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Keith B. Saunders Keith B. Saunders i(A87487 works by)
Born: Established: 1934 ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 1 y separately published work icon Myall Road Keith B. Saunders , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1998 Z1430103 1998 single work autobiography This book is about recollections of family life of Keith Saunders in the 1950s and 1960s. Humour and tenacity shine throughout this book about his life, his family and the many poignant and moving events of his life. Saunders includes many hilarious episodes and breathtaking escapades getting into and out of trouble as a young knockabout. As well as his boxing career there were years and years of very hard work in many dangerous jobs. Saunders has given years of community service as a trainer of football teams, aspiring young boxers and other athletes, and through health care and fitness training in gyms, and to various organizations. As he retraces parts of his life and places in Sydney, his strength of character and personality are unforgettable.
1 1 y separately published work icon Learning the Ropes : The Life Story of a 'King of Knockouts' Keith B. Saunders , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1992 Z1179975 1992 single work autobiography

'From the lean and terrifying days of the Depression in rural New South Wales to the exhilaration and excess of Australian boxing in the '60s and after, the life of boxer Keith Saunders has been extraordinary.

In this fast-paced, funny autobiography that includes some electrifying first-hand accounts of great Australian fights, we glimpse a little of the indulgent world that opened to a few successful boxers, the frustration felt by those Australians who endure racial indignities, and also some of the horror and tragedy of the boxing ring.' Source: Publisher's blurb (Sighted 28/7/09).

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