The things one might find in those boxes and cupboards at your mother’s house!
In 2022, Netball Victoria received correspondence from Steve May, the grandson of Edna Furlonger, who had captained the first Victorian Night Team. It turns out that he had found veritable treasure at his mother’s house in Clunes.
What he initially discovered was a broken and rusty trophy. But further inspection piqued Steve’s interest as he realised that this item was an important artefact. The inscription on the trophy was difficult to read in its battered state, but Steve was just able to make out the following words:
Interstate Tournament
Trophy
Presented by
VWNBBA
Winners
1939 – Victoria
1940 – Victoria
