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Come in spinner : a history of Two-up and its language / Bruce Moore.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781922669421
Author	Moore, Bruce, 1947- (author)
Title	Come in spinner : a history of Two-up and its language / Bruce Moore.
Other title	Come in spinner : a history of 2-up and its language
Publisher and/or associated date/s	North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2022.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2022.
Description	xi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary	"Bruce Moore explains Two-up's role in the development of the ANZAC legend and provides new evidence that aspects of the game and its terminology have their origins in Ireland. He shows us how the Australian concept of the "fair go" had its origins in Two-up, and how working-class tenacity saved the game from the efforts of authorities and wowsers to wipe it out...."--Back cover.
Subjects	Two-up (Game)
	Games -- Australia
	Games -- History
	Coins -- Australia
Call number	2022.129

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A0095721X	2022.129	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .