Disorderly proceeding in the park : Western Australian football in colonial times

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AuthorErrington, SteveDescriptionn the early 1880s in the sleepy towns of Perth and Fremantle young men played loosely organised rugby matches. But in 1885 some keen young players of Victorian Rules imposed their will on this tired scene and formed what is now the West Australian Football League, starting a competition which continues 131 years later.Clubs came and went: Centrals, Metropolitans, Victorians and West Australians are no more. Unions changed their name. An early East Perth club lasted two years.ImprintCarlisle, W.A. : Hesperian Press, 2016Collation189 p. : ill. ; 30 cmLanguageEnglishDate Published2016Dewey Class796.336 ERRPublication FormatBook

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SubjectAustralian Rules FootballHistory - GeneralCollectionPublications Collection

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