Oxford Companion to Australian Sport

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Oxford Companion to Australian Sport

edited by Wray Vamplew ...[et al.]

Oxford University Press, 1992

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-421)

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Description

Australia is famous throughout the world for its athletes and the national obsession with sport. Covering such topics as Aussie Rules, cricket, rugby, tennis and horse racing, this compendium of Australian sport also provides details of such minority, but increasingly popular, events as korfball, parachuting, hang-gliding and orienteering. In addition to entries on venues, competitions and such key issues as professionalism, injuries, crowd control and sport in popular culture, the book is packed with famous names: Don Bradman, Keith Miller, the Chappell brothers, Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Pat Cash, Phar Lap, Dawn Fraser, Raelene Boyle, Margaret Court and many more.

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  • NCID
    BA19490259
  • ISBN
    • 0195532872
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Melbourne
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 430 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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