References

Australian General Reference

These are general reference books that contain much historical information about Australian Rugby
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The Grand Old Ground – A History of the Sydney Cricket Ground

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Australian General Reference
1981
Philip Derriman
150 pages
Lovely book recording the history of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Includes a chapter on rugby when games were played at the SCG and the crowds were huge Well-illustrated in dust wrapper
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The Grand Old Ground – A History of the Sydney Cricket Ground

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Australian General Reference
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1981
Author:
Philip Derriman
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150 pages
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Lovely book recording the history of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Includes a chapter on rugby when games were played at the SCG and the crowds were huge Well-illustrated in dust wrapper
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Australian Rugby Union – The Game and the Players

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Australian General Reference
1984
Jack Pollard
945 pages
This huge work includes profiles of all Australian players and includes the club that they played for. There is also a record and notes on every Australian club and province. The book was updated in 1994 with a slightly different title. Very heavy in dust wrapper
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Australian Rugby Union – The Game and the Players

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Australian General Reference
Year:
1984
Author:
Jack Pollard
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945 pages
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This huge work includes profiles of all Australian players and includes the club that they played for. There is also a record and notes on every Australian club and province. The book was updated in 1994 with a slightly different title. Very heavy in dust wrapper
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A Superb Century – 100 Years of the Gabba 1895 – 1995

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Australian General Reference
1995
Wayne Smith
144 pages
Lovely book recording the history of the Gabba in Brisbane. Includes a section on rugby Well-illustrated in dust wrapper
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A Superb Century – 100 Years of the Gabba 1895 – 1995

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Australian General Reference
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1995
Author:
Wayne Smith
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144 pages
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Lovely book recording the history of the Gabba in Brisbane. Includes a section on rugby Well-illustrated in dust wrapper
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Wallaby Gold – 100 Years of Australian Test Rugby

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Australian General Reference
1999
Peter Jenkins and Matthew Alvarez
472 pages
Wonderful record of all Australia international matches and players from 1899 – 1998. Very heavy in dust wrapper
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Wallaby Gold – 100 Years of Australian Test Rugby

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Australian General Reference
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1999
Author:
Peter Jenkins and Matthew Alvarez
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472 pages
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Wonderful record of all Australia international matches and players from 1899 – 1998. Very heavy in dust wrapper
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The Wallabies – A Definitive History of Australian Test Rugby

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Australian General Reference
2000
Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie & Bensley Wilkes
829 pages
Wonderful record of all Australia international matches and players from 1899 – 1999. Includes the clubs that they players represented. Limited Edition Printed boards in slipcase
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The Wallabies – A Definitive History of Australian Test Rugby

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Australian General Reference
Year:
2000
Author:
Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie & Bensley Wilkes
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829 pages
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Wonderful record of all Australia international matches and players from 1899 – 1999. Includes the clubs that they players represented. Limited Edition Printed boards in slipcase
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They Came to Conquer – International Rugby Union Tours to Australia 1884-1966 Volume I

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Australian General Reference
2003
Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie, Paul Neazor & Bensley Wilkes
584 pages
Wonderful record of all international tours to Australia from 1884 – 1966. Includes the clubs that they players represented. Limited Edition (1200 copies) Printed boards
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They Came to Conquer – International Rugby Union Tours to Australia 1884-1966 Volume I

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Australian General Reference
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2003
Author:
Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie, Paul Neazor & Bensley Wilkes
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584 pages
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Wonderful record of all international tours to Australia from 1884 – 1966. Includes the clubs that they players represented. Limited Edition (1200 copies) Printed boards
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They Came to Conquer – International Rugby Union Tours to Australia 1967-2002 Volume II

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Australian General Reference
2003
Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie, Paul Neazor & Bensley Wilkes
592 pages
Wonderful record of all international tours to Australia from 1967 – 2002. Includes the clubs that they players represented. Limited Edition (1200 copies) Printed boards
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They Came to Conquer – International Rugby Union Tours to Australia 1967-2002 Volume II

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Australian General Reference
Year:
2003
Author:
Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie, Paul Neazor & Bensley Wilkes
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592 pages
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Wonderful record of all international tours to Australia from 1967 – 2002. Includes the clubs that they players represented. Limited Edition (1200 copies) Printed boards
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The Official History of the Wallabies Jersey

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Australian General Reference
2022
Michael Fahey with Mark Cashman
176 pages
Beautiful record of the Wallaby jersey. Includes the years when NSW was the only province represented as Queensland were in recess Lovingly compiled and attractively illustrated Standard edition in printed boards. A limited edition was produced in slipcase
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The Official History of the Wallabies Jersey

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Australian General Reference
Year:
2022
Author:
Michael Fahey with Mark Cashman
Pages:
176 pages
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Beautiful record of the Wallaby jersey. Includes the years when NSW was the only province represented as Queensland were in recess Lovingly compiled and attractively illustrated Standard edition in printed boards. A limited edition was produced in slipcase
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100 Years of Rugby News

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Australian General Reference
2022
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208 pages
100 Years of Rugby News is a coffee table style book that features the best extracts from Rugby News editions from 1923 through to 2022, alongside a series of short stories retelling the colourful history of Sydney Club Rugby.
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100 Years of Rugby News

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Australian General Reference
Year:
2022
Author:
Not stated
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208 pages
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100 Years of Rugby News is a coffee table style book that features the best extracts from Rugby News editions from 1923 through to 2022, alongside a series of short stories retelling the colourful history of Sydney Club Rugby.
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They Played For Australia

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Australian General Reference
2023
Eric Lemon & Teejay Haar
528 pages
Mammoth statistical reference of all Australian matches and players to 2023. Available digitally and hard copy (printed card covers)
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They Played For Australia

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Australian General Reference
Year:
2023
Author:
Eric Lemon & Teejay Haar
Pages:
528 pages
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Mammoth statistical reference of all Australian matches and players to 2023. Available digitally and hard copy (printed card covers)