PRISONERS’ PASTIMES
GAOL 'FOOTBALL CLUB. SYDNEY, .Tune 23. Gaol life in New South \\ ales appears to be becoming a delectable existence. Prisoners not only have their moving pictures, libraries, and what not, and at one spot, their live-saving club, but tlhey now have iootball as ono of their pastimes. AYe may bear of them playing golf next. These aspecs of modern prison reform, in contrast with old conditions which *> doubt had a demoralising influence, nro certainly interesting. It is at one of the country gaols, or prison farms, that football has been introduced. The contesting teams in a recent match were the local football club and one picked from the prisoners. After a good, clean game, according to local observers, in which most commendable decorum was displayed by both sides, the prisoneis won by 33 points to 11. They now are looking for fresh triumphs. Prison reform was such a dominant feature of the programme of the youthful Mr McKell when he was Minister for Justice as to incur foi him a certain amount of criticism, but he never faltered in the path tha he believed to he right. It is not improbable that his successor. Air Lysaght, will follow in his steps.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1927, Page 3
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203PRISONERS’ PASTIMES Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1927, Page 3
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