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Australia: University of Queensland Press, 2002. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 221pp. The history of the 1868 aboriginal tour of england and beyond. A very good copy, not inscribed, all tight and bright throughout..
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Black Lords of Summer Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond Paperback - 2002
by Mallett, Ashley
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- Title Black Lords of Summer Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
- Author Mallett, Ashley
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- Edition 1st ed.
- Publisher Univ of Queensland Pr, Brisbane
- Date October 2002
- ISBN 9780702232626
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THE BLACK LORDS OF SUMMER The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
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St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press. Near Fine. 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 0702232629 . With illustrations, a very good copy. ; 230 x 150mm; xiv, 221 pages .
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Black Lords of Summer, The: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
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University of Queensland Press, 2002. Softcover. Very Good +. Â Â AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINALÂ The talented black cricketers who toured England in 1868 have become one of Australia's enduring sporting legends. Aboriginal sporting heroes are found in many sports today, from football to tennis, boxing and athletics, but it was very different in the nineteenth century when the pastoral frontier was still bitterly disputed by whites and blacks.Aboriginal workers on the Wimmera sheep stations began to develop and organise their cricketing skills during the 1860s and were recruited into a team by station owner and former Test cricketer Tom Wills. On Boxing Day 1866 they played before 8000 people at the MCG, followed by a disastrous Sydney tour which lead to the deaths of some players.Former test player Ashley Mallet has dramatically reconstructed this important pioneering tour of England and has also included the careers of later black players, including the famous fast bowler Eddie Gilbert who died…
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