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History
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At the turn of the century, Klemzig was known as
Kobandilla, but by 1909 the name had been changed and the Klemzig
Football Club was formed. It played for three seasons, first in blue
& white, then red white and blue, its last year being spent in the
Adelaide & Suburban Association. In 1916 in the middle of World War
I, there was considerable talk about the Government changing the
names of towns which had German associations. Then in 1917 it was
Gazetted that all towns in South Australia with German names would be
changed on January 10th, 1918, to suitable Australian names.
Subsequently, Klemzig was changed to Gaza in recognition of the
servicemen who had been interred at the Gaza War Cemetery. Units of
the Australian Light Horse fought many battles in the Gaza area
before eventually winning the day. Gaza in Palestine is one of the
oldest cities in the world. The Gaza Football Club was founded in
1903, then on December 12th, 1935, the name of the suburb reverted to
Klemzig, but after Word War II the members of the Gaza football and
cricket clubs voted unanimously at an A.G.M. to retain the name Gaza
in perpetuity.
Gaza is one of the four remaining inaugural members of the original
North Adelaide District Association (the others being Kilburn,
Mitcham and Walkerville). It won its first premiership in 1926 when
players changed in a tin shed behind the O.G. Hotel. It was jubilee
premier of A2 in 1951 and premiers again in 1960. After the Club
joined the SAAFL in 1962, it spent 24 years in A2 until 1989 without
playing in a grand final. However, this feat it eventually achieved
in 1990 and so won promotion to A1 for the first time, then
celebrated the Division 1 premiership in 2003, its centenary year.
A.F.L. footballer Darren Jarman won an under-16 medal playing for the
Club in 1983. His brother Andrew also played in the juniors before
rising to the A.F.L. then returned in 2000 to play and coach the
club, and his father Dennis was the A2 medallist with the Club in
1971. The record holder for games played is Tony Heummer with 414
games.
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GAZA SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CLUB LIFE
MEMBERS
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M Abbot *
Ben Abraham
Ian Abraham
Marg Abraham
Justin Abraham
Ross Amiguet
John Athanasiou
Aaron Bails
Mick Barber
G Bartlett *
Max Bates
Mark Baylis
Verna Beale
John Beale *
Adrian Benger
Colin Biebrick
Ainlsie Biebrick
V Blackmore *
L Blackmore *
Donald Blanks
Geoff Bradshaw
Evelyn Bradshaw *
Chris Bray
Trevor Brill *
Dave Bungey
Ellis Burchell
Alan Burchell *
Melba Burchell *
Brian Bussenschutt
Margaret Butcher*
Scott Byers
H Campbell *
Duncan Campbell Snr
Isobell Campbell
M Caston *
John Clark
Peter Cluse
Craig Collins
L Conlin *
Michael Cooke
Carol Cooke
Graham Cooke *
Kevin Coombs
John Couch
Stewart Couchman
Elizabeth Couchman
R Curnow *
Carole Datson
R Davis *
Gary Dickeson
Herb Dickeson
Glenda Dickeson
Kym Dobbs
Peter Dolman
Peter Dunn
Mark Durdin
Matthew Durdin
Reg Durdin
Lyn Durdin *
Jamie Ellis
Jason Ellis
Ted Ellis *
John Everingham
Ian Fewings *
P Flanagan * |
John Forrester
Len Forrester *
Darryl Frederick
Jan Frederick
Warren Garrod
Michael Gauci
John George
Wally Gibson *
Doreen Gibson *
Max Gillard *
Peter Green *
David Greer
Barry Hales
Laurie Hall
Paul Hamilton
R Hann *
E Harris *
Troy Harvey
Chris Higgins
Jenni Higgins
P Holland *
Trevor Holst
Jim Hourigan *
Bob Howard
Brian Hudson
Tony Huemmer
Matthew Hurst
MV James *
Jim Jenkinson
L Johnson
Gordon Johnsson
Steven Jones
K Joy *
Barry Kappe
David Kelly
Elizabeth Kennedy
Dean Killlmier
Neil Killlmier
Ron Kinlock
Kym Knevitt
Betty Knevitt *
Ray Ladhams
Eric Laikve *
Danny Larkins
Gavin Lauder
Ian Lauder
Joan Lauder
Dave Lee *
M Lee *
Don Marker
Gary Marshall
Pat Marshall
Ron Marshall *
John Massie *
Marie Massie
M McCue *
M McRae *
Sandy McRitchie
Shirley Middleton
Tony Middleton
Rod Middleton *
Tom Middleton *
Charlie Millington
Greg Moran |
C Morgan *
E Morgan *
Glenn Mozuras
F Muller *
Fred Murphy
Rod Nelson
Barrie Newton
Darryl Newton
Phil Newton
Rod Newton
Scott Newton
Roy Nuske
Jim Opie
Len Palliaer *
Ron Parslow
J Parslow *
Ron Parslow *
Shannon Patterson
Scott Peters
John Phillips *
Frank Poser
Daniel Prettejohn
Ken Prettejohn
Wally Pretty
Tory Radetti
Rod Ramsey
F Richards *
Ron Robins
Charlie Routleff
John Routleff
W Routleff *
E Rush *
Tom Rypstra
Dean Sawyer
Leo Scally *
J Scally *
Edward Schroeder *
Bill Schutt
Gary Sellen
Jim Sheridan
Marg Sheridan
Graham Sinfield
Brian Smith
Michael Sokvari
Thelma Stewart
W Stokes *
John Sugars
Les Sugars
D Sutton *
Steve Szpunar
C Taylor *
Peter Thomson
Keith Tiver *
W Tobin *
Kathy Trezise
Colin Vass *
Ian Walkley *
Ashley Wedding
Jeff West *
Tony Wheeler
Mark Williams
Shirley Williams
Tony Williams
J Willoughby *
Laurie Wilson
H Wilton *
K Wilton *
Paul Woodford
Ray Woolford
Roy Woolford |
* Denotes member deceased
GAZA SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CLUB
DISTINGUISHED AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEMBERS
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Colin Biebrick
Isobel Campbell
Elizabeth Couchman
Trevor Holst
Dean Killlmier
Ian Lauder
Don Marker
Rod Middleton *
Barrie Newton
Len Palliaer *
John Phillips *
Ken Prettejohn |
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