NSW Country Publications and other Material – NSW Australian Football History Society Inc

Senior

History of Football in Newcastle 1883-1983 – with thanks to Paul Stewart
A Brief History of Football on the North Coast (of NSW) – with thanks to Rod Gillett
‘Where the Big Men Fly” – part – with thanks to Rod Gillett [an extended version to come]
Rodney Gillett, The Frontier Thesis: How the Riverina was won. Presentation to AFL 150th History Conference, July 2008 Also available in original PowerPoint version (New)
Rodney Gillett, Interstate Rivalry: True Blues v Big V, 1881-1993 and beyond. Ralph Robertson Memorial Lecture, 2007 Also available in original PowerPoint version (New)
Rodney Gillett, Where the Big Men Fly; an early history of football in the Riverina of New South Wales. B Litt Thesis, UNE, 1983 (New)

Junior

1973 NSWAFL Teale Cup (U17) State Team

The N.S.W. 1973 Teal Cup Representative Team:
Graham Smith, Robert Darling, Brian Fitzgerald, Ray Boland, Des Fuerhardt, Greg Brentnall, David Slip, Bruce Harrison, Mal Robson, Grant McCallum, Greg Perry, Robert Hall, Peter Anderson, Stephen Hunt Kim McAuliffe, Gary Buchanan, Alan Dunlop, Greg Bee, Lee Rand, Alan Taylor, Peter Longmire, Laurie Ashford, Paul Sheppard, Robert Maiden.
As indicated by our President's Report, we were unable to have the team come together for training purposes, and under the circumstances the performances of the team clearly shows our prospects are bright as far as the future of the Teal Cup is concerned.

We are grateful to the Country areas for their splendid co-operation, particularly Messrs. W. Driver, D. Ferguson, and Bro. Peter (Riverina Schoolboys' League), and Messrs. Col Donnelly and John Warren of Albury, In addition to C. Blackshaw, who did much to bring about co-ordinabon.
The compilation of the final team shows Newcastle (1), Illawarra (1), Riverina (4), Albury-Lavington (5), Sydney-Metropolitan (11) furnished players for the State Team.

State Teale Cup Coach Mr. W. (Bill) Free and Team Manager Mr. E. (Ted) Ray are to be commended for the manner in which they carried out their duties, ably assisted by State C. H. S. Coach, Mr. Bruce Lucas.