A Netball History in Tasmania - The Sequel.
Published May 2013 - 2nd Volume, Collectors Edition.
The book is the second edition of a netball history in Tasmania. This edition covers more intense information about the smaller as well as the larger Associations and how they survived the World Wars, Vietnam War and National Subscription, lower financial resources and their development through the hundreds of volunteers whose passion and drive allowed the sport to develop under trying circumstances. Of course the history of the sport could not exist unless the powerheads and characters presented themselves at times even back at the beginning of the sport.This edition will intrigue, reassure and give pleasurable reading of the eras plus an entertaining factor.
Price: $65.00 plus postage and handling.
A Netball History in Tasmania - The First Bounce 1900-2005
This book will introduce the reader to the beginning of Basketball, which later became known as netball on the global stage in 1971. The many past personalities were treasureed volunteers and often were already teaching in the many private schools around Hobart. This had eventuated through the determination of Marie Bjelke- Petersen and her brother Hans who had opened up a gym in Murray Street, Hobart and began teaching the new Basketball Rules they learned whilst in the United States. 'Echoes' the Friends school newsletter states their was a Basketball roster operating by 1900 which most schools actively participated in. It was the beginning of what has become one of the fastest growing sports in Australia for women and by 1963 the first World Championships were held in Eastbourne, England. This introductory is only a small insert about the interesting tales and the beginnings of the sport that has developed across Tasmania