Tom Richards – ANZAC Champion

About this episode

The episode discusses the life and achievements of Tom Richards, an athletic young man from Emmaville who became an ANZAC champion.

Like most small towns and villages around Australia, Emmaville has its war memorial, complete with the names of those who volunteered from this area. But the name of Emmaville’s most remarkable son is not here, for by the time he enlisted, he had long moved away — Tom Richards. Richards' grew up to be an athletic young man, and his speed, strength and intelligent play led to his selection in the Queensland team in 1905 as a breakaway. His light brown hair led to the nickname of ‘Rusty’, and ...

People in this episode

Host: Gary Kent

Guest: Tom Richards

Topics covered

• ANZAC history
• Australian war memorials
• athletic achievements
• local history
• military service

Keywords

• Tom Richards
• ANZAC
• Emmaville
• Queensland
• war memorial
• athlete
• military history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Emmaville, Queensland

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