History | The 1923 sport that tempted Cessnock women away from 'domestic duties'

By Kimberly O'Sullivan
Updated October 22 2019 - 2:00pm, first published June 13 2017 - 5:00pm
PREMIERS: The Weston Magpies No.1 vigoro team of 1923 proudly display their premiership trophy.
PREMIERS: The Weston Magpies No.1 vigoro team of 1923 proudly display their premiership trophy.

In 1923 the sport of vigoro arrived in Cessnock and was an instant hit. The Weston Magpies Girls Vigoro Club was formed, along with four other clubs with the lyrical names Sunshine, Bellbird Kia-Ora, Rovers and the Shamrocks.

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