.7 (25) Trumper Park [2]
Saturday, 2 July Canberra 16.16 (112) def. Queensland 13.10 (88) Trumper Park [3]
Sunday, 3 July Victoria (VFA) 23.24 (162) def. New South Wales 8.9 (57) Trumper Park [3]
Play-off match
Saturday, 30 July Australian Amateurs 8.7 (55) def. by Victoria (VFA) 12.9 (81) Manuka Oval [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Scot Palmer (27 June 1960). "VFA team hammers Canberra". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 39.
  2. 1 2 Scot Palmer (30 June 1960). "VFA after 100-point carnival hat-trick". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 50.
  3. 1 2 Scot Palmer (4 July 1960). "Another 100 point win for Victoria". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 41.
  4. ↑ "Bill Byron kicks VFA to this win". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 1 August 1960. p. 33.
  5. ↑ "VFA Meeting Amateurs in Rules Final". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 28 July 1960. p. 28.
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