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Highlights
- Chronicles of Australian Soccer details the development of football (or soccer as it was then known) in Australia in a period where records barely existed - from 1859 to 1949.
- Author(s): Peter Kunz
- 362 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Football
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About the Book
The author details the development of football (or soccer as it was then known) in Australia in a period where records barely existed--from 1859 to 1949. It does so within a context of Australia's geographic and cultural isolation, and the attitudes towards race and class.lass.Book Synopsis
Chronicles of Australian Soccer details the development of football (or soccer as it was then known) in Australia in a period where records barely existed - from 1859 to 1949.
It does so within a context of Australia's geographic and cultural isolation, and the attitudes towards race and class.
Finding some of these records has meant years of dedicated research to track clubs and games from every part of the country, presented in an easy-to-follow timeline.
Chronicles of Australian Soccer is truly amazing in the depth and breadth of what it has unearthed and is valuable for the football anorak as well as anyone interested in how the debate about Australia's place in the world has developed. Whether a football historian or someone interested in Australia in the last half of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, this book is phenomenal in its detail and use of references.
Review Quotes
"I had no idea football existed in some of these places back then let alone some of the fascinating insights such as the influence of the Chinese in Darwin's football history, or that the Coledale club sent off carrier pigeons to convey the half- and full-time scores against North Wollongong to its distant fans.
"Peter shows us that the fascinating social and international dimensions of soccer in Australia have been there from the start. His bold undertaking of covering club football in Australia up to 1949 reveals great insights into soccer and Australian society for the following decades."
Andrew Howe, Australian football statistician and author of the 'Encyclopedia of Socceroos' and 'Encyclopedia of Matildas'