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Australian writer
Alan James Whiticker
Born 1958 (age 65–66) Occupation(s) Author, publisher Known for History sport biography true crime/lifesyle
Alan James Whiticker (born 1958) is an Australian non-fiction author and publisher, with over 50 published books on history, sport, biography, true crime and lifestyle.
[1]
Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of
rugby league in Australia, but he has also published works on subjects as diverse as
classical film ,
pop culture , the
Wanda Beach Murders
[2] and an adaptation of
Homer 's
Iliad .
[3] He is a former teacher and
commissioning editor for a publishing company but now works as a freelance writer.
[4]
Early life and education
Whiticker was born in
Penrith, New South Wales on 15 December 1958. He attended
St Dominic's College, Penrith and
Nepean College of Advanced Education (now
Western Sydney University ), where he obtained a Diploma of Teaching in 1979 and a Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree in 1985. He later obtained his master's degree in Education (Administration) in 1997. Before writing full-time, he worked as a primary school teacher and assistant principal at Catholic schools in Western Sydney for 30 years, and lectured at Western Sydney University in 2008.
Rugby league works
The History of the
Balmain Tigers , Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988
ISBN
1-86275-000-9
The History of The
North Sydney Bears (with
Greg Anderson ), Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988
ISBN
1-86275-001-7
Grand Finals of the New South Wales Rugby League , Gary Allen, 1992
ISBN
1-875169-17-2
The
Terry Lamb Story , Gary Allen, 1992
ISBN
1-875169-14-8
Rugby League Test Matches in Australia (with Ian Collis), Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1994
ISBN
0-7333-0329-3
From the Bush to Brookvale: The
Cliff Lyons story , Gary Allen, 2000
ISBN
1-875169-80-6
Hooked on League:
Royce Simmons , Gary Allen, 2001
ISBN
1-875169-87-3
Mat Rogers: Off The Wing On A Prayer (with Mat Rogers), ESM Sports, 2002
ISBN
0-9580981-0-7
The History of Rugby League Clubs (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2004
ISBN
978-1-74257-010-5
Captaining the Kangaroos , New Holland Publishers, 2004
ISBN
1-74110-041-0
100 Years of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2007
ISBN
978-1-74110-463-9
The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Glen Hudson, 6th Edition), Gary Allen, 2007
ISBN
978-1-877082-93-1
Rugby League: 100 Years in Pictures (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2008
ISBN
978-1-74110-596-4
The Top 10 of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2010
ISBN
978-1-74257-042-6
Rugby League Through the Decades (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2011
ISBN
978-1-74257-136-2
Glory Days: The Story of South Sydney's Golden Era , New Holland Publishers, 2011
ISBN
978-1-74257-138-6
101 Great Rugby League Players (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2012
ISBN
978-1-74257-132-4
Rugby League: Every Premiership Match (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2013
ISBN
978-1-74257-437-0
Mud, Blood and Beer: Rugby League in the 1970s , New Holland Publishers, 2016
ISBN
978-1-74257-515-5
The State of Origin Companion: Interstate Rugby League Since 1908 , New Holland Publishers, 2020
ISBN
978-1-76079-213-8
League on Sunday, Work on Monday (with Tony Loxley and Ian Collis), Full Throttle Publishing, 2020
ISBN
978-0-64888-740-9
Very Tough Men: Rugby League in the 1980s (with Tony Loxley), Full Throttle Publishing, 2021
ISBN
978-064888-741-6
Tommy: The Extraordinary Career of Tommy Raudonikis , New Holland Publishers, 2021
ISBN
978-1-76079-379-1
True crime
Wanda: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders , New Holland Publishers, 2003
ISBN
1-86436-814-4
Twelve Crimes That Shocked The Nation , New Holland Publishers, 2005
ISBN
1-74110-110-7
Searching for the
Beaumont Children : Australia's Most Famous Unsolved Mystery , John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2006
ISBN
978-1-74031-106-9
Crimes of the Century , New Holland Publishers, 2006
ISBN
978-1-74110-363-2
Another 12 Crimes that Shocked the Nation , New Holland Publishers, 2007
ISBN
978-1-74110-494-3
Derek Percy : Australian Psycho , New Holland Publishers, 2008
ISBN
978-1-74110-632-9
Unsolved Crimes: The cases that haunt Australia , New Holland Publishers, 2009
ISBN
978-1-74110-655-8
The Satin Man: uncovering the mystery of the missing Beaumont children (with Stuart Mullins), New Holland Publishers, 2013
ISBN
978-1-74257308-3
I Survived Kerobokan (with Paul Conibeer), New Holland Publishers, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-74257-496-7
Anita Cobby : The Crime that Shocked the Nation , New Holland Publishers, 2015
ISBN
978-1-74257-791-3
Other works
Jimmy Barnes : Say It Loud (with Jimmy Barnes), Gary Allen, 2002
ISBN
1-875169-90-3
The Battle of Troy: an Adaptation of Homer's Iliad , illustrated by Giovanni Caselli, New Holland Publishers, 2004
ISBN
1-74110-133-6
Speeches That Shaped the Modern World , New Holland Publishers, 2005
ISBN
1-74110-309-6
Speeches That Reshaped the Modern World , New Holland Publishers, 2008
ISBN
978-1-74110-726-5
Shannon Noll : So Far , New Holland Publishers, 2012
ISBN
978-1-74257-324-3
The Way We Were , New Holland Publishers, 2013
ISBN
978-1-74257-324-3
British Pop Invasion , New Holland Publishers, 2014
ISBN
978-1-74257-628-2
Retro New York , New Holland Publishers, 2015
ISBN
978-1-74257-713-5
Speeches That Defined the World , New Holland Publishers, 2016
ISBN
978-1-74257-888-0
The Classics: The Greatest Films of the 20th Century , New Holland Publishers, 2016
ISBN
978-1-74257-847-7
Classic Albums That Changed My Life: The Vinyl That Made A Generation , New Holland Publishers, 2018
ISBN
978-1-92102-438-2
Don't Die Wondering: the Pat Webster Story , New Holland Publishers, 2019
ISBN
978-1-76079-187-2
The Immortals of Australian Horse Racing , Gelding Street Press, 2021
ISBN
978-1-92594-696-3
Legends of the Track: Australia's Champion Jockey and Trainers , Gelding Street Press, 2023
ISBN
978-0-64520-716-3
References
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