Soccer since the war
Geelong Soccer Since the War – by Roy Hay Geelong’s post‑war soccer story is far more than a record of clubs, scores and competitions. It is a social history of the city itself: a history (more…)
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Geelong Soccer between the Wars
Geelong’s soccer story has always been a story of people: of newcomers finding their footing, of workplaces and ship crews forming teams, and of a city learning to welcome a game that arrived with its (more…)
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The Man Behind the Medal: Charles Brownlow
This is a review of a newly published article by Society members Bob Gartland OAM and Dr Tony Joel. It offers a fresh and deeply researched portrait of Charles Brownlow, not only as a football (more…)
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1890s | Athletics | Latest News | Sport
Geelong Athletics – A False Start
In the early 1890s, amid the rise of amateur sport across colonial Victoria, Geelong made a spirited, if short-lived, attempt to establish itself as a centre for organised athletics. Harry Roberts’ meticulously researched article, Geelong (more…)
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Hurling in 1863
HURLING IN GEELONG: From the pages of the Geelong Chronicle Hurling became hugely popular in Geelong in 1863. The sport had been played in Ireland for many years. A similar game, shinty, was played in Scotland. (more…)
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1920s | Community Groups | Decades | Latest News | Sport
Max Kroger Geelong’s High Flying Athletic Champion
Max Kroger Geelong’s High Flying Athletic Champion Gliding with apparent ease over the high bar, Geelong Guild Harriers athlete, Max Kroger, annexed another Australian Record. In clearing 11 feet 7 1/2 inches he broke the (more…)
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Geelong’s First Marathon Man
This article is a reprise of a story that the author, Harry Roberts, wrote and had published in 1976. It introduces the story of Mack Connor that unfolds in four short videos. Jaded and weary (more…)
