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1944 NSWRFL Season
The 1944 NSWRFL season was the thirty-seventh season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Sydney’s top-level rugby league competition, and Australia’s first. Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which culminated in Balmain’s victory over Newtown in the grand final. Teams * Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908, at Balmain Town Hall * Canterbury-Bankstown * Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908, at Paddington Town Hall * Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908 * North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908 * South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at Redfern Town Hall * St. George, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts * Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908 Ladder Finals Newtown looked set for back-to-back titles after finishing as minor premiers. Both Newtown and Balmain won their respective semi-finals with the Bluebags blitzing St George by 55 points to 7, which was to remain the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balmain Colours
Balmain may refer to: Places * Balmain, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Electoral district of Balmain, an electoral division in New South Wales, Australia * Balmain East, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Balmain House and country estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland People with the surname * Allan Balmain, Distinguished Professor of Cancer Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) * Louis Balmain (1858–1904), New Zealand cricketer * Pierre Balmain (1914–1982), French fashion designer * William Balmain (1762–1803), Scottish-born surgeon at the first European settlement in Sydney Other * Balmain bug, a crustacean, slipper lobster * Balmain (fashion house), founded by Pierre Balmain * Balmain Colliery, a former coal mine in Birchgrove, New South Wales {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Patton
Arthur William Patton (1916–1990) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and later became a coach and administrator. His playing, coaching & administrative career was the Balmain club in Sydney. Career Originally from Figtree, New South Wales, Patton was a flying winger and prolific try scorer who played twelve seasons for the Balmain club between 1937 and 1948. He was the first player in the club's history to score more than 100 tries (in all grades). He was also a top class sprinter during the late 1930s, and placed third in the Stawell Gift in 1937. He also competed in the race in 1938 and 1939. Patton won three premierships with Balmain : 1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ... (as captain), 1946 and 1947. He i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henson Park
Henson Park is a multi purpose sports ground in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. History It was established in 1933 on the site of Daley's brick pit, Thomas Daley operated the Standsure Brick Company from 1886 to 1914. The brickworks occupied 9 acres (3.6 ha) and employed approximately 60 people. When the brickworks closed the pits filled with rain and ground water. The largest waterhole was known as "The Blue Hole"and was 40 to 80 feet in places (12.2 to 24.4 metres). Marrickville Council purchased the site in 1923 as it was a serious danger. Unfortunately nine young boys drowned in the old water hole. In 1932 a grant was received to level the ground and work commenced as part of the Unemployment Relief Scheme. The oval is set within a shallow hollow, formed by the upper edges of the former brickpit. This is the only one of the many parks formed on the sites of former brickpits which has retained evidence of its former use in its shape. Henson Park was named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown Jersey 1915
Newtown may refer to: Places Australia *Newtown, New South Wales *Newtown, Queensland (Ipswich) *Newtown, Queensland (Toowoomba) *Newtown, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong *Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire), a locality near Ballarat Canada * Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador India * New Town, Kolkata Ireland * Newtown, Ballymore, a townland in the civil parish of Ballymore, barony of Rathconrath, County Westmeath * Newtown, Ballymurreen, County Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary * Newtown, County Cork, a census town * Newtown, County Dublin * Newtown, County Laois * Newtown, County Leitrim * Newtown, County Meath, a civil parish of Ireland * Newtown, County Tipperary, a settlement in the barony of Owney and Arra * Newtown, County Westmeath, several townlands in County Westmeath * Newtown, County Westmeath (civil parish), a civil parish in the barony of Moycashel * Newtown, Delvin, a townland in the civil parish of Delvin, County Westmeath * Newtown, Ormond Low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Pierce
Henry Theodore Pierce (1913-1975) was a professional rugby league footballer who played for the Australia national team and the New South Wales team. He played his club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for Sydney clubs St. George and Eastern Suburbs. Playing career Pierce played for the St. George Dragons for two seasons in 1932 and 1933 and for Eastern Suburbs for eleven seasons between 1934 and 1944. He won three straight premierships between 1935 and 1937 with the Tricolours. He won his fourth premiership with the Easts in the 1940 Grand Final. He scored a total of 60 tries during his long and successful club career. The speedy backrower also played in five test matches for Australia in 1937/38. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 216. Pierce also played for City Firsts and New South Wales on six occasions between 1937 and 1943. While playing football, Pierce also served in the New South Wales Police Force and in 2008, rugby league's ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Pearce (Australian Rugby League)
Sid 'Joe' Pearce (7 September 1910 – 16 October 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative second-row forward, he played his club football for Eastern Suburbs with whom he won the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1940. Son of fellow Australian Rugby League Hall of Famer, Sandy Pearce, he is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Club career He was a junior Australian Rules footballer in Sydney's eastern suburbs district but switched to rugby league and first appeared as a full-back for the Tricolours in 1929 before moving into the forwards. Pearce was an outstanding ball-playing second-rower in the champion Easts' side that saw premiership success in seasons 1935, 1936 and 1937. He had captained the club in 1933 and saw further premiership success with them in 1940. Representative career He firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Sports Ground
The Sydney Sports Ground No. 1 was a Stadium and Dirt track racing venue in Sydney, New South Wales. The ground was located where the car park of the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) currently sits. The ground had two main grandstands and was surrounded by a grass covered hill, giving it a capacity of more than 35,000. It was demolished along with the smaller No.2 Ground in 1986 to allow the building of the SFS, which opened in 1988. During its lifespan the Sports Ground hosted Rugby league, Rugby Union, Soccer, Motorcycle speedway and Speedway car racing. The Sports Ground was the home ground of NSWRL team, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, the club playing 500 games at the ground from 1911 until 1986, with a 283-199-18 W-L-D record. History Sport The ground's primary use was as the home venue for Eastern Suburbs, who began playing at the ground in Round 2 of the 1911 NSWRFL season with a 22–9 win over the North Sydney Bears on 6 May in front of 5,000 fans. The Roosters played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Eastern Suburbs Season
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1944
Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Lines (2015), an American airline that began operations in 2015 *Eastern Airlines, LLC, previously Dynamic International Airways, a U.S. airline founded in 2010 *Eastern Airways, an English/British regional airline *Eastern Provincial Airways, a defunct Canadian airline that operated from 1949 to 1986 *Eastern Railway (other), various railroads *Eastern Avenue (other), various roads *Eastern Parkway (other), various parkways *Eastern Freeway, Melbourne, Australia *Eastern Freeway Mumbai, Mumbai, India *, a cargo liner in service 1946-65 Education *Eastern University (other) *Eastern College (other) Other uses * Eastern Broadcasting Limited, former name of Maritime Broadcasting System, Canada * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cec Fifield
Cec "Dicky" Fifield (1903-1957) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative centre, he played in the NSWRFL premiership for Sydney clubs, Western Suburbs, Balmain and Canterbury-Bankstown, as well as in England for Hull FC. Following his playing career, Fifield returned to the NSWRFL premiership as coach, first with Canterbury-Bankstown then with Parramatta. Background Cecil Richard Henry Fifield was born to Sara Ann (née Compton) and George Fifield in Adelong, New South Wales, Australia on 23 September 1903. He played for West Wyalong as a teenager in Group 9. Club career Fifield was recruited to play in the NSWRFL premiership with the Western Suburbs club, playing there during the 1923, 1925-26, 1929 and 1936 seasons. He played over 100 first grade games with the Magpies. He was selected to play for the New South Wales ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Bailey (rugby League)
Ron Bailey (1914–1989) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s. He was a New South Wales Country, New South Wales and Australian representative whose club career was played with Waratah Mayfield, Newtown, Canterbury-Bankstown in Sydney and overseas with Huddersfield. He captained his country in one Test in 1946 and was the first Canterbury-Bankstown player to do so. Club career Bailey was graded with the Waratah Mayfield club at age 18. After that, he went on to represent the Country New South Wales rugby league team in 1935-36. In 1936 he came to the attention of Sydney talent scouts when he represented for Newcastle against a touring English side, downing the visitors 21-6. Bailey came to Sydney for Newtown in 1937 and playing at alongside Frank Hyde helped Newtown to win the City Cup that year. He accepted an offer to join Huddersfield in England in 1937 and played two seasons there as a . Bailey returned to Australia at the out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmore Sports Ground
Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-purpose stadium in Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. The park covers and from 1951 has contained the Belmore Bowling Recreation Club green. It is close to Belmore railway station. The stadium has a capacity of 19,000 people and was built in 1920, with the grandstand itself having the capacity to seat 10,000 people. The ground record crowd for Belmore was set on 12 April 1993 when 27,804 fans saw Canterbury defeat local rivals Parramatta 42–6. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Olympic Football Club are the current co-tenants of the ground. History In 1920, the local council took steps to acquire park areas around the Belmore area. The park was named after the suburb it was located: Belmore Park. Belmore Park was eventually purchased in three sections between 1918 and 1921. The first two parcels were purchased by the State government and the third by Council. The park was opened around the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
