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Great Australian Sporting Stories

Author : Ian Heads
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN 13 : 1760789119
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Great Australian Sporting Stories written by Ian Heads and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Heads and Tasker, legends themselves, set out to write a book that would continue the trail laid by early-days sporting scribes of long ago. I could not put it down.' John Coates AC, President of the Australian Olympic Committee 'I know readers will enjoy the many stories and anecdotes that Heads and Tasker have accumulated over more than a century combined in journalism.' Ian Chappell, former Australian cricket Captain. Australia enjoys a rich sporting heritage. Our small population has yielded a disproportionate number of champions. These sports stars have become known worldwide as fierce combatants and honourable competitors, achieving soaring victories, but also heart-pounding near-wins and humbling defeats. Veteran Australian sports journalists Ian Heads and Norman Tasker have seen it all. In these 65 original stories, we hear of the explosive introduction of World Series Cricket in 1977, which turned a genteel endeavour into a high-octane contest, and the clash of the titans as Packer and Murdoch squared off over the Super League war. We see Rugby Union become a battleground for race and the Olympics an arena for sublime acts of courage and achievement. We get an insider's perspective on every kind of sporting endeavour - from boxing to tennis, cricket to AFL, athletics to rugby league - and not just the action on the field, but the change room gossip and clubhouse politics as well. Written with wit, insight and a wealth of knowledge, Great Australian Sporting Stories is an enthralling expedition into the combative, collegiate, entertaining and always exciting world of Australian sport.

Great Australian Sporting Moments

Author : Michael Roberts
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
ISBN 13 : 0522855474
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Great Australian Sporting Moments written by Michael Roberts and published by The Miegunyah Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a fully illustrated book highlighting some memorable moments in Australian sporting history."--Provided by publisher.

The Fairytale

Author : H. G. Nelson
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN 13 : 1760989193
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book The Fairytale written by H. G. Nelson and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sporting nation is only limited by its imagination. Every time this story is told it changes; something is always added, embellished or dropped from the run-on side. For more than thirty years, H.G. Nelson has been finding the poetry in the punt and humour during half-time. Now, he turns his keen eye for facts and folly to the illustrious history of our great sporting nation. In his trademark fast and furious style, H.G. dives deep into the moments that have truly made us who we are. He reminds us of our leaders' great sporting triumphs, from Harold Holt's swimming to John Howard's bowling; rewrites the record on legends such as 'Aussie Joe' Bugner and Jack Brabham; and explains why Australia's reality TV is the best in the world. The Fairytale is H.G. Nelson's magnum opus - an all-encompassing, no-holds-barred history of Australia at play, told through the stories of our sporting highs, lows and middles.

Australia's Sporting Success

Author : John Bloomfield
Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 9780868405827
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Australia's Sporting Success written by John Bloomfield and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary performances of Australian athletes, and the awareness of the system that fostered them, came to the world's attention during the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Bloomfield traces the development of Australian sport from the early 19th century to the modern day institutions that drive our sporting success.

The Best Australian Sports Writing 2004

Author : Garrie Hutchinson
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781863952132
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Sports Writing 2004 written by Garrie Hutchinson and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb

Sport in Australia

Author : Wray Vamplew
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521071352
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Sport in Australia written by Wray Vamplew and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first single-volume book to deal comprehensively with Australia's sporting life. It covers the history of a range of individual sports in Australia, including cricket, horse-racing, netball, rowing, tennis, lawn bowls, swimming, surfing, and the various football codes. The book demonstrates the central role of sports in Australian popular culture and shows the ways in which sports reflect changing Australian society.

Legends of Australian Sport

Author : Peter Meares
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 9780702234101
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Legends of Australian Sport written by Peter Meares and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of the lives of 25 of Australia's sporting greats, written by sports broadcaster, Peter Meares. His friendships have allowed him unprecedented access to their lives and the secrets of their success. Includes profiles on Greg Norman, Leigh Matthews, Greg Chappell, Pam Burridge, Margaret Court and David Campese.

Cheat

Author : Titus O'Reily
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1760894508
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Cheat written by Titus O'Reily and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering the not-so-subtle art of cheating in sport. Where there’s sport, there’s cheating. No sport is immune; athletics, swimming, rugby, American Football, cricket, baseball, badminton, motorsports, tennis and curling. Yes, even that sport on the ice with brooms. Almost as soon as humans started playing sport competitively, they started to cheat. They cheated to win, for the fame, for the money and sometimes for reasons that are hard to understand. From the fiendishly clever to the outright hare brained, the borderline to the blatant, Titus O’Reily takes us through the many and varied ways athletes and countries have tried to cheat over the years. There’s the winner of the New York marathon who was driven in a car part of the way, the male basketballer whose drug test revealed he was pregnant, the Tour De France where many of the riders took the train, the Spanish Paralympic basketball team who faked being intellectually disabled to win gold at the 2000 Paralympics. As well as sharing an alarming amount of tales involving swapping bodily fluids, Titus takes you through doping, illegal equipment, bribes, playing dirty, faking injuries, wearing disguises, dodgy referees, ball tampering, eye gouging, itching powder, licking an opponent to distract them and sending a dwarf out to bat to shrink the strike zone. Just as sport has become more sophisticated, so has cheating in sport, from state backed doping programs to tiny motors in Tour De France bikes. What does this say about us, that we cheat with such regularity and creativity? Will technology help stop cheating or will it only make it worse? Mastering the not-so-subtle art of cheating is a hilarious trip through the history of cheating in sport, and a handy how-to-guide for the professional athlete in your family.

The Best Australian Sports Writing 2002

Author : Garrie Hutchinson
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781863952194
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Sports Writing 2002 written by Garrie Hutchinson and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb

Us Vs Them

Author : Adam McNicol
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781743461914
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Us Vs Them written by Adam McNicol and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hugely entertaining volume, author and sports journal Adam McNicol delves into the detail of our most compelling sporting rivalries to unearth where they came from and how they keep their tenacious hold over us.

The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing

Author : David John Headon
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1863952667
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing written by David John Headon and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb

Death and Life of Australian Soccer

Author : Joe Gorman
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702259268
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Death and Life of Australian Soccer written by Joe Gorman and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, journalist and historian Joe Gorman explores the rise and fall of Australia's first national football competition and shows how soccer came to practice and embody multiculturalism long before it became government policy. Drawing on archival research and interviews with players, supporters and club officials, he tells the incredible and oft-unknown stories of Australian soccer. The Death and Life of Australian Soccer is a fascinating and timely account of the first Australian sport to truly galvanize every ethnic, regional, metropolitan, gender and political group across the country. It examines the myths and legends of Australian sport and offers new ways of understanding the great changes that shaped the nation. This is more than a book about soccer – it is the riveting story of Australia's national identity.

Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport, A

Author : Titus O'Reily
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 0143793519
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport, A written by Titus O'Reily and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to sport, Australians are mad. Completely, irrationally insane. It's the closest thing we have to a culture. From Don Bradman's singular focus to Steven Bradbury's heroic not falling over, sport has shaped our sense of self. But how did we get here? Part history, part social commentary and a lot of nonsense, Titus O'Reily, Australia's least insightful sports writer, explains. Covering Australian Rules, League, Union, soccer, cricket, the Olympics, and much more, Titus tackles the big topics, like: - How not to cheat the salary cap - The importance of kicking people in the shins - The many shortcomings of the English Titus takes you through the characters, the pub meetings, the endless acronyms, the corruption, and the alarming number of footballers caught urinating in public. Sport is important--gloriously stupid, but important. To understand Australia you must understand its sporting history. With this guide you sort of, kind of, will.

David Boon's Funniest Sporting Moments

Author : David Boon
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1743313241
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book David Boon's Funniest Sporting Moments written by David Boon and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious collection and anecdotes and memories from one of Australia's best loved sports stars, David 'Boonie' Boon.

Australian Sport Through Time 2002

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781740514576
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Australian Sport Through Time 2002 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales from the Sports Field

Author : Neil Marks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780733317460
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Sports Field written by Neil Marks and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively mix of sports stories from raconteur extraordinaire Neil Marks is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. Tales from the Sports Field profiles some of Australia's best-loved sporting icons, such as Don Bradman, Adam Gilchrist, Tubby Allan and Phar Lap, and others less well known but just as important to the life of sport such as Bob Radford, CEO of NSW Cricket, and Jim Marsh, a bookmaker of the old school. In these days of commercial gain it's easy to forget the true values of Australian sport. In this engaging, funny and heart-warming collection, Neil Marks brings to life a spirit many thought lost.

Great Australian Cricket Stories

Author : Neil Marks
Publisher : Virago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780733311390
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Great Australian Cricket Stories written by Neil Marks and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of humorous and/or noteworthy stories of Australian cricket matches. The compilation includes anecdotes of sports skill, interaction of game crowds and cricket fans, sports journalists, match administration, umpires and scorers, and includes media reports of the matches. Features stories of cricket heroes Ian Chappell, Bill Brown, Arthur Morris, Steve Waugh and Richie Benaud. Includes photos. Author is a former NSW cricketer whose other books include 'Tales from the Locker Room' and 'Australia People, Australian Tales'.