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Wallaby Warrior: The World War 1 Diaries of Tom Richards, Australia´s Only British Lion
Tom Richards
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Description for Wallaby Warrior: The World War 1 Diaries of Tom Richards, Australia´s Only British Lion
Paperback. Tom Richards is the only Australian-born rugby player to have played for both Australia and the British Lions. Editor(s): Growden, Greg. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
When the Australian team won the Gold Medal for rugby at the 1908 Olympic Games The Times pronounced: 'If ever the Earth had to select a Rugby Football team to play against Mars, Tom Richards would be the first player chosen.'
This book tells something of Richards' extraordinary sporting life, but it mainly reproduces highlights from the very entertaining diary he kept during WW1. He had worked part-time with the Sydney Morning Herald before he enlisted and he would write between 100-800 words about his experiences each day, giving a revealing, intimate account of what occurred throughout the Gallipoli ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781743316610
SKU
V9781743316610
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-4
About Tom Richards
Greg Growden is the Sydney Morning Herald's senior rugby writer. He has been reporting on the game for over thirty years.
Reviews for Wallaby Warrior: The World War 1 Diaries of Tom Richards, Australia´s Only British Lion
An intensely personal account... His legacy was of gallantry, a straight back and fibre as well as his wonderful rugby mark.
Herald Sun
Herald Sun