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Wales Hockey Badge 1952

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Photograph of Wales Badge awarded to Pauline Isobel Keepfer who played for Wales in all three UK nations matches in 1952.

Press Reports from British Newspapers online:

The Western Mail, 18 February 1952 p5:
HOCKEY Welsh women beaten. Scotland defeated Wales 5—3 in a women’s international hockey match at Paisley on Saturday. Scorers—Scotland: J. Torrence (2), Mrs. Weir, J. Smallwod, M Gibson; Wales: R. Jones, E. Jones. H. Lody.

The Western Mail, 22 February 1952 p5.
Wales v Ireland Team and report:
The Welsh Women's Hockey Association have chosen the following team to meet Ireland at Belfast on Saturday, March 1, The team shows one change from that beaten by Scotland last Saturday at Parsley; Mrs. Barratt, of Montgomery, displacing Mrs. H. Evans, in goal. 
The team is:—Mrs. K. Barratt (North Wales); Misses (North Wales) N. Hughes (capt.), E. Hughes (South Wales); P Keepfer, E. Bufton (North Wales), M, Williams (South Wales); P. Beasley (South Wales), Mrs. E. Jones (North Wales), Misses R. Jones, H Lody (South Wales) J Griffiths (North Wales). 

Dundee Courier, 24 March 1952 p5: 
In women's hockey internationals on Saturday Ireland beat Scotland 4-1 at Murrayfield and England beat Wales 12-2 at Flint.

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