Russell Jackson from The Guardian writes about the Tom Wills Grave Restoration Restoration, after spending the morning with the Almanac’s own Phil Dimitriadis. [Another sensitive piece – JTH]
Tom Wills Grave Restoration: The Guardian’s Article
Filed Under: Crowdfunding, General Footy Writing, General Sports Writing, Tom Wills Tagged With: John Harms, Marius Cuming, Phil Dimitriadis, Tom Wills Grave Restoration
Anastasios (Tom) Dimitriadis and the Tom Wills grave restoration project
What has Tom Dimitriadis got to do with the Tom Wills grave restoration project? Thanks to all of those who have made a contribution already. [This is the text of last Friday’s Almanac e-newsletter]
Filed Under: Almanac E-newsletter, Crowdfunding, Tom Wills Tagged With: Anastasios Dimitriadis, Greg De Moore, Marius Cuming, Martin Flanagan, Phil Dimitriadis, Tom Wills, Tom Wills grave
Tom Wills grave restoration: one of the fathers of football needs our help
Australia’s first sporting legend and the father of Australian football lies in a crumbling grave in a Melbourne cemetery. With a largely unknown but extraordinary life story, Tom Wills deserves a final resting place in better condition. With the blessing of the Wills family, The Footy Almanac is now raising funds to renovate the gravesite.
Filed Under: Crowdfunding, eulogy, Obituaries, obituary, People and Memories, Tom Wills, Video/Film stories Tagged With: Marius Cuming, Ozcrowd, Phil Dimitriadis, Tom Wills, Tom Wills grave
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