Federal District Football Association

The Federal District Football Association (FDFA) was first established in 1897 at a meeting at Gedye's Victoria Hotel, Cobram, Victoria for the purpose of controlling the "Cobram Courier Cup" Australian Rules Football competition.[1]

History

Football teams that competed in the FDFA during its six-year history were from the following local towns in Northern Victoria - Cobram, Katamatite, Katunga, Muckatah, Strathmerton, Yarrowayah and Southern Riverina, New South Wales teams were - Barooga, Finley and Tocumwal.[2]

This football competition only ran for six seasons from 1897 to 1902.

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References
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  2. "1897 - Federal District FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier.
  3. "1897 - Federal District FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier,. Retrieved 4 June 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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  5. "1898 - Federal District FA - Premiership Cup". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "1899 - Federal District FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. "1900 - Federal District FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. "1900 - Federal District FA - Premiership Prize Money". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. "1901 - Federal District FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. "1902 - Federal District FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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