Play the Game: 100 Years of the Astley Cup
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, AustraliaIn 1923, Dubbo businessman, Lawrence Astley, donated a cup to promote sporting competition between local schools, Dubbo High School and Sacred Heart College. With disparate enrolment numbers, the schools were mismatched and just two years later competition was formalised between the three state schools west of the Blue Mountains – Bathurst, Orange, and Dubbo High Schools.