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This was the '''1939 ice hockey season in [[Australia]]''':

==Overview==
The [[Victorian Championship]] series in Melbourne was held for the 25th time. The participating clubs were the Glaciarium Rangers, and the St. Moritz Flyers. The title was won by the Bombers.

The 24th [[1939 Goodall Cup|Goodall Cup]] Inter-State Series between Victoria and New South Wales was staged from July 29-August 2, 1939. It was won by New South Wales.

The 18th [[New South Wales Championship]] took place in Sydney. St. George, North Shore, Eastern Suburbs (Monarchs), Western Suburbs (Panthers), and the Glebe Lions competed. St. George won the championship. There was also a reserve grade competition comprised of A and B divisions contested.

==Results==
;Victorian Championship
*6/6: '''Glaciarium Rangers''' - St. Moritz Bombers 3:2 (1:1, 2:1) - goals: Alston (2), Hoyne/Balark, Mitchell<ref>''The Age'', 1939-06-07</ref>
*6/14: Glaciarium Rangers - St. Moritz Bombers 1:1 (1:1, 0:0) - goals: Massina/Kelly<ref>''The Age'', 1939-06-15</ref>
*6/20: '''Glaciarium Rangers''' - St. Moritz Bombers 3:2 (1:1, 2:1) - goals: Lloyd, Massina, forced/Mitchell, Kelly<ref>''The Age'', 1939-06-21</ref>
*6/28: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 7:3 (3:0, 4:3) - goals: Kelly (4), Mitchell, Napthine, Hewitt/Lloyd, Sullivan, Massina<ref>''The Age'', 1939-06-29</ref>
*7/4: St. Moritz Bombers - Glaciarium Rangers 2:2 - goals: Kelly, C. Napthine/Massina, Alston<ref>''The Age'', 1939-07-05</ref>
*7/12: St. Moritz Bombers - Glaciarium Rangers 2:2 -goals: Kelly, White/Lloyd, Hunter<ref>''The Age'', 1939-07-13</ref>
*7/18: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 2:0 - goals: M. Napthine, Hewit<ref>''The Age'', 1939-07-19</ref>
*8/9: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 3:1<ref>''The Age'', 1939-08-10</ref>
*8/15: '''Glaciarium Rangers''' - St. Moritz Bombers 2:1 - goals: Alston, Hunter/Kelly<ref>''The Age'', 1939-08-16</ref>
*8/23: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 1:0 - goals: Mitchell<ref>''The Age'', 1939-08-24</ref>
*8/29: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 2:0<ref>''The Argus'', 1939-08-30</ref>
*9/13: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 2:1<ref>''The Age'', 1939-09-14</ref>
;St. Moritz Rink Competition
*5/30: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - St. Moritz Flyers 4:3 - goals: Kelly (2), Balork, Stott/Mitchell (2), Bellmaine<ref>''The Age'', 1939-05-31</ref>
*6/13: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - St. Moritz Flyers 2:1 (1:1, 1:0) - goals: Balork, White/Mitchell<ref>''The Age'', 1939-06-14</ref>
*6/27: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - St. Moritz Flyers 3:2 (1:1, 2:1) - goals: Kelly, Balork (2)/Whyte, K. Watson<ref>''The Age'', 1939-06-28</ref>
*7/11: St. Moritz Bombers - St. Moritz Flyers 5:5 - goals: Kelly (3), Mitchell, Wood/C. Napthine (3), M. Napthine, Stott<ref>''The Argus'', 1930-07-12</ref>
*8/1: '''St. Moritz Flyers''' - St. Moritz Bombers 5:0 - goals: Lloyd (2), Horder, Mitchell, Callaway<ref>''The Age'', 1939-08-02</ref>
*8/8: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - St. Moritz Flyers 4:3 - goals: C. Napthine (2), Murray, Hewitt/Kelly (2), Mitchell<ref>''The Age'', 1939-08-09</ref>
*8/22: '''St. Moritz Flyers''' - St. Moritz Bombers 6:3 - goals: Kelly (2), White, Horder, Mitchell, E. Watson/Balork, C. Napthine, McHarg<ref>''The Age'', 1939-08-23</ref>
*9/5: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - St. Moritz Flyers 6:2<ref>''The Age'', 1939-09-06</ref>
;New South Wales Championship
*5/25: '''St. George''' - Eastern Suburbs 4:1 - goals: James, Brown, Rowe, McLauchlain/Miorti<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-05-26</ref>
*5/27: '''Glebe Lions''' - Western Suburbs 3:2 - goals: Miller (2), M. Reynolds/A. Dawes, J. McCabe<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-05-29</ref>
*6/1: '''Glebe Lions''' - Eastern Suburbs 4:1 - goals: C. Wells (3), H. Miller/F. Hayes<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-02</ref>
*6/3: '''St. George''' - Western Suburbs 3:1 - goals: J. McLauchlain (3)/J. Ross<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-05</ref>
*6/8: '''St. George''' - Glebe Lions 4:2 - goals: J. McLauchlain, F. James, J. Rowe, J. West/C. Wells, W. Griffiths<ref>''The Sydney
Morning Herald'', 1939-06-09</ref>
*6/15: '''North Shore''' - Western Suburbs 4:1 - goals: J. Wiseman (4)/K. McCabe<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-16</ref>
*6/17: '''Glebe Lions''' - North Shore 3:0 - goals: C. Wells, H. Miller, W. Griffiths<ref name=SMH619>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-19</ref>
*6/17: '''Western Suburbs''' - St. George 4:2 - goals: K. McFadden (2), R. Gleeson, R. Ross/S. Allen, E. Rowe - Reserve A<ref name=SMH619></ref>
*6/17: '''Western Suburbs''' - North Shore 1:0 - goals: W. Griffiths - Reserve B<ref name=SMH619></ref>
*6/22: Western Suburbs - Eastern Suburbs 1:1 - goals: J. McFadden/S. Hudson<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-23</ref>
*6/24: '''St. George''' - North Shore 6:0 - goals: J. Brown (3), R. Jeffery, J. McLauchlin, J. West<ref name=SMH626>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-26</ref>
*6/24: '''St. George''' - Western Suburbs 3:1 - goals: J. Grayland (2), Ryen/T. Tyler - Reserve B<ref name=SMH626></ref>
*6/24: '''Glebe Lions''' - Eastern Suburbs 2:0 - goals: J. O'Donnell, F. Givnn - Reserve A<ref name=SMH626></ref>
*6/29: '''Eastern Suburbs''' - Glebe Lions 5:0 - goals: S. Hudson (4), J. Bovill<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-06-30</ref>
*7/1: '''St. George''' - Western Suburbs 4:0 - goals: J. Brown, J. McLauchalin, C. West, F. James<ref name=SMH73>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-07-03</ref>
*7/1: '''Glebe Lions''' - North Shore 6:0 - goals: Glynn, Stewart (2), Robinson (2), Rund - Reserve A<ref name=SMH73></ref>
*7/1: '''Western Suburbs''' - North Shore 6:1 - goals: McFadden (2), Billington, A. Dawes, Greer, Ross/Williams - Reserve B<ref name=SMH73></ref>
*7/6: '''St. George''' - North Shore 5:3 (1:3, 4:0) - goals: J. Brown (2), J. West, B. Harrison, R. Jeffreys/J. Wiseman (2), F. White<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-07-07</ref>
*7/8: '''Glebe Lions''' - Western Suburbs 1:0 (1:0, 0:0) - goals: W. Griffiths<ref name=SMH710>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-07-10</ref>
*7/8: '''St. George''' - Glebe Lions 2:1 - goals: F. Rowe, F. James/W. Griffiths - Reserve A<ref name=SMH710></ref>
*7/8: '''St. George''' - North Shore 8:0 - goals: R. Starrat (2), J. Brown (2), D. McCarthy (2), E. Campey, L. Craigland - Reserve B<ref name=SMH710></ref>
*7/15: '''North Shore''' - Western Suburbs 3:1 - goals: F. White (2), Wiseman/K. McFadden<ref name=SMH718>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-07-18</ref>
*7/15: '''Eastern Suburbs''' - North Shore 4:2 - goals: W. Mobbs (2), K. Thomas, R. Bovill/H. Matthews, R. Wood - Reserve A<ref name=SMH718></ref>
*7/15: Glebe Lions - Western Suburbs 4:4 - goals: E. Glynn (2), F. Conlon, E. Carroll/K. Johnston (2), J. Collins, P. Tyler - Reserve B<ref name=SMH718></ref>
*8/5: '''Glebe Lions''' - North Shore 2:1 (0:0, 2:1) - goals: H. Miller, Reynolds/J. Wiseman<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-08-07</ref>
*8/12: '''North Shore''' - Western Suburbs 1:0 - goals: G. Gysto<ref name=SMH814>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-08-14</ref>
*8/12: '''St. George''' - North Shore 2:0 - Reserve A<ref name=SMH814></ref>
*8/17: '''St. George''' - Glebe Lions 5:0 - goals: J. McLauchlain (2), S. Langley, B. Harrison, J. Brown<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-08-18</ref>
*8/19: '''North Shore''' - Eastern Suburbs 3:2 - goals: J. Wiseman (2), F. White/F. Hudson (2)<ref name=SMH821>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-08-21</ref>
*8/19: '''Western Suburbs''' - North Shore 6:0 - Reserve A<ref name=SMH821></ref>
*9/2: '''Western Suburbs''' - Glebe Lions 3:2 (1:0, 2:2) - goals: C. Dawes (2), B. Moller/W. Crane, G. Hulme<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-09-04</ref>
;Sydney Inter-Rink Competition
*8/24: '''Ice Palais''' - Glaciarium 3:2 (1:0, 2:2) - goals: B. Moller, F. Clifton, R.R. Lincoln/J. McLauchlain, J. West<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-08-25</ref>
*8/29: '''Ice Palais''' - Glaciarium 6:2 (3:1, 3:1) - goals: F. Clifton (4), S. Hirst, Moller/McLauchlain, Brown<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-08-30</ref>
*9/14: '''Ice Palais''' - Glaciarium 11:4 - goals: P. Clifton (5), D. Robertson (3), S. Hiert (2), S. Moller/J. McLauchlain (2), R. NcCabe, J. Wiseman<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 1939-09-15</ref>

;Other games
*'''Victoria''' - The Rest 7:0 - goals: Kelly (2), Balork (2), Sullivan, Lloyd, White<ref>''The Argus'', 1939-07-26</ref>
*8/3: '''St. Moritz Juniors''' - Glaciarium Juniors 8:2<ref>''The Age'', 1939-09-04</ref>
*9/19: '''Glaciarium Rangers''' - St. Moritz Bombers 4:3 - Junior match<ref>''The Age'', 1939-09-20</ref>
*9/26: '''St. Moritz Bombers''' - Glaciarium Rangers 4:3 - Junior match<ref>''The Age'', 1939-09-27</ref>
==Contemporary accounts==
<gallery>
Referee 5-11-39.png|The May 11, 1939, edition of ''Referee''.
The Age 8-10-39.png|The August 10, 1939, edition of ''The Age''.
Referee 8-24-39.png|The August 24, 1939, edition of ''Referee''.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Early Australian Hockey}}

[[Category:1939 in ice hockey]]

1939 Australia season - Revision history

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