12 November 2015
Australian Rules football commenced in both northern centres in the 1950s.
See footage taken by Cairns pioneer King Watson in the early 1970s on this video.
Watson was the key person at North Cairns for two decades (the North Cairns ground is named in his honour).
The first match on the video is a Cairns v Townsville rep game.
Other games feature North Cairns, South Cairns, Centrals, Cities and Babinda.
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