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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 08 June 2009 20:46 |
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Anzac "Ashes"
During the 1923 tour of Australia, New Zealand Manager Harry Meyer conceived the idea of turning a 4 inch by 2 inch safety razor case into football's equivalent of the cricketing Ashes.
The razor case was no ordinary case, as it had been in the possession of W Fisher, Secretary of the Queensland Football Association, at the landing at Gallipoli.
The two opposing Captains, George Campbell from New Zealand and Alec Gibb from Australia smoked cigars at two dinners held in the New Zealand team's honour. These ashes where then placed into the case, which was later sealed and mounted on both Australian and New Zealand timbers.
The top of the lid is mounted with a sterling silver football whilst the front panel bears a silver kangaroo with a pair of silver ferns on each side. Inisde the lid read the inscription : "This saftey razor case was at the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Forces at Gallipoli and contains the ashes of cigars smoked by G Campbell, New Zealand Captain and A Gibb, Australian Captain, at banquets held in Brisbane on June 9 1923 and Sydney June 16 1923" |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 14 May 2009 09:59 |
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VALE BRIAN VOGLER AOFM is saddened to hear that former Socceroo Brian Vogler passed away last week (6 May 2009) following a long illness. Born in Ipswich, Queensland on 30 May 1932, Brian began his sporting career as a rugby league player before switching to football. He played senior football in Queensland for Blackstone and Hellenic during the 1950's and 1960's. Later he would be a competitive cricketer and lawn bowler. Although selected in the Australian squad that competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Brian didn't make his international debut until after the Games in a friendly match against India at the Sydney Sports Ground in December of the same year. Vogler, Socceroo number 158, scored on debut but unfortunately the team lost 1-7 to the Indians. He played two more matches for Australia against New Zealand in 1958 scoring his second A-international goal at Carlaw Park in a 2-all draw. In 1959 he scored again for Australia in a B-International against a touring Hearts of Midlothian team. Brian was 76 when he passed away at his home on the Gold Coast. He is survived by his wife Margaret and children Mark, Gary, Christine, Peter, Matthew and Anne. |
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