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Arthur Leach
Arthur Thomas Leach (2 March 1876 – 1 October 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Collingwood during the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916), and Emma Bunkin Leach (1847-1893), née Stuckey, Arthur Thomas Leach was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 2 March 1876. Brothers His two brothers, John Frederick "Fred" Leach (1878–1908) and Edward Hale "Ted" Leach (1883-1965) also played for Collingwood. Football Leach was used either on the ball or up forward. Essendon VFL) He joined Essendon in 1897 (the inaugural VFL season). His first match was Essendon's defeat of Collingwood (the team included his brother Ted) 6.10 (46) to 5.7 (37) at Victoria Park on 3 July 1897. In all he played in four games for Essendon and kicked 2 goals. Collingwood VFL) In 1898 crossed to Collingwood where he would spend the next 11 seasons. Leach played in a total of four Grand Finals, for premierships in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidelberg, Victoria
Heidelberg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, northeast of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Banyule local government area. Heidelberg recorded a population of 7,360 at the 2021 census. Once a large town on Melbourne's outskirts, Heidelberg was absorbed into Melbourne as part of the latter's northward expansion after World War II. Heidelberg once had its own historic central business district including its own municipality in the former City of Heidelberg. Heidelberg lends its name to the Heidelberg School, an impressionist art movement that developed in and around the town in the late 19th-century. History The land at Heidelberg was sold by Crown auction in 1838, making it one of the earliest rural allotments in Australia, as Melbourne was founded only three years earlier. By 1840, ''Warringal'' had been established as a surveyed township, the name referring to an Aboriginal term for '' eagle's nest''. Eventually, ''Warringal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood Football Club Premiership Players
Collingwood, meaning "wood of disputed ownership", may refer to: Educational institutions * Collingwood College, Victoria, an Australian state Prep to Year 12 school * Collingwood College, Durham, college of Durham University, England * Collingwood College, Surrey, state secondary comprehensive technology college in Camberley, England * Collingwood School, university-preparatory school in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Places Australia * Collingwood, Queensland, a ghost town west of Winton on the Western River * Collingwood, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne * City of Collingwood, a former local government area in Victoria, Australia * Collingwood, Liverpool, a museum in Sydney Canada * Collingwood, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta * Collingwood, Vancouver, a neighbourhood in southeast Vancouver, British Columbia * Collingwood, Nova Scotia * Collingwood, Ontario New Zealand * Collingwood, New Zealand ** Collingwood (New Zealand electorate) Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood Football Club Players
Collingwood, meaning "wood of disputed ownership", may refer to: Educational institutions * Collingwood College, Victoria, an Australian state Prep to Year 12 school * Collingwood College, Durham, college of Durham University, England * Collingwood College, Surrey, state secondary comprehensive technology college in Camberley, England * Collingwood School, university-preparatory school in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Places Australia * Collingwood, Queensland, a ghost town west of Winton on the Western River * Collingwood, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne * City of Collingwood, a former local government area in Victoria, Australia * Collingwood, Liverpool, a museum in Sydney Canada * Collingwood, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta * Collingwood, Vancouver, a neighbourhood in southeast Vancouver, British Columbia * Collingwood, Nova Scotia * Collingwood, Ontario New Zealand * Collingwood, New Zealand ** Collingwood (New Zealand electorate) Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essendon Football Club Players
Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Kingdom *Essendon, Hertfordshire Essendon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire , south-west of Hertford. The village is on the B158 road above sea level and has a view of the Lea Valley to the north. Although on an ancient site, St Mary's parish church dates mainly ... * Baron Essendon {{disambiguation, place name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Footballers From Melbourne
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Malvern
This is a list of mayors, presidents and chairmen of the City of Malvern, a former local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and its precedents. It existed from 1856 until 1994 when it merged with the City of Prahran to form the new City of Stonnington The City of Stonnington is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between , from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of . Within twenty years o .... Council name Gardiner Road Board chairmen (1856–1870) Gardiner Shire presidents (1871–1877) Malvern Shire presidents (1877–1900) Malvern City mayors (1900–1994) {, class="wikitable sortable" ! # !Mayor !Term , - , 32 , , Alexander McKinley , , 1900–1901 , - , 33 , , Louis William Holmes , , 1901–1902 , - , 34 , , Eli Parslow , , 1902–1903 , - , 35 , , William Valentine Bailey , , 1903–1904 , - , 36 , , Walter Henry Lewis , , 1904–1905 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonee Valley Racing Club
The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) was founded by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox), in 1883 is located at The Valley Racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds (a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). It is one of three racing clubs in the Melbourne metropolitan area; the others are the Victoria Racing Club and the Melbourne Racing Club The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racec .... References {{Reflist External linksMVRC website Horse racing organisations in Australia Sporting clubs in Melbourne Sports clubs established in 1883 1883 establishments in Australia Horse racing in Melbourne Sport in the City of Moonee Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (Australian Politician)
John Hood (c.1817 – 22 November 1877) was an Australian chemist and politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Early life Hood was born in County Antrim, Ireland, the son of James Hood, a farmer, and Margaret, ''nee'' O'Neill. Early career In June 1840, Hood arrived in Melbourne and joined the firm of Robert Wilson & Company around 1841, later becoming head of the firm. Political career On the inauguration of the constitution in 1856 Hood was returned to the Upper House for the Central province until resigning in September 1859. Hood then successfully stood for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Belfast. Family Hood was father of Sir Joseph Henry Hood (1846–1922), puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited and inherent jurisdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Dundas Holroyd
Sir Edward Dundas Holroyd (25 January 1828 – 5 January 1916)R. G. De B. Griffith,, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 4, MUP, 1972, pp 412-413. Retrieved 1 August 2009 was a judge, active in Australia. __NOTOC__ Early life Holroyd was born in Surrey, England, the second son of Edward Holroyd, senior commissioner of the London bankruptcy court, and his wife Caroline, ''née'' Pugsley. E. D. Holroyd was also grandson of Sir George Sowley Holroyd, an English judge. Holroyd was educated at Winchester College, where he twice won the Queen's medal for Latin and English essays. In 1846 went to Trinity College, Cambridge where he graduated B.A. in 1851, M.A. in 1854, and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in June 1855. Holroyd practised in London and was also a free-lance journalist. Australia Holroyd decided to migrate to Australia, and arrived in Melbourne in 1859. Holroyd made a great reputation as a barrister in equity and mining suits, and in 1872 was offered a seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
