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Werken van Keith Dunstan

Ratbags (1979) 20 exemplaren
A cricket dictionary (1989) 17 exemplaren
Knockers (1972) 16 exemplaren
My life with the demon (1994) 8 exemplaren
Sports (1973) 7 exemplaren
Moonee Ponds to Broadway (2006) 6 exemplaren
The Store on the Hill (1979) 5 exemplaren
Supporting a Column 4 exemplaren
Tennis : a tennis dictionary (1984) 3 exemplaren
Not a Bad Drop: Brown Brothers (2000) 3 exemplaren
No brains on Tuesday (1991) 3 exemplaren
It's all up hill (1979) 3 exemplaren
The Wine Dictionary (1985) 2 exemplaren
Skiing, the skiing dictionary (1987) 1 exemplaar
Tennis: a Dictionary (1984) 1 exemplaar

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Algemene kennis

Officiële naam
Dunstan, John Keith
Geboortedatum
1925-02-03
Overlijdensdatum
2013-09-11
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Australia
Oorzaak van overlijden
Cancer
Woonplaatsen
Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Beroepen
journalist
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Order of Australia (Medal, 2002)

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Very funny definitions of cricket terms and a fun challenge to find Jeff's 'hook' hidden in his cartoons. An example of one such definition: "Rain - Something that happens when you have scored 550 runs and you've got 'em cold in the second innings at 7 for 84."
 
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DAVIDGOTTS | Jul 15, 2022 |
Very funny definitions of Australian Rules football terms - funny, but strangely true... Some of them have now changed or no longer apply. For example, Zoning and place kick. Also, it is fun finding Jeff Hook's hidden hook in his humourous illustrations.
 
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DAVIDGOTTS | 1 andere bespreking | Jun 26, 2022 |
Dunstan was a very well known journalist and columnist, particularly known for his support of the Anti-Football League and for writing 'A place in the sun' for the Sun for many years. In these papers he discusses some of the various columns he wrote over a period up to 1968.
 
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Readingthegame | Jul 7, 2020 |
This chapter contains an entertaining analysis of Melbourne's football fervour, with plenty of stories, mainly drawn from press sources or personal observations, about the devotion of fans from cradle to the grave, crowd behaviour, and the range of footy merchandise which can be bought or is used to promote products and services. Dunstan also offers an interesting description of fan reactions to the Ron Barassi transfer to Carlton in December 1964, and the suspension of John Coleman on the eve of the 1951 finals.… (meer)
 
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Readingthegame | Jul 7, 2020 |

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ISBNs
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