Local Rites by Paul Daffey

Local Rites by Paul DaffeyISBN: 9780646412481 Local Rites: a year in grass roots football in Victoria and beyond. Local rights is an exploration of the people, the places, and the ties that bind in local football. For one season, early in the new century, Melbourne journalist Paul Daffey wandered through the heartland of the Australian game, beginning with a homecoming in old Fitzroy and ending with a fairy tale at the Swan Hill show grounds. The result is a slice of life from

from a troopie-load of backpackers to a middle-aged version of Barbie and Ken

then became a ringer

depicting our turbulent history as never before

196 page small format paperback

In Western Europe and America millions of ordinary people start their day

Consideration is extended to Aussie urbanites

a real-life Crocodile Dundee

and its inhabitants - drawn by the lure of gold and riches - guard their secrets carefully

He cheers for the outsider

New South Wales and worked in and around Katherine

off the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula

This is the story she told