Baden Pratt (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2010 Large Soft Cover near fine book, corners and edges lightly rubbed. No inscription. 280 pages. Illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Love him or hate him, sharp-tongued sports broadcaster George Grljusich brought out the best and worst in talkback listeners. The politically incorrect champion of the airwaves was a man of many parts - gambler, larrikin, lover, raconteur, control freak, litigant and owner of a string of finance-crippling horses. Revered or renounced, George Grljusich made an impact paralleled by few, if any, Australian sports broadcasters. George! The Life and Riotous Times of George Grljusich lays bare his fractured life: from the heights of international broadcasting fame - calling Ben Johnson's world-record 100-metre run at the Seoul Olympics - to the depths of his despair as mounting debts, family fallouts, marriage break-ups and radio management brawls blighted his life. Take the front seat on a humour-laced ride through the life of George Grljusich, with stories involving high-profile identities as well as sports celebrities and fellow journalists. (Back cover).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Tiny scratch to lower spine. Dr Ern Manea is an icon of Bunbury, Western Australia. Born in Albany in 1926, he came to Bunbury in 1952. In addition to a distinguished career as a GP, Dr Manea was the City of Bunbury's longest-surviving mayor and was at various times a patron or board member of over 300 community organisations. This book is the result of extensive interviews with Dr Ern Manea and his wife Beulah "Snookie" Manea and oral history tapes recorded by John Bannister for the Bunbury Historical Society Inc.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 176pp, bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. Near new. History of a Western Australian Aussie Rules football club. Size: Oblong 4to.

Card Covers. Condition: Fine. 96 pages, profusely illustrated with black and white photos, oblong format. I have taken the publication data from Trove, as none is offered. The front cover is very lightly scratched and the edges very lightly bumped; there is an illegible signature on the head of the foreword page which looks important, but might only be an ownership signature. ""The book tells the stories of the 11 North Fremantle Football Club members killed in World War I. The book has been written to coincide with the overseas trip in 2008 by 32 members of the club who visited the grave sites and memorials of nine of the players killed on the Western Front." (publisher). "Baden Pratt is a former Club President that has been actively involved in capturing the club's history.".…

Softcover. Condition: As new. WEST AUSTRALIANA Biography Medical -Dr Ern Manea is an icon of Bunbury, Western Australia. Born in Albany in 1926, he came to Bunbury in 1952. In addition to a distinguished career as a GP, Dr Manea was the City of Bunbury's longest-surviving mayor and was at various times a patron or board member of over 300 community organisations. This book is the result of extensive interviews with Dr Ern Manea and his wife Beulah "Snookie" Manea and oral history tapes recorded by John Bannister for the Bunbury Historical Society Inc.South Fremantle, W.A. : Round House Press, 2012Medical practitioners -- Western Australia -- Bunbury -- Biography. | Mayors -- Western Australia -- Bunbury -- Biography. | Harness racing -- Western Australia -- Biography. | Australianx, 266 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm #0921/050224/170625 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

Softcover. Condition: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA WAFL Australian Rules Football Fremantle - SCARCE 176 p. : ill.(some col.), facsims., ports. ; 21 x 30 cm. First Edition. #250322/300925"The Maggies are the oldest club still playing in amateur football, having celebrated our Centenary Year in 2020, we are still competing at the highest level and introduced a Women's Team in 2021 (who won a Premiership in their first year).We have played in and won several A Grade Grand Finals. We have a great tradition with the first North Fremantle team competing in the WAFL from 1901 to 1915 when World War l intervened.Our home ground is Gilbert Fraser Reserve, one of the best football ovals in Western Australia.The club has great facilities â" a fully stocked gymnasium, expert fitness coaches, qualified trainers, outstanding coaches.We are the only club in Fremantle that has achieved Gold Status in the Bronze, Silver, Gold delineations as the litmus test of a clubâs standing, set out by the WA Football Commission."The North Fremantle Amateur Football Club started off as the North Fremantle Football Club in 1921. The club joined the Fremantle Suburban Football Association (FSFA). Adopting the black and white colours, North Fremantle were traditionally nicknamed the Magpies.In 18 years in the FSFA, North were third once, runners-up on 10 occasions and won 6 premierships including one undefeated premiership.In 1939 the club was admitted to the West Australian Amateur Football League (WAAFL). North added the word âAmateurâ and the North Fremantle Amateur Football Club was born. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…