1949 Claremont Football Club was on tour by train heading to Southern Cross. The squad called it the “Gibson Express” and a photo of the train and on the platform were Shaw, Bridgewood, Cordin and Soutar..
Claremont Football Club had arranged for a team of players and officials to tour through Kalgoorlie, Launceston, Hobart and Melbourne and back to Perth. The group went by train and plane for the tour and these photos were taken by Jack Reeves who labelled and kept them and later handed them to his daughter.
The officials were:
Shaw, A.J from Touring member to assist.
BRIDGWOOD, Maurice Frederick (Morrie) Played 172 games between 1940 to 1953 (V. Captain).
CORDIN. G Committee member
Soutar, Douglas William 105 games for Claremont between 1942 – 1955
