Sunday, May 28, 2017

East Maitland plaque where Les Darcy was an apprentice commemorates his legend

From the Maitland Mercury report:
A special plaque commemorating Maitland legend, boxer Les Darcy, was re-unveiled in front of dozens of people in East Maitland on Wednesday, to mark 100 years since the young man known as The Maitland Wonder died.
The plaque has been embedded in a wall at O’Neill’s Tyres in Melbourne Street for more than 60 years, the site of a former blacksmith’s shop where Darcy worked as an apprentice in the early 20th century.

Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 24 May 2017.