The title Nicholson Runner’s was attached to this image, but Tony Nicholson advised us: ”Fred Nicholson, my grandfather, is second from the right. He was a good mile runner and because of his dark complexion was nicknamed, ‘Darkie’ by the miners who used to bet on his races. I have a copy of this photo in our family archive, but don’t have any details of the other men. They may have been Fred’s brothers, but I’ve never heard them described as such. I suspect they were other members of the same local athletic club. My grandfather was born in the early 1880s, so I think this dates from the early 1900s.”
Many thanks to Tony for the update.
Fred Nicholson, my grandfather, is second from the right. He was a good mile runner and because of his dark complexion was nicknamed, ‘Darkie’ by the miners who used to bet on his races. I have a copy of this photo in our family archive, but don’t have any details of the other men. They may have been Fred’s brothers, but I’ve never heard them described as such. I suspect they were other members of the same local athletic club. My grandfather was born in the early 1880s, so I think this dates from the early 1900s.