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    Remembering the Maryborough marvel, Frank Ivory: The extraordinary life and times of the first Indigenous star of two football codes

    Maryborough Railway Station, 30 August 1893 He stood on the platform, a suitcase in his hand and a dream in his head. Of course he’d been here before. ...

    On June 23, 2020 / By Paul Nicholls
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    The forgotten story of the first ever game of Australian Rules football played in England

    On Tuesday April 17, 1888, courtesy of that great innovation the electrical telegraph service, Australian newspapers including Melbourne’s The Age broke the news of a game of Australian ...

    On May 30, 2020 / By Athas Zafiris
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    CARN: The rollicking story of the football league that swallowed an entire code

    In 1896, football in the colony of Victoria was in crisis. Australian Rules football as played in Melbourne had become unwatchable and turned into box office poison. A ...

    On July 27, 2019 / By Athas Zafiris

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