Further Historical Imagery for Education of Masses

Recent excavations at a site along the Brisbane Corso in Yeerongpilly unearthed a small rusted metal chest containing several documents and pictorals showing the Brisbane Ultimate scene circa 1976. We are pleased to present these to a recent audience to further understanding of the glorious history.

The Lovers of Ultimate at the University of Queensland was one of the most ancient and respectful orders of frisbee in the province. Note the cultural change - while the rules of Ultimate have usually involved 'seven-a-side', the macho culture of the times dictated that only four or five players would take the field - UQ players celebrate this still today, by 'throwing to nobody'. Historians suspect the 'wandler' on the left with hands on hips is a young Mattias Boevink.

Old even when the chest was buried, this photo is the earliest evidence of the Moreton Bay Bugger team. Ultimate teams in Brisbane were originally formed around occupations and ethnic groups rather than via the modern 'random' approach. The Buggers were state champions in 'Ultimate Fish' for an amazing twelve years from 1935 to 1947 (the outbreak of war not disrupting play in the slightest). Their run came to an end with the invention of the modern flying disc and the phasing out of the traditional 'throwing flounder'. Many Buggers still today have difficulty catching plastic items, but the naming of the Halibut tournament harks back to olden times. 'Mind the Gap' also has its origins in the fishermen of the time punching each other's front teeth out.

Brisbane has long been a destination for Frisbee-tourism, as is proved by the discovery of this "Player-Card" from Adelaide's Fertile Ultimate Evolution grouping, seated on rocks at Toowong Reach.