Rooty Hill RSL Club : heart of the west
Davis, Mike2004
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This book is a tribute to those who helped establish and maintain Rooty Hill RSL Club as a major force in the licensed club industry; it is a tribute to the pioneers who dug the well, and to those who carry on today.
Main title:
Rooty Hill RSL Club : heart of the west / by Mike Davis
Author:
Imprint:
Caringbah : Playright, 2004
Collation:
189 pages black and white photographs (some colour)
Contents:
Blacktown the early years; What's in a name Rooty Hill; RSL what it means - Fred Cowpe, the bravest of the brave; The sub branch: the club's backbone - Former land owners: Spargoville, That first meeting, 40 years ago, The original 100+, The pioneers; Foresight provides tomorrow's needs, today! A second opinion; Lest we forget, Anzac Cove, our living memorial; The Davis overpass gateway to the club, Rooty Hill station; The first 25 years, 1964-1989, Bert Newton, MBE RSL's first patron, The ballad of Rooty Hill; The Tivoli showroom, venue for the stars, Innovators of club entertainment; Fred Chubb: a credit to Rooty Hill; The 1990s, a period of massive change, The RSL Hotel: a white elephant that worked; Phil Rudder, three decades of club service; The RSL Youth Club; Sport, we've been involved at every level - Sub clubs, active since the start; The Hawkesbury Guineas, our national sporting icon; Staff, the heart of the RSL club, Staff members of the month; The Courier five decades of publishing; The club that cares Mount Druitt Hospital, an integral partner of RSL club; Kapyong and Long Tan battles remembered; And the winner is? - Winners are grinners!!!; Happy 40th birthday, The future
ISBN:
0949853917 (hbk)
Dewey class:
369.2944
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
63014
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 369.2944 ROO | Available |