1955 the Claremont touring party went to the Ford Factory at Geelong Pam O’Connell was working at the Geelong Ford Factory and met the Claremont party to show them through the grounds. This picture shows Maurie Bridgewood and Pam O’Connell out the front of the factory. Pam O’Connell recently moved to Geelong with her husband, Claremont champion John O’Connell when he transferred from Claremont to play in the VFL to play with Geelong.
This 1955 Claremont Football Club Touring party to Broken Hill and Melbourne. The President was Roy Kemp, the Captain / Coach was John Hyde, and the Tour Manager was Alan White. The photographs were kept by Don Idle and his family who gave them to Phil Sutton. He has decided to put them on this project site.
