Matt Cleary 14/08/2024

IN the first four seasons of Canberra Royals RUFC, the club was without a clubhouse. Home games and training were at Acton Park2 and players would change on the sidelines or turn up wearing boots and all.After match ‘functions’ were a keg at Brian ‘Brickie’ Baulk’s place. At the end of season 1952, the Royals’ committee went on a fund-raising drive to build a home. The target sum was 400 pounds - about $17,000 in 2024 money - and members were given a book of tickets worth one pound which was used to raffle a carton of beer and half...