- Format Paperback
- Pages 237
- ISBN 978-1-925936-04-9
- Release date April 1, 2021
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The Boy from Birdum
Bill Dempsey is a humble achiever. He is known primarily as a champion footballer with West Perth and the Darwin Buffaloes. A premiership captain who played over 400 games in 20 seasons in Perth and the Northern Territory, and a member of the AFL’s Indigenous Team of the Century, his record and his achievements compare with the very best. He is revered as a true legend at West Perth.
Bill has led a remarkable life. Born in the shadow of Japanese bombing raids in 1942. Forcibly removed from his mother after the death of his father and baby sister, he was a stolen child who never lost contact with his family and found a second family amongst his fellow inmates at the Retta Dixon Home. Brought to Perth at the age of seventeen as a ‘spare wheel’ to his mate Jim Anderson, he stayed on to become a football champion and a trailblazer as an Aboriginal entrepreneur throughout the 80s. In The Boy from Birdum, Bill tells his story frankly, courageously, and with the charismatic flair of a natural-born yarn spinner.
Praise for The Boy from Birdum
"This is an honest and unpretentious story, well-told, that deserves wide readership."
– Lionel Frost, Sporting Traditions
- Format Paperback
- Pages 237
- ISBN 978-1-925936-04-9
- Release date April 1, 2021
- Category
- Resources
