Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS History, it has been said, is not what actually happened but what was recorded! This is true of many things and no doubt there are comments or numbers in this document that may not be true and correct. The reason for sharing this document is to provide lacrosseurs past and present with information on the history of lacrosse in Australia, but this is written from information gathered mainly by Victorians, thus its focus was on Victoria, as is its natural bias, but does provide a lot of information about men’s lacrosse in all states and a little bit about women’s lacrosse. This document has come a long way from what we were provided in hand written manuscripts for various periods from 1876, and no doubt still contains errors of fact or spelling. If you can help with correcting any errors or filling in any gaps we would appreciate you contacting us. With some help from our lacrosse brothers and sisters in all states it can one day tell the story of lacrosse in Austalia from many perspectives and include far more information and knowledge than we have provided in this document. Our intention longer term, with the cooperation of all interested lacrosseurs in Australia, is to develop a book on the history of lacrosse in Australia, covering men’s and women’s lacrosse, all states and all types of lacrosse played. I trust you find the early years as fascinating as we have. Lacrosse was once a significant sport in Australia, played on such great venues as the MCG, SCG, the WACA and Adelaide Oval.
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