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Images from the 1946 Great Britain tour to Australia

 Images and artefacts from the historic British Lions 'Indomitables' tour of 1946.

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Austrailian Itinerary for England's Rugby League Tour, 1946.
Bryn Knoweldens 1946 Tour Shirt (front)
British Rugby League Touring Team. Australasian Tour 1946.
Bryn Knoweldens 1946 Tour Shirt (back)
Gus Rismans 1946 Tour Shirt (front)
Gus Rismans 1946 Tour Shirt (back)
Gus Rismans 1946 British Lions Blazer Badge
The 1946 squad shortly before boarding the HMS Indomitable.
The players are introduced to dignitaries before a match
An impromptu Welsh Choir at Melbourne Station
Players and official boarding a plane for an internal flight in Australia
Bryn Knowelden
Dai Jenkins meets Vic Hey's father and brother whilst in Australia
A letter sent to Dai Jenkins during the 1946 tour
Members of the Touring Team aboard a boat in harbour
Members of the team pose in front of a retired cannon
Members of the British Rugby League Touring Team
Members of the Touring Team posing in front of their bus
Members of the Touring Team
Letter to Dai Jenkins from Jack Cutbush
The team waiting to depart
Members of the team greeting officials
Dai Jenkins packing for the tour
Members of the team at a social gathering
An admission pass to the Australian House of Representatives
Dai Jenkins and Joe Jones with chef at Hotel Australia
England vs. New South Wales - Dai Jenkins catching the scrum
Joe Jones, Dai Jenkins and George Curram at the Lord Mayor's Party, Sydney
Clearing the snow at the Headingley Cricket Grounds
The team posing on the roof of Australia House in London
Members of the team training at Brisbane
Wales vs. France in Paris
Tthe English Rugby Team, 1946

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