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QWeekend: First State of Origin match played during World War II between Australian troops in New Guinea

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IT is the night of June 11, 2008, and as it is whenever a State of Origin match is telecast, the TV at the neat little house in Mill Street, Charters Towers, is on full volume.

Ernie Hill, 87, suffered hearing loss serving as a machine-gunner in the Pacific during World War II, but nothing can stop him from savouring his great love for rugby league. Club games, internationals and especially Origin, if it’s on the telly Ernie watches it, with the sound reverberating off the walls.

On this night the commentators seated high in the stand at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium are talking about the first Origin ever played, and how far the concept of players representing their home state, rather than the state in which they play club football, has come since.

Read the full story here: www.couriermail.com.au


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