Podcasts about pompey elliott

One of the biggest games of every AFL season is between suburban rivals Collingwood and Carlton. However, few fans know the origin of this fierce rivalry that dates back to the start of the 20th Century. These two powerhouses fought each other in remarkably close games for years which were marred by bribery, match fixing, skullduggery and establishment tinkering. Did players really go behind Pompey Elliott's back to fix games ruining the Carlton winning streak? Was there a Carlton insider in the establishment who almost prevented Collingwood's best stars from making the 1915 Grand Final? Is this the most enduring Grand Final story in VFL history?Ross McMullin's article that inspired this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Like many returned soldiers, Pompey Elliott had seen more than his fair share of blood, suffering and death, which had affected him for the rest of his life. In this final 3-part chat with historian and author Dr Ross McMullin on his latest book, Pompey Elliott at War, we discuss the fighting general’s life after the Great War and his legacy a century later.More informationhttp://rossmcmullin.com.au

Historian and author Dr Ross McMullin, continues with his analysis of Pompey Elliot by examining the fighting general's leadership at the battle of Polygon Wood in World War I.More informationhttps://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/pompey-elliott-at-war

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As a fighting general, none was as famous as Pompey Elliott. That’s historian and author Ross McMullin’s assessment of him in his recent book ‘Pompey Elliott at War’ a collection of war correspondence and quotes from the general.Having attended Ballarat College, Harold ‘Pompey’ Elliott was involved from the very beginning of the Great War — landing on the beaches of Gallipoli — to the very end in western Europe. Pompey’s diary entries, letters to his wife and fellow commanders are vivid, and show his personality which endeared him to his men, yet ruffled his superiors.This is the first of a 3-part episode with Ross McMullin, who takes us on a journey of Pompey Elliott’s early life in Ballarat to the mud of Western Europe.More informationhttp://www.rossmcmullin.com.au

Historian and biographer Dr Ross McMullin has researched and written extensively about Australia’s involvement in World War I. His biography of the famous Australian commander, Pompey Elliott, won awards for literature and biography, and discusses his significant and compelling leadership and on the Western Front, making him the most revered and famous Australian fighting commander, with a great command of words.

Ross McMullin. Pompey Elliott was a charismatic, controversial and outstandingly successful Australian commander. He was significant in such major battles of the Great War as Fromelles, Polygon Wood and Villers-Brettonneux. An accomplished tactician and remarkably brave, he was renowned for never sending anyone anywhere he was not prepared to go himself. His tempestuousness generated numerous anecdotes that amused his men and disconcerted his superiors. Historian, Ross McMullin, has written an award-winning biography of Pompey Elliott. 

Ross McMullin. In evaluating the impact of the Great War, Australians have tended to focus on the collective impact of all the casualties. there has been less focus on the individuals of exceptional talent and potential who did not return. Australians today don't know the stories of these special identities whose loss was a national deprivation. Historian, Ross McMullin, biographer of Pompey Elliott, has been researching Australia's lost generation for his latest book.