The Briars Sports Collection

The Briars Sporting Club was founded in 1918 by a group of fourteen boys ranging in age from nine to thirteen years. From these humble beginnings Briars Sports has grown into the great club it is today fostering amateur, junior and women's sports from the grassroots. Throughout the club's history, significant sporting artefacts, written archives, ledges, trophies, photographs and memorabilia have been collected. This valuable collection has been digitised and is now available online for the club's many members and guests to explore Briars Sports history.

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Popular Objects

Squash - B4 Premiers Spring 1972; 1972; P0001
Squash - B3 Premiers Spring 1975; 1975; P0002
Squash - B2 Premiers Spring 1976; 1976; P0003
Squash - A4 Premiers Autumn 1977; 1977; P0004
Squash - B2 Premiers Autumn 1977; 1977; P0005
Squash - B3 Premiers Autumn 1979; 1979; P0006
Squash - The Baldy Briars - Premiers D3 Autumn 1986; 1986; P0007
Squash - Junior C3 Premiers 1987; 1987; P0008
Squash - Division 9 Mixed Competition [Undefeated Premiers] 1987-1988; 1987 - 1988; P0009
Squash - Autumn 1988 F1; 1988; P0010
Squash - Spring 1988 E2; 1988; P0011
Squash - Spring 1988 F1; 1988; P0012
Squash - 75th anniversary - Hong Kong Squash Tour [undated]; P0013
Basketball - B Grade Premiers WSBA [undated]; P0014
Rugby - NZ Tour 1960; 1960; P0046
Rugby - Waihi Rugby Football Club - Australian Tour 1964; 1964; P0047
Rugby - Undefeated Kentwell Cup Premiers 1964 - The Invincibles; 1964; P0048
Rugby - New Zealand Tour 1965; 1965; P0049
Rugby - Kentwell Cup Premiers 1965; 1965; P0050
Rugby - Merivale - Papanui Rugby Football Club - Australia Tour 1967; 1967; P0051
Rugby - Merivale - Papanui Rugby Football Club - Australian Tour Team 1970; 1970; P0052
Rugby - Rugby & Squash Tour - New Zealand 1973; 1973; P0053
Rugby - Briars Kentwell Cup - 10th anniversary of the 1964 Invincibles; 1974; P0054
Rugby - Whiddon Cup Premiers 1975; 1975; P0055
Rugby - USA Rugby Tour 1978; 1978; P0056
Rugby - International Golden Oldies Rugby Festival - Sydney 1983; 1983; P0057
Rugby - New Zealand Tour 09/1983; 1983; P0058
Cricket - 1st XI 1944/1945 - Premiers - M & S Grade competition; 1944 - 1945; P0074
Cricket - 1st XI 1949/1950 - NSWCA Municipal & Shire A Grade premiers; 1949 - 1950; P0075
Cricket - Municipal & Shire B Division Premiers 1951-1952; 1951 - 1952; P0076
Cricket - Municipal & Shire A Division Premiers 1952-1953; 1952 - 1953; P0077
Cricket - Municipal & Shire B Division Premiers 1952-1953; 1952 - 1953; P0078
Cricket - C Grade Premiers WSCA 1958-1959; 1958 - 1959; P0079
Cricket - Municipal & Shire B Grade Premiers 1964-1965; 1964 - 1965; P0080
Cricket - Municipal & Shire A Grade Premiers 1980-1981; 1980 - 1981; P0081
Cricket - Municipal & Shire C Grade Premiers 1980-1981; 1980 - 1981; P0082
Cricket - Municipal & Shire B Grade Premiers 1982-1983; 1982 - 1983; P0083
Cricket - Seven-a-side Knockout Premiers 1984-1985; 1984 - 1985; P0084
Cricket - Municipal & Shire A Grade Undefeated Premiers 1984-1985; 1984 - 1985; P0085
Cricket - Municipal & Shire D Premiers 1985-1986; 1985 - 1986; P0086
Rugby - Golden Oldies Rugby International Festival, London 1986; 1986; P0059
Rugby - South Australian Tour 1987; 1987; P0060
Rugby - Golden Oldies Rugby International Festival, Auckland 1987; 1987; P0061
Rugby - Briars Hawaiian Rugby Tour 1993; 1993; P0062
Rugby - Kentwell Cup 1985 - Grand Finalists; 1985; P0063
Rugby - 1st grade - Barraclough Cup competition 1994; 1994; P0064
Rugby - 1st grade - Clark Cup 1995 - Manchester Unity Championship; 1995; P0065
Rugby - Kentwell Cup Premiers 1965 - 30 year reunion 1995; 1995; P0066
Rugby - 2nd grade - Stockdale Cup Grand finalists 1996; 1996; P0067
Rugby - 1st grade - Barraclough Cup - Minor premiers & Premiers 1997; 1997; P0068
Rugby - 1st grade 2006; 2006; P0069
Rugby - 2nd grade 2006; 2006; P0070
Bowls - Women's Bowls - Winner - Macquarie District No.3 Pennant 2011; 2011; P0071
Cricket - 2nd XI 1938/1939 - Premiers - M & S B Grade competition; 1938 - 1939; P0072
Cricket - 1st XI 1941/1942 - Premiers - M & S Grade competition; 1941 - 1942; P0073
Bowls - Greenlees Park Women's Bowling Club - Yaralla District No.4 Pennant 1995; 1995; P0035
Bowls - Pennant Winner - Zone 11, Grade 1996; 1996; P0036
Bowls - Pennant Winner - Zone 11, Grade 4 1996; 1996; P0037
Bowls - Greenlees Park Women's Bowling Club - Yaralla District No.3 Pennant 1998; 1998; P0038
Bowls - Zone 11 Pennant Winner & State semi-finalist - Grade 1 1998; 1998; P0039
Bowls - Australian Fours Champions 1998; 1998; P0040
Bowls - Greenlees Park Women's Bowling Club - Yaralla District No.4 Pennant 2002; 2002; P0041
Bowls - Australian Blind Bowlers Association - 30th National Championships, Perth 2009 - NSW winning team; 2009; P0042
Bowls - Group M Fours winners 2009; 2009; P0043
Bowls - Grade 2 2011 Zone 11 Champions; 2011; P0044
Basketball - C Grade Premiers WSBA [undated]; P0015
Basketball - Women's A Grade Premiers, Western Suburbs Basketball Competition 1985; 1985; P0016
Basketball - Women's C Grade Premiers, Western Suburbs Basketball competition 1985; 1985; P0017
Netball - Inner Western Suburbs Netball Association Winter Competition - A Grade Minor Premiers & Premiers 2007; 2007; P0018
Netball - Inner Western Suburbs Netball Association Winter Competition - A Grade Minor Premiers & Premiers 2008; 2008; P0019
Netball - Inner Western Suburbs Netball Association Winter Competition - B1 Grade Premiers 2009; 2009; P0020
Briar Patch 1993; 1993; P0021
Briars team boarding Trans-Australia Airlines airplane [undated]; P0022
Hockey - 1st XI 1946 - Runners Up, 4th grade NSWHA; 1946; P0023
Hockey - Sydney Hockey Association Minor A Grade Division Premiers 1952; 1952; P0024
Hockey - Team 1953 [grade unknown]; 1953; P0025
Hockey - Sydney Hockey Association Minor Division A Grade Premiers - Season 1953; 1953; P0026
Hockey - Sydney Hockey Association - 1st grade, 1st Division Premiers 1994; 1994; P0027
Hockey - SJHA North Area - Under 13 Division - Minor & Major Premiers 1996; 1996; P0028
Hockey - Sydney Hockey Association - Under 17 B Division Premiers 2002; 2002; P0029

Useful Links

How to Search the Briars Sports Collection – Information on the different ways of searching the Briars Sports Collection using the eHive platform.

Briars Sports History – Information on the history of the Briars Sports Club.

Briars Sports Current Annual Reports – Annual reports of Briars Sports from 2006 till current.

Briars Sports Historical Annual Reports – Annual reports of Briars Sports from 1930s till 2005.

The Briars Foundation – Information on the history of the Briars Foundation and membership details.

Briars Sports Membership – Information on becoming a Briars member.