Hetherington: Vol 1 p 270
These are notes from Vol 1 page 270 of Harry Hetherington's astounding compilation of facts on NSW soccer. This is an introduction to the 1919 Season. I find it very hard to believe that 500 Newcastle...
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Short Memory Syndrome:
The eternal forgetting of the gameOne of soccer's great problems in Australia is memory. Soccer forgets; the whole of the broad culture forgets the long repetitive messy history of soccer in...
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Torpedo Moscow v NSW 1965
These images are from the Tribune archive. Tribune was the main newspaper of the Communist Party of Australia.The images are held in 'Item 004: Tribune negatives including international soccer matches...
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Slovan Bratislavia v Pan Hellenic 1966
More images from the Tribune archive. This time from Pan Hellenic's 1-1 draw with Slovan Bratislavia (Czechoslovakia), at Wentworth Park, 23 January 1966.From SLNSW Item 080: Tribune negatives...
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Soccer and the Communist Archive
Trove has once more proved a bonanza. We are constantly seeking new lines of archival research. A couple of months ago Garry McKenzie found a some soccer stories in MIMAG, the glossy corporate magazine...
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Brompton Park and Ted Rowley and the 125 White Cedar Trees!
Rowley Park Speedway in Brompton was named after Mr Enoch Proctor (Ted) Rowley one of Australia's best known goalkeepers in the early days of Australian soccer.During his eight years in Kalgoorlie...
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SA’s soccer’s lost wartime tribute found
By Rob Greenwood, taken from Adelaide Advertiser 13 November 2019A PIECE of state soccer history, honouring the nation’s wartime sacrifices, has been located in suburban Adelaide and there are growing...
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100 years ago today 18 February 1920
Sydney Sportsman (Surry Hills, NSW : 1900 - 1954), Wednesday 18 February 1920, page 8SOCCER FOOTBALL.There was a large attendance of delegates at the annual meeting of the Northern District Soccer...
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Tour of Hunter Region Soccer Grounds: Part 2
Under a blood red Hunter sky Before Christmas last year, I spent another five days in Newcastle, at the height of the bushfire crisis.Todd Blackwell and David McGaw were their typical generous selves...
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Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Monday 23 February 1920, page 2'WE WANT YOU''Soccer One,' of Holmesville, does not want a new secretary for the Newcastle British Football Association. He says: The...
View ArticleMaz Lucchesi's journey
Max LucchesiBorn Mar 16 1927 in Lucca, ItalyAttended school in PisaKids played football in the courtyards with balls made of rags.Migrated to Perth in the early 1950sPlayed for Azzuri thereIn 1954 he...
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100 years ago today 3 March 1920
Sydney Sportsman, Wednesday 3 March 1920, page 8SOCCER FOOTBALL.The adjourned annual meeting of the Soccer Football Association was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday night. There was a large...
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Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 - 1954), Wednesday 10 March 1920, page 3MONTHLY MEETING.The monthly meeting of the Albany Town Council was held Sb Monday- eveningThe secretary of the Albany British...
View Article100 Years Ago Today, 26 March 1920
Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1923), Friday 26 March 1920, page 3FOOTBALL........British Association. For the first time in the history of "soccer" in this state, the Chairman of the South Ausralian...
View Article100 Years Ago Today: 6 April 1920
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 6 April 1920, page 6WESTON. Mrs. Henderson, who is leaving for England, was entertained at her own home by a surprise party of...
View Article100 Years Ago Today, 28 April 1920
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 28 April 1920, page 3FOOTBALL SOCCER CODE. In connection with the visit of a New South Wales Soccer team to Queensland, the...
View Article100 Years Ago Today. 1 May 1920
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 1 May 1920, page 9FOOTBALL SOCCER CODE. Another series of games will be played to-day; every ground being occupied for a...
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Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 3 May 1920, page 10BRITISH ASSOCIATION.The opening games under Soccer rule at Middle Park were well attended, the most interesting game being between Albert...
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Back to Mildura
Mark Boric tweet inspired me to return to a very early part of my research. He pointed out that some more material was coming online in Trove relating to Mildura -- so I went and had a...
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