"Albert 'Pompey' Austin (Poorne Yarriworri) was a man between two worlds in the second half of the nineteenth century. He was one of the most important multi-sports Indigenous persons of that era. In his brief life he was not just a footballer, but was also a cricketer, pedestrian (as athletes were called in those days), racehorse owner, jocky, boxer, horse thief, artist, explorer, savant, entertainer and musician, and a thorn in the side of those who wished to confine him and the survivors of his generation to remote ghettos on the fringe of Victoria.

Warning. This book contains images of people who are deceased. It is my attempt to pay my respects to the Austin family and Pompey's Indigenous descendants in the hope that they will tell the whole story one day."--page [iv].

This work contains text and/or images that may cause offence to members of the Australian Indigenous community, or may be deemed inappropriate for some users on the grounds of sex, age or social status by the Australian Indigenous community. It contains terms and annotations which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the item was written may not be considered appropriate today.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-221) and index.
Victorian Community History Awards Shortlist 2021