100 Years ago today, 14 May 1920
Great Southern Leader, Friday 14 May 1920, page 5British Association Football.(By Penalty,)The determination of the Narrogin British Association Club to resume its former standard will be further...
View ArticleNeos Osmos: 100 years of 'Soccer Football' in Warwick
Neos Osmos: 100 years of 'Soccer Football' in Warwick: First published 1 June 2012 It will come as a surprise to many that today marks the 100th anniversary of the first stirrings of organised ...
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100 Years ago today, 21 May 1920
Thanks Mark BoricArgus, Monday 24 May 1920, page 11BRITISH ASSOCIATION.Sufficient indication of the growth in popularity of the "soccer" game is found in the fact that, whereas in 1919 there were only...
View ArticleNo Free Ride For Soccer Players
Responding to Vince Rugari's request to investigate soccer in Griffith/Riverina, I came across this doozy. It's a bit of fun but it also speaks to a number of important issues:Â the Depression and...
View Article100 Years Ago Today 31 May 1920
Queensland Times, Monday 31 May 1920, page 5"Soccer" Footballers Welcomed.A civic reception was tendered by the Mayor of Brisbane (Ald. Maxwell) yesterday morning to the New South Wales "Soccer"...
View ArticleCoaxing the Coaches
Vince Rugari published a piece in the SMH during the week in which he talked about the Australian-born coach, Roberto Venturato who is making a strong statement in Italy with the minnow club...
View Article100 Years Ago Today 5 June 1920
Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Friday 4 June 1920, page 6SOCCERÂ As a preliminary to the opening of the soccer season, there will be a practice match at York Park to-morrow.Age (Melbourne,...
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100 Years Ago Today, 18 June 1920
Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Friday 18 June 1920, page 7SOCCER FOOTBALL.On the West Maitland Park on Tuesday afternoon, a team of soccer players from Marist Brothers, Newcastle, played...
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100 Years Ago Today 25 June 1920
Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), Monday 28 June 1920, page 8Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Tuesday 29 June 1920, page 7Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 26...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Walter Williams
The case of Walter Williams is particularly tragic but is also an interesting example of how research can approach and learn from such events.https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=326202Walter William...
View ArticleA list of Melbourne soccer names 1883
Prompted by Garry McKenzie's discovery of this article in Trove about the formation of organised soccer in Melbourne I did a little digging. Reveals a tension between the Scottish and English strands...
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Women's International, England v France 1920
Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 3 July 1920, page 3
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100 Years Ago Today, 2 July 1920
Age, Saturday 3 July 1920, page 5MISS JEAN THOMAS desires to THANK, her many kind friends, especially fellow players Preston British Football Club, N. and D. Football Club and Amateur British Football...
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100 Years Ago Today 9 July 1920
Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Wednesday 7 July 1920, page 4Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Friday 9 July 1920, page 3Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1923), Friday 9 July...
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Australian Soccer History: A Sedimental Journey?
Greg StockIt was fantastic to watch the recent Rale Rasic interview. Andy Paschalidis did a wonderful job in teasing out some of the myriad great stories from his long and highly distinguished football...
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100 Years Ago Today 16 July 1920
Great Southern Leader, Friday 16 July 1920, page 3British Association Football.(By "Soccerite").Owing to the absence of several players in Perth during the visit of the Prince, nothing has been doing...
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100 Years Ago Today, 23 July 1920
World (Hobart), Friday 23 July 1920, page 8Argus, Saturday 24 July 1920, page 20Argus, Friday 23 July 1920, page 4FOOTBALL......"Soccer" enthusiasts are delighted at the re-establishment of the annual...
View ArticleAFL is not the only football: a legal determination
This is paragraph 35 from a recent case in which Croc Media attempted to prevent Football Nation Radio from using the word football in its nameIn the SGP the Opponent stated that AFL âis an acronym...
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100 Years Ago Today 30 July 1920
Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 9 August 1920, page 4BRITISH ASSOCIATION.The surprise in the "Soccer" games at Middle Park on Saturday was the defeat for the first time this season of N....
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100 Years Ago Today, 6 August 1920
Lithgow Mercury, Wednesday 4 August 1920, page 2SOCCER.Great interest is being evidenced in, the soccer football for Saturday afternoon when Lithgow Thistles will meet Drummoyne on the old Showground...
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