W E L C O M E

Under construction forever

Underlined timeline YEARS are links to a light box window such as this, which opens on this page of the site.

Underlined WORDS in the text blocks below the timeline images are usually off-site links such as Wikipedia and the Australian Dictionary of Biography in a new window.


CHANGE LOG

2013

Many additions, especially imagery, to the known timeline events.
1/09 - 12/11 Reworked code and page design for new domain.


2012

27/10 Added 6 Blackhawks premiership images (1947, 1966, 1984, 2002, 2005-6)
+ Charles Grandy 1964
+ Demons 2003 premiers image

5/10 Corrected 1934 VIHA Premiers to Essendon (from Brighton).
" ... Hawthorn and Essendon will meet in the premiership final on Tuesday night." (The Argus, Aug 24 1934 p 14)
"... the inter-club championships for the cup won last season by Essendon will begin." (The Age, May 28, 1935 p 3)

16/9 Added National Championship article, Hakoah vs Glebe Lions (1963/3)

15/9 Added Hakoah NZ tour (1963/3)
+ VIHL Mk II rebel pro league (1982/2)
+ Article on Melbourne Jets and Slapshot '83 (1983/2)
+ Kucera coach of Raiders (1951/5)
+ Article on Jack Skolnik, president of VIHA Raiders (1957)
+ Fixed link to Tasmanian Association news print (1951/3)
+ Oakleigh Aces / Golds pics (1980/5)
+ Hakoah, Blackhawks, Monarchs match pics (1978, 1979/3)
+ Junior Vics State team pics (1978/2)

2011

5/12 Added 2012 Mighty Roos roster to League
2/12 Added photo for 2007 Goodall Cup Champions (timeline + League)
+ Completed loading Teams to Champions League
1/12 Added photos for 2008, 2009 Goodall Cup Champions (timeline + League)

30/11 Added 17 photos for 1994-5, 1997-9, 2004-11 Worlds Teams
29/11 Added 5 photos for 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2000 Worlds Teams
18/11 Added 1922 and 1923 Victorian Team photos to timeline
8/11 Added Bears vs Wildcats 1949 VIHL Season Opener (1949/3 on timeline)
+ Windsor Times article on Sandi Logan and the formation of the NIHL (1980)
+ MGS Link With Ice Hockey article from The Age to History (1967 on timeline)
7/11 Updated 1969 Cup score and venue
+ Added more missing 1978 Vic Goodall Champs + The Age newspaper article
+ Numerous amendments to 1950s Champions
+ Old news clippings Beyko/Caron 1961, Nila 1981 to timeline
+ 1960 Olympic Team photo courtesy Ben Acton (1960/4 on timeline)
5/11 Amended VIHL years + added 1948 VIHL Wildcats team photo (1948/4)

17/9 Added Demons IHC 2011 IHV Champions to timeline
4/9 Added Goodall Cup Champions 2011/2 on Timeline

13/8 Added NIHL flyer 1980/3
5/8 Added Frank Chase article 1948/3 on Timeline

6/3 Added Melburnian premiers photos (1912/2 and 1913/2 on timeline)

22/2 Added Perth Penguins team pic (1950/4 p 6 on timeline)
12/2 Added Hobart hockey history to timeline (1951/3 on timeline)
11/2 Added article Master Ice Showman (1954/4 on timeline)
+ articles on foundation of hockey in WA (1950/4 on timeline)
10/2 Added rare pic/bio of New South's Doc Murphy (1936/4 on timeline)
9/2 Added 2011 and Future Decade to timeline
Added NSW hockey at Prince Alfred Park (1961 on timeline)
Added pic + story on Glebe's Wayne Brown (1963/5 on timeline)
Corrected Prince Alfred Park (Syd) opening to 1959
Added Prince Alfred Park AWW article + photo (1959/4 on timeline)
Added AWW article Girls Play Fast Game On Ice (1949/5 on timeline)
Added AWW article Canterbury Ice Rink Co-op Sydney (1971 on timeline)


2010

2/10 Added Australia v West Germany pics (1977 on timeline)

27/9 Added 1933 Goodall Cup NSW team photo (1933/2 on timeline)
+ 1937 Goodall Cup Vic players photo (1937/2 on timeline)
25/9 Added first ever VIHA Blackhawks team pic (1947/3 on timeline)
24/9 Added 1976 Goodall players image (1976 on timeline)
+ 1926 Victorian Team photo (1926/2 on timeline)
21/9 Corrected 1953 Vic team photo (was at 1951)
13/9 Added old news images to 1946 Goodall Cup
+ old news images to 1951 Goodall Cup
+ 1954 Goodall Cup (1954 on timeline)
+ old news to 1952 Cup (1st interstate expansion/ 1st lightning premiership)
10/9 Added 1951 Goodall Cup (1951 on timeline)
6/9 Added 1922 press for Tests 1 and 3 (1922 p 2 on timeline)
5/9 Updated 1913 Goodall Cup with missing 3rd test score
1/9 Added Icehouse opening press (2010/2 on timeline)
+ 1974 Worlds Team - Grenoble (1974 0n timeline)
Corrected several 1990s Goodall Cup wins and state tallies

31/8 Added The rink outsiders who made the big time
— 1960 Olympians interview, The Age 2010 (1960 p 4 on timeline)
+ Keeping up with the (Russell) Jones, interview The Age 2009 (1960 p5)
30/8 Added 2010 Goodall Cup team and photo (2010 on timeline)
29/8 Added 1949 Goodall scores and team (1949 on timeline)
28/8 Added 1960 Winter Olympic team (1960 on timeline)
+ 1962 Worlds team photo (1962 on timeline)
+ 1946 Goodall Cup scores
+ 1930 + 1936 NSW team photos (1930/2 & 1936/3 on timeline)
+ 1965 + '72 Goodall Cup Vic team and photo (1965 + 1972 on timeline)
+ 1963 and 1970 Goodall Cup NSW team photos (1963/2 and 1970 on timeline)
27/8 Added 1982 Goodall Cup press (1982 on timeline)
+ 1984 Goodall Cup + National Camp posters (1984 on timeline)
+ 1973 Monarchs v Rangers at Ringwood (1973 on timeline)
+ 1970s Brown Trophy at Oakleigh (1972 on timeline)
+ Iceland Footscray (1979 on timeline)
+ 1977 Goodall Cup Qld team + photo
26/8 Action On Ice article + images on Vic hockey (1950/2 link on timeline)
Photo: Vic players arriving Sydney to play Canadian Bears (timeline: 1938/2)
Article: Ken Kennedy on the NSW season opening (timeline: 1949/2)
21/8 Added news print for 1947 Goodall Cup (1947 link on timeline)
18/8 Added 1950 Goodall Cup (1950 link on timeline)
Added news print for missing decider to 1939 Goodall Cup.
16/8 Corrected scores of 2nd Test, 1913 Goodall Cup
15/8 Added 1952 Goodall Cup (1952 link on timeline)
14/8 Added 1953 Goodall Cup (1953 link on timeline)
Added Charlett article: Ice Hockey Game is Fastest in World (1953/2 link)
9/8 Added 1924 Gower Cup (1924/2 on timeline)
7/8 Added missing second game to 1935 Goodall Cup
Added 1937 Goodall Cup scores and match reports
6/8 Added 1921 and '26 Goodall Cup (1921/ 1926 links on timeline)
4/8 Added St George + Western Suburbs, NSW (1937/2 link on timeline)
3/8 Added 1931 Goodall Cup (1931 link on timeline)
Added 1912 Goodall Cup (1912 link on timeline)
Added 1924 Goodall Cup (1924 link on timeline)
Added 1927 Goodall Cup (1927 link on timeline)
Added 1928 Goodall Cup (1928 link on timeline)
2/8 Added 1930 Goodall Cup (1930 link on timeline)
1/8 1928 NSW Gower Cup (women) team photo (1928/4 link on timeline)
Added 1933 Goodall Cup (1933 link on timeline)

31/7 Added 1929 Goodall Cup and Victoria team photo (1929 link on timeline)
Added 1949 Goodall Cup (1949 link on timeline)
Added World's Fastest Sport article (1947/4 link on timeline)
30/7 Added 1946 Goodall Cup to History (1946 link on timeline)
(This series was lost from some official published records (eg Wikipedia)
Yet another tie from which New South "retained" the Cup,
and also the Cup debut of IHV patron, Russ Jones.)

9/3 - Added Bendigo closure


2009
26/12 - Added another dozen images and old news copy at links
23/12 - Added another dozen images at links
21/12 - Added another dozen images at links
19/12 - Added another dozen images at links
18/12 - Added a few dozen historical images and news copy (at links as above).
14/12 - Launched in the centenary year.





You may write me down in history
With your bitter twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still like dust I'll rise.



For hockey's once and future champions.