Playing Uniforms
In competition, the teams' uniforms were:
- New South Wales: Light royal blue jersey with red waratah on breast; white knickers; royal blue hose.
- New Zealand: All black jersey with gold fern leaf; black knickers; black hose,
- Queensland: Dark maroon jersey with white 'Q' monogram on breast; white knickers; maroon hose with white tops.
- South Australia: Brown jersey with turquoise blue arm bands and cuffs; white knickers; turquoise blue hose.
- Tasmania: Myrtle green jersey, rose and primrose braces, map of Tasmania on breast with football in centre; white knickers; green hose.
- Victoria: Oxford blue jersey with white letter 'V' on breast; white hose; oxford blue hose.
- Western Australia: Dark green jersey with gold swan on breast; white knickers; dark green hose with white tops.
When not playing, the members of each team wore plain straw hats that clearly displayed their team's distinctive colours on their hat-bands:
- New South Wales: Light royal blue band, displaying a red waratah emblem.
- New Zealand: Black band, displaying a gold fern leaf emblem.
- Queensland: Dark maroon band, displaying a white letter "Q".
- South Australia: Brown with turquoise band, displaying a football with the letters "S.A.".
- Tasmania: Myrtle green band, displaying a small map of Tasmania in primrose, with a rose football in the centre;
- Victoria: Oxford blue band, displaying a white letter 'V'.
- Western Australia: dark green band, displaying a gold swan.
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