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Author Daly, John A.

Title Elysian fields : sport, class and community in colonial South Australia, 1836-1890 / John A. Daly
Published Adelaide : J.A. Daly, 1982

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 W'PONDS  306.483099423 Dal  AVAILABLE
 MELB  796.099423 Dal/Efs  AVAILABLE
Description 225 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents Includes index
Summary Too often the games people play are dismissed as trivial by historians yet it is important to remember that most people work in order to play and that in their leisure pursuits we can often observe the 'real Australian' and his values
Analysis Sports. Social aspects. South Australia, 1836-1890
Notes Available from Mr. John A. Daly, 81 Onkaparinga Road, Bridgewater, S.A. 5155
Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 209-225
Includes index
Subject Sports -- Social aspects -- Australia -- South Australia.
Sports -- Australia -- South Australia -- History.
SUBJECT Australia -- History -- 1788-1851. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592
Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1851-1901
South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167
South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1836-1900
South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
ISBN 0959359109
9780959359107
Other Titles Sport, class and community in colonial South Australia, 1836-1890
Sport, class and community in colonial South Australia, 1836-1890