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NORTHUMBERLAND RUGBY UNION

INVENTORY OF MEMORABILIA - PHOTOGRAPHS

Items marked * held in County office Items marked # held by County Archivist

Item No.		Description	Date	Notes
*	1894	County XV	1894	County Championship
*	1897	County XV CC Champ.winners	1898	Winners of the North Championship 1897-98
*	1898	County XV	1899	Winners of the North Championship 1898-99 Losing finalists v Devon. Players identified. 2 copies
*	1911	County XV	1911	Winners of the North Championship 1911-12
*	1911	County XV Co.Champ Finalists	1912	Losing finalists. Team named.
*	1913	County XV v Durham	1/02/1913
*	1919	County XV	1919-20	County Championship
#	1923	HRH Prince of Wales at County Ground	05/07/1923	Possibly opening of the County Ground 1 framed 1 unframed
*	1925	County XV v New Zealand	8/11/1925	New Zealand won 29-4
*	1930	County XV	1930	County Championship
*	1934	County XV v Lancashire	11/1934	County Championship - programme for this game also held
#	1935	North. & Durham v New Zealand dinner	9/10/1935	Dinner after match. Framed & signed by attendees
*	1935	County XV	1935	County Championship
*	1936	County XV v Yorkshire	1936	County Championship
#	1936	County XV v Warwickshire	22/02/1936	County Champ. semi-final Players not identified - passed on by J.Frater 2003
#	1936	NRU and Warks XV.s	22/02/1936	County Champ. semi-final. Warks players identified - passed on by J.Frater 2003
*	1937	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	1937	County Championship
*	1938	County XV v Lancashire	1938	County Championship
#	1946	County XV v Cheshire	1946	County Champ. Players identified
#	1949	County XV v Yorkshire	12/11/1949	Co. Champ. Players identified
#	1963	County XV v Yorkshire	11/1963	Co. Champ President P.W.Bates Players not identified
*	1964	County XV v Yorkshire	10/1964	County Championship
*	1964	Sir Lawrie Edwards	1964/5	Taken when President of RFU
*	1965	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	11/1965	County Championship
*	1965	RFU Committee	1965	Taken when Sir Lawrie Edwards was President
*	1966	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	11/1966	County Championship
*	1967	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	11/1967	County Championship
*	1968	County XV v Yorkshire	11/1968	County Championship
*	1969	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	11/1969	County Championship
*	1970	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	11/1970	County Championship
*	1971	County XV v Cumberland/Westmorland	11/1971	County Championship
*	1972	County XV v Yorkshire	11/1972	County Championship
*	1973	County XV v Cheshire	11/1973	County Championship
#	1974	County XV	11/1974	Co.Champ. President J.R.R.Greenwell Players not identified
#	1975	County XV	29/11/1975	Co. Champ. President K.T.Bell Players not identified
#	1975	England U23 v Italy at County Ground	13/09/1975	Both teams shown before match. Players not identified.
#	1978	County XV	1978	Co.Champ. President A.R.Bell Players not identified
#	1978	County XV at Twickenham final v M/sex	30/12/1978	C.Champ Final XV Players identified. (15 Copies b/w)
#	1979	County XV	1979	Co. Champ. President J.E.Frater Players not identified
#	1980	County XV	1980	Co.Champ President D.D.Serfontein Players not identified
#	1980	County XV v International Invitation XV	1980	Centenary match Both teams shown but not identified. (x3 )
#	1981	County XV	1981	Co. Champ President J.W.Blakey Players not identified
#	?	Northern v Tynedale at County Ground	?	2 action shots - presumably Senior Cup final no players or date identified - possibly late 1930's - passed on by J.Frater
#	?	County XV? - undated	?	Undated and without captions - some players appear to be amongst those who are on 1936 semi-final photos but not definitely county shirts and a variety of socks
#	?	Vickers-Armstrong RFC undated	?	Club photo thought to be 1920's. Club disbanded 1971. Photo from the estate of Ted Brough, Vickers Co.Comm. member NRU President 1972-3

	RECENT ADDITIONS

		Vickers Armstrong RFC - date unknown		County XV 1936

Description	Date	Notes
Handbook – hardbound	1937-38	SWB collection
Handbook – hardbound	1938-39	SWB collection
Handbook – hardbound with RFU laws	1938-39	SWB collection
Handbooks – paperbound (6 seasons)	1953-59	SWB collection
Handbooks – hardbound (8 seasons)	1951-60	SWB collection
Handbook – hardbound	1962-63	SWB collection
Handbook – hardbound (2 seasons)	1964-66	Donated by A.B.Baker 1998
Handbook - paper bound	1965-66	SWB collection
Handbook – hardbound (2 seasons)	1966-68	Donated by A.B.Baker 1998
Handbook - paper bound	1967-68	SWB collection
Handbook – hardbound (2 seasons)	1968-70	Donated by A.B.Baker 1998
Handbook - hardbound	1972-73	Donated by A.B.Baker 1998
Handbooks complete set 1976 – 2008	1976-2008	SWB collection
Handbooks complete set 1991 – 2007	1991-2007	NRU
Handbooks complete set 1991 – 2007	1991-2007	NRU

Description	Date	Notes
Australia
Argentine Schools U-17	1992	Also team lists
British Columbia	1980	Centenary Tour
Coalville RFC	1986	Centurions Tour
British Columbia Representive XV	30/08/1992
Mid-Ontario Schools U-19	07/08/1980
North Midlands		County Championship
Surrey		County Championship
Alberta		In-coming tour?
RFU Schools
Pacific NW Loggers XV	1980?
Toronto RU
Connacht
HMS Northumberland		Also photo
NRU old badge pre-1974
Tynedale RFC
E. Ontario	1980	Centenary Tour
Edmonton RFC		also book - History of Edmonton RU
British Columbia Pres. XV	25/08/1992	1992 NRU tour
Langley RC		1992 NRU tour. Plaque on polished log.

Description	Date	Notes
6 Wooden framed metal plates inscribed with names of NRU Presidents 1880 - 1988		Some metal plates showing signs of corrosion
Wooden framed metal plate inscribed with names of NRU Secretaries 1880 - 1988
Wooden framed metal plate inscribed with names of NRU Treasurers 1880 - 1988
Wooden framed metal plate inscribed with names of NRU reps. to RFU 1880 - 1988
Decorative banner County Champ. Semi-final 1978 v Notts.,Lincs. And Derby	09/12/1978
Alberta Prov. Flag		Full size, nylon
Framed badge of British Columbia	1980?
Small banner NZRU	1983
Small banner Narbonne
Book - History of Edmonton RU
Booklet - NRU tour of Czech Rep.	2000	NRU Millenium Tour to Prague July 2000
Booklet of Cartoons by Ted Scorfield	1924	Mainly NRU matches - Scorfield was ex RGS, capped 1910 - donated by 2nd. Copy donated by J.Saunders
PROGRAMMES
NRU v Lancashire	17/11/1934	Donated by Alec Jones, Nantwich April 2004
NRU v Derek Morgan's International XV	01/10/1980	Centenary Match – donated J.Saunders
NRU v Lancashire	01/11/1980	Co. Champ – donated J.Saunders Jan 09
NRU v Durham (2 copies)	08/11/1980	Co. Champ – donated J.Saunders Jan 09
NRU v Surrey	22/11/1980	Co. Champ – donated J.Saunders Jan 09
NRU v Cheshire	17/10/1981	Co. Champ – donated J.Saunders Jan 09
NRU v Yorkshire	14/11/1981	Co. Champ – donated J.Saunders Jan 09
NRU v Hertfordshire	27/11/1982	Co. Champ play-off– don. J.Saunders Jan 09
N.Division v All Blacks	02/11/1983	Donated by J.Saunders Jan 09