Alan Whiticker Last updated July 30, 2025 Australian writer
Alan James Whiticker
Born 1958 (age 66– 67) Occupation(s) Author, publisher Known for History sport biography true crime/lifesyle
Alan James Whiticker (born 1958) is an Australian non-fiction author and publisher, with over 50 published books on history, sport, biography, true crime and lifestyle. [ 1]
Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia, but he has also published works on subjects as diverse as classical film , pop culture , the Wanda Beach Murders [ 2] and an adaptation of Homer 's Iliad . [ 3] He is a former teacher and commissioning editor for a publishing company but now works as a freelance writer. [ 4]
Rugby league works The History of the Balmain Tigers , Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988 ISBN 1-86275-000-9 The History of The North Sydney Bears (with Greg Anderson ), Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988 ISBN 1-86275-001-7 Grand Finals of the New South Wales Rugby League , Gary Allen, 1992 ISBN 1-875169-17-2 The Terry Lamb Story , Gary Allen, 1992 ISBN 1-875169-14-8 Rugby League Test Matches in Australia (with Ian Collis), Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1994 ISBN 0-7333-0329-3 From the Bush to Brookvale: The Cliff Lyons story , Gary Allen, 2000 ISBN 1-875169-80-6 Hooked on League: Royce Simmons , Gary Allen, 2001 ISBN 1-875169-87-3 Mat Rogers: Off The Wing On A Prayer (with Mat Rogers), ESM Sports, 2002 ISBN 0-9580981-0-7 The History of Rugby League Clubs (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2004 ISBN 978-1-74257-010-5 Captaining the Kangaroos , New Holland Publishers, 2004 ISBN 1-74110-041-0 100 Years of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2007 ISBN 978-1-74110-463-9 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Glen Hudson, 6th Edition), Gary Allen, 2007 ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1 Rugby League: 100 Years in Pictures (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-74110-596-4 The Top 10 of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2010 ISBN 978-1-74257-042-6 Rugby League Through the Decades (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2011 ISBN 978-1-74257-136-2 Glory Days: The Story of South Sydney's Golden Era , New Holland Publishers, 2011 ISBN 978-1-74257-138-6 101 Great Rugby League Players (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2012 ISBN 978-1-74257-132-4 Rugby League: Every Premiership Match (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2013 ISBN 978-1-74257-437-0 Mud, Blood and Beer: Rugby League in the 1970s , New Holland Publishers, 2016 ISBN 978-1-74257-515-5 The State of Origin Companion: Interstate Rugby League Since 1908 , New Holland Publishers, 2020 ISBN 978-1-76079-213-8 League on Sunday, Work on Monday (with Tony Loxley and Ian Collis), Full Throttle Publishing, 2020 ISBN 978-0-64888-740-9 Very Tough Men: Rugby League in the 1980s (with Tony Loxley), Full Throttle Publishing, 2021 ISBN 978-064888-741-6 Tommy: The Extraordinary Career of Tommy Raudonikis , New Holland Publishers, 2021 ISBN 978-1-76079-379-1 The Blues: NSW's State of Origin Heroes , Gelding Street Press, 2024 ISBN 978-0-64520-703-3 Rugby League in the 1980s: The Power and the Passion (with Ian Collis), Gelding Street Press, 2024 ISBN 978-0-64520-712-5 True crime Wanda: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders , New Holland Publishers, 2003 ISBN 1-86436-814-4 Twelve Crimes That Shocked The Nation , New Holland Publishers, 2005 ISBN 1-74110-110-7 Searching for the Beaumont Children : Australia's Most Famous Unsolved Mystery , John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2006 ISBN 978-1-74031-106-9 Crimes of the Century , New Holland Publishers, 2006 ISBN 978-1-74110-363-2 Another 12 Crimes that Shocked the Nation , New Holland Publishers, 2007 ISBN 978-1-74110-494-3 Derek Percy : Australian Psycho , New Holland Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-74110-632-9 Unsolved Crimes: The cases that haunt Australia , New Holland Publishers, 2009 ISBN 978-1-74110-655-8 The Satin Man: uncovering the mystery of the missing Beaumont children (with Stuart Mullins), New Holland Publishers, 2013 ISBN 978-1-74257308-3 I Survived Kerobokan (with Paul Conibeer), New Holland Publishers, 2014, ISBN 978-1-74257-496-7 Anita Cobby : The Crime that Shocked the Nation , New Holland Publishers, 2015 ISBN 978-1-74257-791-3 Other works Jimmy Barnes : Say It Loud (with Jimmy Barnes), Gary Allen, 2002 ISBN 1-875169-90-3 The Battle of Troy: an Adaptation of Homer's Iliad , illustrated by Giovanni Caselli, New Holland Publishers, 2004 ISBN 1-74110-133-6 Speeches That Shaped the Modern World , New Holland Publishers, 2005 ISBN 1-74110-309-6 Speeches That Reshaped the Modern World , New Holland Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-74110-726-5 Shannon Noll : So Far , New Holland Publishers, 2012 ISBN 978-1-74257-324-3 The Way We Were , New Holland Publishers, 2013 ISBN 978-1-74257-324-3 British Pop Invasion , New Holland Publishers, 2014 ISBN 978-1-74257-628-2 Retro New York , New Holland Publishers, 2015 ISBN 978-1-74257-713-5 Speeches That Defined the World , New Holland Publishers, 2016 ISBN 978-1-74257-888-0 The Classics: The Greatest Films of the 20th Century , New Holland Publishers, 2016 ISBN 978-1-74257-847-7 Classic Albums That Changed My Life: The Vinyl That Made A Generation , New Holland Publishers, 2018 ISBN 978-1-92102-438-2 Don't Die Wondering: the Pat Webster Story , New Holland Publishers, 2019 ISBN 978-1-76079-187-2 The Immortals of Australian Horse Racing , Gelding Street Press, 2021 ISBN 978-1-92594-696-3 Legends of the Track: Australia's Champion Jockey and Trainers , Gelding Street Press, 2023 ISBN 978-0-64520-716-3 References
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