Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Tuesday 9 June 1953, page 3


RUGBY UNION WALLABIES LEAVE FOR SOUTH AFRIKA SYDNEY, June 8.Three of the world's most travelled footballers -Colin Windon, Cyril Burke, and Nick Shehadie - left Sydney with the Australian Rugby Union team for South Aifrlca tonight.

The three New South Wales players lave travelle'd more than 100.000 mile, playlng football since the year began. With 23 other New South Wales players Ifour Queenslanders, O. Jones. G. Horsley. C. Forbes and T. Sweeney, and managers J. Breckenbridge. and A. C. Wallace. they left by Qantas Constellation. Wlndon. Shehadie. and Burke. have visitled the British Isles, FIance, Canada America and New Zealand on football tours. The Australian team will play four Test matche?s against South Africa. A record total gate'of more than £500.000 is expected from the tour.