Month: April 2022

Spitfires shoot down the Bombers

Spitfires shoot down the Bombers The Jube hosted a cracking game of football last Saturday. Broken Hill’s female footballers stepped into the boots of the Spitfires and the Bombers.PICTURE: TIM GIMBERT IMAGES

In ideal conditions, the cream of Broken Hill’s female footballers staged a game for the ages with a powerful and passionate re-enactment of a match played at Jubilee Oval over 80 years ago. It was October 1941 when the newly formed women’s teams named the Spitfires and Bombers played off in charity match to raise money for the War effort.