Geelong on Trove - History thread

[JapanFootball]

For those who aren't aware, old Australian newspapers have been digitised on a website called TROVE (https://trove.nla.gov.au)

With a bit of free time on my hands, I started to wonder what interesting things I could find in the history archives.

How's this for a cracker to start us off... A report of a game played between Geelong and Melbourne on 21 Sep, 1868

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/... melbourne football &searchLimits=

• The small boys and adults who should've known better were reluctant to clear the field
• TW Wills was in the best players
• The game didn't seem to have a time limit
• The ball burst at one point, and the replacement ball was heavier and changed the nature of the game
• The local ragamuffins didn't play up like they did when Carlton played against Geelong

Pretty cool stuff. What can you find in the newspaper archives?

 

[An Individual]

Here we are on the threshold of September. History is yet to happen this year. This could be a great thread - maybe resurrect it in a month or so if there is little interest just now...

 

[Max Milburn]

A bit of Cats history served up on Footy Almanac today.
Not a win, but a good read...
https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-art-geelong-v-university-1909-vfl-season/