Collingwood won the Victorian Football Association Premiership in 1896, They were aided, it was claimed, by a novelty product…chewing gum. In 1894 MacRobertson’s introduced the first, Australian made chewing gum. It was marketed as being beneficial to athletes; keeping saliva flowing and containing medicinal ingredients. It was
Read more →In 1925, the North Motton football team (which had topped the ladder), met the Ulverstone Juniors in the Leven Association’s Premiership. North Motton was captained by J. Hearps and Ulverstone by W. McMahon. There have been some controversial footy finals in Tasmania over the years, and this
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