Detailed historical narrative sheds light on football's struggle for acceptance in Australia
Features real people and events, including miner-turned-international player Judy Masters
Explores the cultural and social context of early 20th century Australia
Engaging storytelling with unique characters and unexpected twists
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The Coping Stone—The First English Soccer Tour of Australia 1925tells the little-known but fascinating story of how soccer fought for survival — and acceptance — in early 20th-century Australia.
In a sporting landscape dominated by rugby and Australian Rules, football was kept alive in the mining towns of New South Wales and Queensland,