Alan J. Whiticker born 1958 Penrith, New South Wales is a prolific Australian non-fiction author with currently over 35 published books. Penrith is a Suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia but has also published works on subjects as diverse as the Wanda Beach Murders and an adaptation of Homer's Iliad. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Wanda Beach Murders refers to the case of the unsolved murders of Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock at Sydney's Wanda Beach on January 11 Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient He is an Assistant Principal of a Western Sydney Catholic Primary School.
Rugby league/rugby union works
Whiticker's rugby code related works include:
- 100 Years of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland, 2007 ISBN 9781741104639
- Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, 2004 ISBN 1741100410
- Grand Finals of the New South Wales Rugby League, Gary Allen, 1992 ISBN 1875169172
- From the Bush to Brookvale - the Cliff Lyons story, Gary Allen, 2000 ISBN 1875169806
- Super Rugby: A History of Super 12 and Super 14 Competitions, Gary Allen, ISBN 1877082619
- The History of the Balmain Tigers , Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988 ISBN 1862750009
- The Terry Lamb Story, Gary Allen, 1992 ISBN 1875169148
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Glen Hudson), Gary Allen, 2007 ISBN 9781877082931
- Hooked on League: Royce Simmons, Gary Allen, 2001 ISBN 1875169873
- Mat Rogers: Off The Wing On A Prayer (with Mat Rogers), ESM Sports, 2002 ISBN 0958098107
- The History of The North Sydney Bears (with Greg Anderson), Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988 ISBN 1862750017
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Glen Hudson), Garry Allen, 1993 ISBN 1875169369
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every premiership player (with Glen Hudson) Gary Allen, 1995 ISBN 1875169571
- The History of Rugby League Clubs (with Ian Collis), New Holland, 2004 ISBN 1741100755
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Brisbane player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910484
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Canberra player ever (with Glen Hudson), Melbourne, Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910492
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Canterbury-Bankstown player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910506
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every North Queensland player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910514
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Cronulla-Sutherland player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910522
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Melbourne player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910549
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Parramatta player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910565
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Penrith player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910573
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every South Sydney player ever (with Glen Hudson), Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910581
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every St. George Illawarra (since 1999), St. George (1921-98) and Illawarra (1982-98) player ever (with Glen Hudson) Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 192091059X
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Sydney 'Easts' player ever (with Glen Hudson) Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910603
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Newcastle player ever (with Glen Hudson) Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 192091062X
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every Wests Tigers (since 2000), Wests (1908-99) and Balmain (1908-99) player ever (with Glen Hudson) Bas Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1920910611
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: every Manly Warringah, Manly (1947-99, 2002-02) and Northern Eagles (2000-02) player ever (with Glen Hudson), Melbourne: Bas Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1920910530
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players: every New Zealand player ever (with Glen Hudson), Glen Hudson. Melbourne: Bas Publishing, 2005
- Rugby League Test Matches in Australia (with Ian Collis), Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1994 ISBN 0733303293
Other works
- Speeches That Shaped the Modern World, New Holland, 2005 ISBN 1741103096
- Wanda: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders, New Holland, 2003 ISBN 1864368144
- Twelve Crimes That Shocked The Nation, New Holland, 2005 ISBN 1741101107
- Searching for the Beaumont Children: Australia's Most Famous Unsolved Mystery, John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2006 ISBN 9781740311069
- Crimes of the Century, New Holland Publishers, 2006 ISBN 9781741103632
- Another 12 Crimes that Shocked the Nation, New Holland, 2007 ISBN 9781741104943
- Jimmy Barnes: Say It Loud (with Jimmy Barnes), Gary Allen, 2002 ISBN 1875169903
- The Battle of Troy: an Adaptation of Homer's Iliad, illustrated by Giovanni Caselli, New Holland, 2004 ISBN 1741101336
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