The Gympie Tennis Association held a tournament in 1970 that featured players from as far as Brisbane, Toowoomba and Bundaberg. Leading players included Mal Anderson and Morrie Guce.
WBQ8 filmed the tournament. You can view the footage here (YouTube)
Originally a news broadcast on Wide Bay Television. Comment below if you know anyone in the video or if you can tell us a story about the video.
This film was originally produced by WBQ 8 and was reproduced as 7 Extract from the Archives project. The project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland. © 2020 Seven Network and Gympie Regional Libraries
Mal Anderson played at Wimbledon and was once a member of the Davis Cup.
Read a bio of Mal Anderson at the Tennis Hall of Fame – click here.
The wonderful thing is that entry was free.
Read the Gympie Times reports below.
WBQ8 filmed the tournament. You can view the footage here (YouTube)
Originally a news broadcast on Wide Bay Television. Comment below if you know anyone in the video or if you can tell us a story about the video.
This film was originally produced by WBQ 8 and was reproduced as 7 Extract from the Archives project. The project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland. © 2020 Seven Network and Gympie Regional Libraries
Gympie Regional Memories 