Uncommon heroes : the hard men and raw talent that built Rugby League
Ellicott, John2014
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This book looks at a time when players who came from the city's mean streets got the chance to play football and make a name for themselves. It is a collection of stories about the forgotten men who gave rugby league its reputation as a hard-hitting game.
Main title:
Uncommon heroes : the hard men and raw talent that built Rugby League / by John Ellicott
Author:
Imprint:
Melbourne Hardie Grant Books 2014
Collation:
296 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290)
Contents:
Introduction -- Chapter One - From the wild -- Part One - The Boys From The Bush -- Part Two - Cleals In [the] City, Packer Goes Bush -- Chapter Two - Humble Eric Weissel and unstoppable Harry Sunderland -- Chapter Three - The Maher Cup - Rabbits, floods, fights and fire -- Chapter Four - Tom Kirk - Making every post a winner -- Part One - From The Sticks To King Of The City -- Part Two - The War And The Bumper Years -- Chapter Five - Clem Kennedy - The Mighty Atom and Marys little pin - up boy -- Chapter Six - Kevin Lummy Longbottom - Raising the flag for his people -- Chapter Seven - Ronnie Coote - From bunnies to buns -- Chapter Eight - Laurie Nichols - The Tiger within -- Chapter Nine - Nathan Blacklock - Running free in Tingha -- Chapter Ten - Holey Foley and Origin origins -- Sources -- Acknowledgements.
ISBN:
9781742707655 (paperback)
Dewey class:
796.3338 UNC
Local class:
796.3338
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
29189
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 796.3338 UNC | pbkAvailable |