The legendary James Francis ‘Jock’ McHale is the focus of this week’s excerpt from Alan Barden’s essay, ‘Sporting history in abundance at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery’.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: James Francis ‘Jock’ McHale (1882-1953)
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Almanac Local History: Sporting history in abundance at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery
October 17, 2023 by 6 Comments
A while ago, Allan Barden discovered that his great-grandmother was buried in 1918 in the Coburg cemetery. In finding out a little more he met the Friends of Coburg Cemetery a small group of volunteers who look after the cemetery and also have done some research into those buried there. This piece by Allan reflects on the cultural and historical significance of cemeteries generally, and discusses what they mean to us, and tell us. He then considers the lives of a number of Australian sportsmen buried in the Coburg Cemetery. [Wonderful piece – Ed]
Almanac Footy History: 1919 VFL Grand Final – Collingwood v Richmond
May 27, 2020 by 6 Comments
The 1919 VFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Richmond was played during the Spanish Flu pandemic. Glen! tells the story of that game.
Almanac Footy History – Peter McLaren: The Champion of Glen Alvie
March 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
Roger Spaull has written a fascinating and absorbing history about Peter McLaren, champion footballer of Glen Alvie.
Me and Mr Jones
March 26, 2019 by 12 Comments
Lazydave shares his joy and delight in meeting 91 year old Ray Jones, a past Collingwood and South Fremante player and successful architect, on a recent visit to Perth.
Almanac Footy History: Round 1, 1919
March 15, 2019 by 5 Comments
A remarkable time, Round 1, 100 years ago, Glen! reviews the VFL games from that season’s opening games.
Era, era on the wall, which was the greatest of them all?
October 5, 2015 by 7 Comments
Wondering how to get your footy fix until next April? In the first of a nine-part series, Jeff Dowsing has scoured the history books looking at Footy ‘then’ to understand footy ‘now’. While this series has a distinctly VFL focus, the question remains: has much really changed in footy?
Finals week 3 – The Wrap: “A Heapin’ helpin’ of that [West Australian] hospitality…”
September 28, 2015 by 3 Comments
A comprehensive look at the weekend’s preliminary finals from The Wrap, as only The Wrap can produce.
A fact lost in the rush to hail Mick
May 1, 2015 by 6 Comments
Jeff Dowsing argues – quite reasonably – that Mick Malthouse actually broke the AFL/VFL games coaching record last week. A fact with which Bob Rush’s family would surely agree.
Seven One Four
April 29, 2015 by 8 Comments
Mick breaks Jock’s record. Can we just recognise the achievement and stop obsessing with who was better at their craft asks “Stone Cold” Steve Baker.
Ox, Earth, slow, patient: How has M Malthouse done it? And what has he done?
April 28, 2015 by 22 Comments
E. Regnans speculates about the career of Mick Malthouse, trying to make sense of it from the grandstand, while considering the place of longevity, and records themselves.
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