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Heiron & Smith Billiards Pty Ltd

Locality: Mulgrave

Phone: +61 2 9638 2155

Address: 4/68 Industry Road 2756 Mulgrave, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.heironsmith.com.au

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21.01.2022 Alcocks today pays tribute to Walter Lindrum, generally acknowledged as the greatest billiard player the game has ever seen, who was born on this day in 1898. T...his informal family photograph from the early 1950s shows Lindrum sitting in his pyjamas on the doorstep of the billiard room at his Kerferd Road Albert Park house with his great-niece Jan Lindrum, daughter of the 1952 World Professional Snooker Champion Horace Lindrum, and the family terrier Minnie. Lindrum's remarkable record includes thousand breaks in five consecutive sessions (1516, 1412, 1054, 1875, and 1052) against Clark McConachy in 1930; successive breaks of 2835, 451, 1796, and 2583 against Tom Newman in 1931; and his world record break of 4137 against Joe Davis in 1932. At the peak of his career Lindrum regularly gave the world's leading players 7000 start in a fortnight's match - and beat them. In 1930 Lindrum beat Willie Smith 36,256-14,971 averaging 262 in the fortnight's match. Smith himself averaged 109 but lost by over 20,000 points. Lindrum's prowess owed a great deal to his mastery of nursery cannons, which he used to devastating effect for piling up points at rapid speed. In his world record 4137 break, around 62% of his points were scored by nurseries. But Lindrum was a master of all aspects of the game; twice he made over 1400 points off the red ball after losing the white. All these feats required staggering powers of concentration as well as enormous skill and knowledge. Lindrum used an ash cue most likely made in 1927 by Alcock & Co in Melbourne for the great majority of his record-breaking feats, including all his world record breaks: 3262 (December 1929 v Willie Smith), 3905 (December 1930 v Clark McConachy), and 4137 (January 1932 v Joe Davis). The cue was 58 inches and 18.5 ounces, a rather heavy cue by the standards of that time. These tributes from England give an idea of the esteem in which Lindrum was held in that country. Willie Smith, who held the world record break of 2,743 before Lindrum broke it three times, wrote: 'Lindrum is the super cannon player to an extent which makes the limit of 35 cannons ball-to-ball look ridiculous. The cushion is a fourth ball to Lindrum. He is never in danger of losing position through having to play on to a cushion first. He makes this contact as easy as playing direct on to the ball. With his all-round skill, he can beat us all practically as he likes'. Tom Newman wrote in 1929: 'It is the greatest injustice you can do to Walter Lindrum to write him down as a scoring machine. Nothing could be more unlike him. He is showing you everything the game beautiful can show'. After Lindrum’s death in 1960, Joe Davis said: 'Walter Lindrum was the greatest billiards player there has ever been or is ever likely to be'. In 2012, the leading journalist, historian and commentator Clive Everton wrote in A History of Billiards: 'Lindrum was, simply, a genius who conquered his sport more thoroughly than any other player has conquered any other'. And in 2013 leading billiards historian Peter Ainsworth wrote: 'During his career he (Lindrum) made 711 recorded breaks over a thousand, and marked his place in history as the greatest billiard player the game has ever seen'. Walter Albert Lindrum OBE 29 August 1898 30 July 1960. Photograph courtesy of Jan Lindrum. Biographical details courtesy of Andrew Ricketts. #alcocks #since1853 #billiards #walterlindrum #janlindrum #minnielindrum #horacelindrum #clarkmcconachy #williesmith #tomnewman #joedavis #cliveeverton #peterainsworth #andrewricketts #melbourne #australia

19.01.2022 Tarranalma, a landmark heritage listed two storey brick villa at 18 Tarranalma Avenue, Clayfield, Brisbane, contains a most beautiful billiard room featuring elegant proportions, a marble mantelpiece, and polished wooden floors. At the centre of the room is an antique Heiron & Smith full-size Australia model billiard table on eight turned legs. Tarranalma was originally constructed in 1890, architect unknown, for businessman James Milne. Between 1963 and 1984 the property was... divided into seven flats but subsequent owners have spared no expense in restoring it as a family home. Built on a grand scale, every room is stunningly beautiful; period features including plaster mouldings, fireplaces with ornate overmantels, bow windows and leadlights abound. Now offered for sale by Ray White Ascot, Tarranalma would delight any lover of billiards and snooker seeking a residence steeped in history and tradition while also offering exceptional standards of contemporary living. Contact agent for details. https://raywhiteascot.com.au//qld/clayfield-/house/2432740 #heironandsmith #since1883 #billiards #snooker #antique #sydney #australia #tarranalma #18tarranalmaavenueclayfield #raywhiteascot #forsale #brisbane #australia

19.01.2022 Ten years ago this month, Neil Robertson returned to Melbourne after winning the 2010 World Professional Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield,... England. To celebrate Neil's success the Eureka Skydeck 88 on the 88th floor of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne hosted Neil in a special exhibition event with the support of Alcocks. Ten years on, Neil remains in the top flight of world snooker and after a couple of stellar seasons goes into August's 2020 World Professional Snooker Championship as the #2 seed. Best of luck to you Neil, Australia is behind you. #alcocks #since1853 #billiards #snooker #melbourne #australia #neilrobertson #WPBSA #eurekaskydeck #williamwattphotography

16.01.2022 Congratulations Tim on a wonderful career so far. Only 40 more to go!

06.01.2022 With all his skill and accolades, how has Neil Robertson not been in a Crucible final since he won the Betfred World Championship in 2010?

02.01.2022 Following Walter Lindrum's death in 1960, the Sportsmen's Association provided funds for a unique monument in tribute to the great champion - a marble-topped bi...lliard table, complete with a cue and a set of brass billiard balls. The photograph shows the unveiling of the gravestone at Melbourne General Cemetery performed by The Honourable Clive Stoneham MLA, Victorian Leader of the Opposition, in front of a crowd of Lindrum's friends and admirers. Prominent in the centre of the photograph are a teenaged George Ganim Junior, a future eight-time Australian Billiards Champion, and his father George Ganim Senior, the 1947 and 1974 Victorian Billiards Champion, standing on either side of the bare-headed woman in a fur coat. Readers are invited to identify others in the photograph. #alcocks #since1853 #billiards #snooker #walterlindrum #melbourne #australia