403853
- TitleTom Goodman - Two letters from Jack Fingleton, 1961, 1981
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- Call numberMLMSS 6940
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1 March 1961, 18 September 1981 - Type of material
- Reference code403853
- Physical Description1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (typescript)
Textual Records - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Jack Fingleton played cricket for Australia from 1932 to 1938, scoring five centuries in 18 tests. As a journalist he wrote articles on cricket and politics for Australian and international papers. He was also a popular and respected radio commentator and wrote a number of books, several of which are considered classics of the game.
Tom Goodman was a distinguished Sydney sports journalist from the 1930s to the 1960s. - Scope and Content1 March 1961; Deals primarily with the problems of the working cricket media personality. There are uncomplimentary mentions of the bosses (Warwick Fairfax and Rupert Murdoch) and their economy campaigns and refences to his wife Philippa and his family, Lindsay Hassett, Bill (Tiger) O'Reilly, Dick Hughes and Edmund Blunden.
18 September 1981; Mainly concerns his autobiography 'Batting from memeory' with references to Harold Larwood, Bill (Tiger) O'Reilly and Don Bradman. - General note
Both letters are undated as to year but are 1961 and 1981 respectively from their contents. - Creator/Author/Artist
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