Sir Walter Allen - letters from George 'Gubby' Allen, 1932-33, 1936-37
Sir Walter Allen - letters from George 'Gubby' Allen, 1932-33, 1936-37
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1932-33, 1936-37
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5571
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
1 box - 0.03 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Restricted
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 2546, frames 1-247 (MLMSS 5571)
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a294.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A series of weekly letters to his parents, Sir Walter and Lady Allen, in which Gubby Allen gives an inside account of the bodyline tour, revealing the deep divisions created in the English team by his stand and by the whole controversy. Also included is a letter from Douglas Jardine to Sir Walter Allen incorporating his official report on Gubby. A...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir Walter Allen - letters from George 'Gubby' Allen, 1932-33, 1936-37
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Copied onto preservation microfilm, June 1992.
Digital order no: Album ID : 823887
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased at auction in 1992.
A selection of letters from this collection has been digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2002.
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Administrative / Biographical history
During the Australian Summer of 1932-33 the captain of the touring English cricket team, Douglas Jardine, introduced a new form of bowling attack which came to be known as 'bodyline'. In a calculated attempt to restrict the Australian batsmen, particularly Don Bradman, he directed his fast bowlers, Harold Larwood and Bill Voce, to aim at the batsme...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5571
Record Identifier
92eVBaoY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVBaoY
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Reference code
421700
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