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]
Tom Wills: books, plays, references in works of history, art work
May 6, 2016 by 7 Comments
What do we know of Tom Wills? Here are a few books and other works where he is depicted. Please add others.
Tom Wills and the 1868 Tour of England
May 3, 2016 by 4 Comments
Settle in. Grab a cuppa. Sean Gorman produced this wonderful chapter for the book “Australia: A Cricket Country,” edited by Christian Ryan. On Tom Wills and the incredible 1868 cricket tour of England. [Magnificent – Ed].
May 2 Anniversary: The Life and Impact of Tom Wills
May 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Greg de Moore wrote a celebrated biography of the remarkable Australian character Tom Wills. Here Greg gives an overview of the life and impact of one of the most intriguing Australians.
Ultimate Wool Team: Victoria
June 8, 2015 by 14 Comments
A provisional Victorian wool team has been chosen. Thoughts? Make your case for someone who has been left out. New noms also welcome. [A lot of Geelong blokes – Ed]
Wool Team: Nominations from Victoria (includes classic Tom Hawkins farm video)
April 11, 2015 by 17 Comments
The noms for the Victorian Wool Team are out. See who they are, and add your suggestions. Now how do we pick the team?
Does inventing the game (with a little help from his friends) make you a certainty (and skipper?) – Tom Wills
Does being Secretary of the National Wool Committee who coordinated the sale of wool to England during WWII get you a guernsey?
Does being able to class 4500 ewes in a day get you in?
Does winning the first Brownlow get you in?
A heterodox suggestion about the origins of football in Victoria
April 3, 2015 by 6 Comments
As the 2015 season gets underway, Roy Hay ponders the collision of Marngrook and English sporting traditions in the creation of Australian football. Let the debate rage; Roy’s search for empirical evidence and meaning continues…
New Tom Wills doco
July 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
Have a look at the trailer for the new Tom Wills video documentary. [Worth a look – Ed]
Notes on Tom Wills Paintings
May 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Richard Webber *The Predestination of Tom Wills (Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 60 inch) *Tom Wills Death Scene (Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 60 inch) Thomas Wentworth (Tom) Wills has been popularized as the iconic (heroic?) personality behind the inception of Australian Rules Football. The AFL ‘Tom Wills’ Round, an MCG statue, Geoffrey Blainey’s [Read more]
Book Review: Tom Wills
August 8, 2010 by 5 Comments
Title: Tom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall Author: Greg de Moore Publisher: Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2008 $32.95 (pb) At the Adelaide Writers’ Week in 2006, an event internationally famous as part of Australia’s oldest Festival of Arts, I attended a literary dinner with around a dozen people of mixed sexes. The Modern [Read more]
General footy writing: May 17, 1859 and the codification of footy
May 20, 2009 by 4 Comments
by John Harms The date, May 17, is of great significance to the Australian nation. Especially footy-lovers. Not that too many of us know about it. On May 17, 1859, at the Parade Hotel, on Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, four men from the committee of the fledgling Melbourne Football Club (and maybe [Read more]
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