tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post4802130931810729468..comments2024-03-30T00:22:38.266+11:00Comments on Walter Pless on Association Football: Brian Roberts's report on the old photosWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11493237569003662448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-57672216867990586162009-11-05T20:25:15.505+11:002009-11-05T20:25:15.505+11:00Thats great Brian, nice to put names to facesThats great Brian, nice to put names to facesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948642829158265736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-28258019131991611362009-11-05T00:04:59.936+11:002009-11-05T00:04:59.936+11:00Tasmania does have a long football history. It'...Tasmania does have a long football history. It's a travesty it is not represented in the A league.madmcglonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283792431948878507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-48753338903220545542009-11-04T17:36:13.553+11:002009-11-04T17:36:13.553+11:00Hi Walter following on from our chat, my grandfath...Hi Walter following on from our chat, my grandfather's full title if you like was Sir Alfred White, the reason he was some kind of "VIP" is that he was Chief Secretary ( a senior cabinet minister). He later was Agent General to England (like the Ambassador from Tasmania). It appears that in 1954 when the photo was taken a large crowd was the norm at South Hobart and as a local politician it was good to be seen there. As far as i am aware he never played Football, although he did have Australian rules football boots which had strips of leather tacked on each weekend to play, and were then taken off to resume the working week, they were the only shoes he owned as a young man!Charlie Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441669347856391803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-37619020448797622552009-11-04T09:11:35.057+11:002009-11-04T09:11:35.057+11:00A rather belated congratulations on your hat trick...A rather belated congratulations on your hat trick Brian. Well done Ole Boy !!!gamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268632668019003196noreply@blogger.com