How many schools of 1928 could boast a Girls Basketball team?
This is the "A"s -- we also fielded a "B" grade team.
Update: 2 October 2009
Well, a few as it turns out. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Maureen Shelley, wrote that:
"A form of netball, or women's basketball, had been played in Australia since the 1890s with girls' schools adopting the sport in 1910. It was considered a suitable sport for women in that it maintained femininity and decorum. (Something that would have pleased Miss Macakaness - that's her in the front row, second from the right - keeper of girls' morals at the school - Ed).
Ms Shelley continues:
"A formal association in Parramatta was established during the 1940s, although girls played netball at Parramatta High School in the 1920s..."
