Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere Roy Hay ISBN: 9781527526488 Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK, 2019. Hardback, A5, 315 pages, illustrated. RRP £64.99. Australia $99.00....
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SESA is still in business
SESA is still in business Sports & Editorial Services Australia is saddened that Dennis Jones had to put his distribution company Dennis Jones & Associates into administration recently. SESA benefitted considerably from Dennis and his loyal and proactive...
The Game That Never Happened
SESA is delighted to announce the publication of Ian Syson’s The Game That Never Happened: The Vanishing History of Soccer in Australia. This is a pioneering cultural history of the game in Australia demonstrating that the game has been around as long as any of the...
Geelong Rangers hit Golden Plains for six in Geelong Community Cup
Rangers hit Golden Plains for six in Geelong Community Cup (Click on pictures below to enlarge them) Roy Hay Geelong Rangers ran up six goals without reply by Golden Plains in the Geelong Community Cup on Wednesday night. Corio struggled to beat Barwon by a single...
Football and War: Australia and Vietnam 1967–1972
Football and War: Australia and Vietnam 1967–1972, A Missing Part of the National Narrative Roy Hay Much has been written about sport in Australia. Much more has been written about war. There is also a small literature about sport and war and hectares of newsprint...
Helen Schwab
Helen Schwab Roy Hay It is with deep sadness and regret that we pass on the news that Helen Schwab tragically drowned while swimming in Queensland. Helen was a vibrant and independent spirit who was married to journalist Laurie Schwab until his untimely death. She...
The World Game Downunder
Bill Murray and Roy Hay (eds) The World Game Downunder, ASSH Studies in Sports History, no. 19, Australian Society for Sports History, Melbourne, 2006. The book was favourably reviewed by Ian Syson in the Age on 10 June 2006 in his article 'More than a game,' from...
A History of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce, 1853-2005
Roy Hay and G A McLean, A History of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce, 1853-2005, Sports and Editorial Services Australia in association with the Geelong Chamber of Commerce, Teesdale, Victoria, 2006.
With Respect: The Story of Geelong Lawyers Harwood & Pincott, 1840–1992
Richard Annois, With Respect: The Story of Geelong Lawyers Harwood & Pincott, 1840–1992, Thislot Press, Highton, Victoria, 2005. Launch of With Respect The Hon. Justice Bernard D. Bongiorno launched Richard Annois, With Respect: The Story of Geelong Lawyers...
The Boys on Newtown Hill: A history of St Joseph’s College, Geelong, 1935-2007
Roy Hay and Marnie Haig-Muir, The Boys on Newtown Hill: A history of St Joseph’s College, Geelong, 1935-2007, Sports and Editorial Services Australia and St Joseph’s College, Geelong, 2007.
Bethany: Serving the Community, A Social History, 1977-2007
Susan Kruss, Bethany: Serving the Community, A Social History, 1977-2007, Bethany Community Support Inc., Geelong 2008.
History of the Atheneaum
Frances Hay is editing a new history of the Atheneaum in Melbourne, written by Susan Kruss.