History

The St James Sports Club hockey team was first fielded in 1931 and was the forerunner of the Glebe District Hockey Club (GDHC) founded in 1933.

The GDHC has proudly fielded hockey teams in the Sydney Hockey Competition and its predecessor organisations every year since then. The Club fielded its first junior team in 1948. Women’s teams played in 1934/35, recommenced in 1977 and have played continuously since then. Since its inception over 10,000 people have been members of the GDHC.

The Club has a long history of participation and on-field success across all its grades in men's women's and junior teams throughout the Club's long history. Despite those honours, it is in the sense of community and loyalty built around the GDHC that has continued to be the cornerstone of the Club’s success, providing not just a game of hockey to its members and supporters but lifelong friendship, an experience of family, and a place of belonging and acceptance for everyone regardless of their point of difference. Our Club history tells more than just the stories of the wins and losses of hockey games.

Since our beginnings back in 1931 we have welcomed people of all ages and abilities and, as we head confidently towards our 100^th year in 2031, we continue to build from those good people who join us a Champion Club, a Club of Champions.

Thanks to City of Sydney Council for a grant to digitize the club records and publish them on the club website. The GDHC would like to thank Harrison's Data Capture, who skilfully and carefully digitalized the Club's historical material which you can read below.

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Newsletters 2015-Current

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History Resources

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John Taylor | 1946 Leslie Ashburn Stubbs | 1972 Bobby 'Rocker' Fox | 1977 Tom Taylor | 1993 Melina Galluzzo | 2005 Frank Bede Murray | 2008 Ray Thorpe | 2009 Linda Fay Tate | 2012 Tom Barklimore | 2012 Wilfred Bill Murray | 2012 Isabella Harry Butler | 2013 Michael Weatherly | 2014 Daryl Fishenden | 2015 Jack Sutherland | 2015 Merv Goodridge | 2015 Dave Cutler | 2016 Jack Taylor Mark Noller Terry Kelly Tony Cowan Vernon Turner Peter Howe

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Jesse Cox Dan Winters Thomas V Casey Dave Robertson Eugene Beame Wayne Sullivan Trevor Vanderputt Garry Hulme Barry Howe Ronald Cheong Philip ‘Bub’ Weatherley

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Melissa Newton | 2023 Jim Oman | 2023 Terrence Kelly | 2023 Aaron Nilan | 2023 Maureen Paterson | 2023 Michael Bougoukas | 2021 Colin Rochester | 2021 Ann Rochester | 2021 Carole Wark | 2021 Kenneth Wark | 2019 Helen Howe | 2018 Adam Campano | 2018 Andrew Goodrick | 2017 Peter Busch | 2017 Vernon Howe | 2013 George Manou | 2012 John Nilan | 2010 Daniel O'Brien | 2008 Robert Wark | 2000 Margaret Howe | 2000 * Les Wark | 1998 Harry Wark | 1997 Geoffrey Paterson | 1997 Bob Taylor | 1996 Martin Howe | 1992 * Colin Brown | 1989 Keith Paterson | 1989 * Molly Wark | 1986 * John Diviney | 1981 * Paul Rogers | 1977 Fred Letts | 1975 Robert 'Charlie' Brown | 1975 Graeme Gilmour | 1975 William (Bill) John Stubbs | 1973 Pat Nilan | 1971* Ken Wark Snr | 1969* Kelvin Dickey | 1967 * Harry Wark Snr | 1964 * John James (Jack) Worley | 1958 * Bill Francis Jazza Ryan | 1956 * Jimmy Kenny | 1952 * Esther Taylor | 1947 * Jack Logan Quinlan | 1947 *

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