Burning Ambition - The Centenary of Australia-New Zealand Football Ashes P.J. Laverty a cautious meditation on whether

a cautious meditation on whether institutions that have betrayed trust can ever truly rebuild it

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With themes of gender

ISBN eBook: 978-1-923236-59-2)

April 2025

Burning Ambition - The Centenary of Australia-New Zealand Football Ashes P.J. Laverty a cautious meditation on whetherFor the men involved, the Dunedin first Test of international football between Australia and New Zealand on June 17, 1922, was the first day of the future. The coming of age of the game would see not only international football but also domestic discussions about professionalism, relationships with Asia, FIFA membership, reorganising Empire contact and Olympic Games ambitions. The 1922 series, followed a year later by return matches in Australia, were