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Comment - "Old Boy" was former Essendon player Reginald William Wilmott and worked as a journalist for more than 40 years.
His son was Chester Wilmott a war correspondant, he reported on the the Australian Army's efforts to halt the Japanese on the Kokoda Tr
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Comment - As well as the self destructing nitrate films, many old films were gathered and were then set on fire for a scene of a ship burning in the silent movie For The Term of His Natural Life in 1927.
The tons of nitrate film packed into the ship's hull
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Comment - Paul Deela;
The South Australian link is also in Collingwood's choice of uniform.
In 1891 when the South Australians played against Victoria, they wore black and white jumpers, white shorts and black socks. Nearly 12 months before Collingwood first
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Comment - The South Australians wore the same uniform as they did in Adelaide on 03 June 1891 against Victoria.
The Australasian then decribed it, "that the South Australian team should play in black and white jerseys and caps, white knickers and black hose
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Comment - Why start at 1877?
The newspapers talked about the Premier team back in the 1860's.
As for my team Carlton, they have won 23 Premierships starting in 1869, all in the top competition of the day.
Players who were in transition from the VFA to
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Comment - The Mercury newspaper in Collingwood March 11 1897 (p3) said, "....when in 1894 when Mr. Copeland assumed office, the membership role totalled 296. Now it exceeds 800!
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Comment - The Mercury newspaper in Collingwood March 11 1897 (p3) said, "...in 1894 when Mr. Copeland assumed office
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Comment - Two weeks before this match on August 21 1886, Carlton played South Melbourne on the same ground and the crowd was estimated by Monday's Argus to be between 20,000 to 25,000 "the latter probably was more correct than the former."
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Comment - Brian,
Brittania was the forerunner to Collingwood, and they had been around as a successful junior club since the late 1870's their home ground was Victoria Park. There may not have been much land in Collingwood itself and that may be why Victori
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Comment - I'm not sure what Carlton's membership was in 1892, but in 1890 it was 1,186 and in 967 in1893, so in 1892 it would have been more than 400.
A crowd of 16,000 was excellent, but crowds of 20,000 plus were common and 30,000 were not unknown. A worl
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Comment - Brian,
There is a map which shows a cricket oval on the southbank of the Yarra (opposite between Elizabeth and Queen Streets), about where The Eureka Tower is now located. Looks like it fronts onto City Road.
The map also shows a cricket ground whe
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Comment - Congratulations John on your fantastic devotion to the Australian game.
You sent me your book FPF Encyclopedia of Aust. Football Clubs Vol 1 to me in Oxfordshire when we were in holidaying England in 2009, it's a good read and a useful reference boo
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Comment - George D. Kennedy was captain of Carlton in 1870 and 1871.
"The Footballer" 1875, p27,56;
"An admirable skipper and cool effective player, retired from the first, but is enthusiastic as "coach" for the second division."
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Comment - Paul Della,
Saturday May 07 1892, is the date the newspapers had for the the first Carlton vs Collingwood match.
See Blueseum (www.blueseum.org ) Pre VFL section 1892 for a write up from a Carlton perspective.
Brian Membry,
Carlton has been call
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Comment - Due to a fixturing error, Collingwood would have been unable to compete for the 1892 premiership if Carlton had not scheduled an extra match. Clubs needed to play at least 18 games to qualify. The Blues had been supportive of the 'Woods entry into th
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Comment - Just started looking at the site, looks good.
Will you keep Full Points Footy's write ups on all clubs suburban and country?
Really like the early history of the game and have tried to have some of that in the Carlton history site Blueseum.
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Pete McLean
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AFL: Carlton (VIC)
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Retired, and Blueseum's Pre VFL researcher.
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