The Paddocks Beneath. A History of Burnside from the Beginning
[Adelaide], Corporation of the City of Burnside, 1981. More
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Alexandrina's Shore. A History of the Milang District
Milang, SA, Milang and District Historical Society, 1981. Not least, the Ngarrindjeri tribe. More
The Paddocks Beneath. A History of Burnside from the Beginning
[Adelaide], Corporation of the City of Burnside, 1981. More
A vintage photograph of the 'Sturt Football Club, Premiers Season 1932. Played 20 Won 12 Lost 7 Drawn 1 Scored for: 1746 points Scored against: 1517 points'
[Adelaide], Krischock Photo. 1932. Between Sturt's first premiership in 1915, and their epic clean-sweep from 1966 to 1970, the club had success only in 1926, 1932 and 1940. This premiership side included William Keith Dunn, who 'overcame a slow start to his league career with Sturt to develop into an..... More
An original invitation from the Committee of the United Football Association of South Australia 'for a drive in the Hills on Sunday next, the 15th inst., in honor of the English Footballers'
The invitation, issued to 'Mr R Burton' and initialled 'DGE' [D.G. Evan] is undated, but the English footballers arrived in Adelaide on 5 July 1888. The South Australian 'Weekly Chronicle', on Saturday 14 July 1888, under the headline 'International Football', has an account of the first match played the previous..... More
A vintage photograph of an early Australian Rules Football team in a rural setting
[No Place (but probably 'somewhere in South Australia'), Unknown Photographer, circa 1890s]. The early and varied outfits, the women and children behind the back row, the tussocks in the foreground, and the rustic backdrop - a thatch-roofed corrugated iron and field stone shed - suggest a casual rural environment, but..... More
A vintage photograph of a football team at Way College, Wayville, in suburban Adelaide
Adelaide, Terence McGann [Photographer], [1890s]. 'Way College was a masterpiece of Federation schooling. It was in its day the most innovative school in Australia and indeed one of the most innovative in the world, notably bringing practical occupations into secondary education. It was a very successful church school which closed..... More
A vintage photograph of the 'Sturt II Football Club season ?1909'
Adelaide, Teakle Photo, [circa 1909]. The date, partially obscured on the captioned mount, is suggested by an article in the Adelaide 'Daily Herald', Wednesday 9 March 1910, under the headline 'Sturt II Club': 'The fourth annual meeting of the above club was held on Tuesday evening in the bowls clubhouse..... More
A vintage photograph of the 'West Torrens Football Club. Season 1882'
Adelaide, Melbourne Photo. Co., 1882. Those featured in the photograph are (left to right, top to bottom) E.J. Ronald (president), T. Goode, C. Marchant, T. Fitzpatrick, W. Dishley (captain), H. Dowding (vice-captain), W. Brown, R. Wallace, J. Copinger, and G. Robertson (umpire); E.H. Haddrick, J. Mead, J. Taylor, G.H. Strutton..... More
A vintage photograph of the 'Sturt Football Club. Season, 1923'
[Adelaide], 'Krischock Photo' [Henry Krischock], 1923. Those featured in the photograph are (left to right, top to bottom) F. Brunt (Trainer), W. Bowden (Trainer), E.A. Lord (Head Trainer), T. Beatty (Time-Keeper), J. Venus (Trainer), H. Hartell (Trainer), A. Langley (Trainer), G. Wesley (Trainer), M. Bannigan (Assistant Coach); G. McLeay (Committee)..... More
A vintage photograph of the 'Sturt Football Club. Runners up 1936'
[Adelaide], Krischock Photo. [Henry Krischock, 52 Flinders Street], 1936. 'Between 1930 and 1941, Sturt played in five Grand Finals, winning in 1932 (v. North Adelaide by 110-69) and 1940 when the team beat South Adelaide (100-79)' (Wikipedia). More
A vintage photograph of the Sturt Juniors Football Club 'taken at Botanical Garden June 1900'
Adelaide, W.S. Smith & Co., No. 12 Arcade, 1900. A charming period piece, with the group posed on the steps leading up to the impressive Palm House, still standing at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens ('an exquisite, painstakingly restored Victorian glasshouse imported from Bremen, Germany in 1875. It is thought to..... More
A vintage photograph of the 'Sturt Junior Football Club. Premiers South Australian Junior Football Association, 1914. "B Grade." Winners of Walker & Hall's Silver Cup, 1912, 1913, 1914. Matches Won 11. Lost 2'
Adelaide, Frank A. McNeill, Gawler Place, 1914. Only two of these players made it to first grade; it is sobering to consider how many survived war service. The captain, Ted Colquhoun (1895-1982), 'a top ranking defender ... commenced with Sturt in 1919, and was a member of the club's premiership-winning..... More
'Sturt Football Club Life Member's Certificate presented to Owen Benjamin Beatty in recognition of long and valuable services rendered to the above Club. Dated this 25th day of February 1929'
The certificate is signed by the Chairman, Frank Richardson; the President, Edgar R. Brown; and the Secretary, R.S. Beatty (Owen's brother Robert Scott Beatty, who played 10 games for Sturt in 1919). Offered together with three gold fobs and a tea tray, presented to Owen Beatty at various stages of..... More
A vintage photograph of the 'West Mitcham Cricket Club. 1902'
[Adelaide], N. Netter, Photo., 45 & 47 Arcade, 1902. A wonderful image of a parochial cricket team in the field: it should even appeal to the collector of photographs who has no interest at all in cricket. More
A silver fob awarded by the 'U.F.C. Season 1888. Presented by Jas. Brunton for Excellent all-round Play won by Jas. Cassidy'
Melbourne, [Henry] Newman [Jewellers], 1888. Undera is a small town about 25 kms north-west of Shepparton; it still has a footy team. About a year ago, someone compiled a great Wikipedia entry on the history of the club. 'The first recorded football matches for Undera Football Club were in 1888..... More
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