3 Ergebnisse.

The Korean Kid is the story of Jim Kichenside and the Australian pilots who took to the skies in the â¿¿forgotten war' on the Korean peninsula. Within a week of the North Korean invasion of the South on June 25, 1950, No.77 Fighter Squadron RAAF were in the air: the first United Nations air unit committed to the defence of the overrun South. Of the 340 Australians who perished in Korea, 41 were from 77 Squadron. In 1952, Jim Kichenside was the...

The golden boy of Australian swimming and captain of the lifeguards on Manly Beach, Cecil Healy was the poster-boy for all that was decent in Australia before World War I. Powerful, bronzed and daring, his fearlessness made him a leader in the embryonic surf-lifesaving movement, and his unique crawl stroke captured swimming records ......

Australia had few sporting heroes in the years preceding its federation in 1901. But before its twentieth-century trailblazers came an Australian sporting pioneer who was celebrated on the most glamorous stage in the world - American major league baseball. Through 17 seasons in the major leagues, "Undertaker" Joe Quinn earned his place amongst the colourful characters who pioneered the modern game of baseball.