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Baden Wales
Baden Powell Wales (1900–1968) was an Australian rugby league administrator with the St. George District Rugby League Football Club during its foundation years until his death. Birth Born Frederick Charles Sunderland Baden Powell Wales on 17 May 1900 in Brewarrina, New South Wales, Baden Wales was am major contributor to the St. George Rugby League club during his lifetime. Career Baden Wales had a service record in Rugby League going back well before St. George were born beginning in 1921. He was a player, a Referee and an Administrator. Wales worked for rugby league for 46 years, beginning as a player - and club secretary - with Arncliffe Waratahs in 1916. He was prominent in the St George Junior League serving as secretary from 1921 to 1927 and President from 1929 to 1931. He was a foundation committee member at St George Rugby League in 1921, a first grade NSWRFL referee from 1927 to 1933 and was elected president of the NSWRFL Referee's Association in 1931. He became St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden Wales
Baden Powell Wales (1900–1968) was an Australian rugby league administrator with the St. George District Rugby League Football Club during its foundation years until his death. Birth Born Frederick Charles Sunderland Baden Powell Wales on 17 May 1900 in Brewarrina, New South Wales, Baden Wales was am major contributor to the St. George Rugby League club during his lifetime. Career Baden Wales had a service record in Rugby League going back well before St. George were born beginning in 1921. He was a player, a Referee and an Administrator. Wales worked for rugby league for 46 years, beginning as a player - and club secretary - with Arncliffe Waratahs in 1916. He was prominent in the St George Junior League serving as secretary from 1921 to 1927 and President from 1929 to 1931. He was a foundation committee member at St George Rugby League in 1921, a first grade NSWRFL referee from 1927 to 1933 and was elected president of the NSWRFL Referee's Association in 1931. He became St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewarrina, New South Wales
Brewarrina (pronounced 'bree-warren-ah'; locally known as "Bre") is a town in north-west New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River (New South Wales), Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. The name Brewarrina is derived from 'burru waranha', a Weilwan name for a species of Acacia, Cassia tree, "Acacia clumps", "a native standing" or "place where wild gooseberry grows". It is east of Bourke, New South Wales, Bourke and west of Walgett, New South Wales, Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, and 787km from Sydney. The population of Brewarrina in 2016 was 1,143. Other towns and villages in the Brewarrina district include: Goodooga, New South Wales, Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle and Angledool, New South Wales, Angledool. History The town is located amid the traditional lands of the Muruwari, Ngemba, Weilwan and Yualwarri peoples. The area has a long Indigenous Australian history and was once the meeting ground for over 5,000 people. The first settlers arrived in the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arncliffe, New South Wales
Arncliffe is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arncliffe is located 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Bayside Council. Arncliffe is south of the Cooks River and Wolli Creek, close to Sydney Airport. Arncliffe is a mostly residential area featuring low-density detached and semi-detached houses and some medium density town houses and blocks of flats. There are also some areas of commercial and light industrial developments. History ] Arncliffe's name comes from a small village called Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, Arncliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, as 'Arneclif', meaning Eagle Cliff. In his book "A Village Called Arncliffe" (1997) Ron Rathbone relates that an early land speculator, William Hirst, created a subdivision in 1840 named The Village of Arncliffe Estate. William Hirst was born in Settle, Yorkshire. Settle is a market t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Justice
Arthur "Snowy" Justice (1902–1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator. He was a rugged for the St George Dragons who made state and national representative appearances in the late 1920s. Later he was a club administrator, national selector and league judiciary chairman. Club career A pioneer player with the St George Dragons, he made his first grade debut in the club's second season in the NSWRFL. He captained the club in their maiden (and unsuccessful) Grand final appearance in season 1930 against the Western Suburbs Magpies. This was the first ever Grand Final played to determine the premiership winner. In season 1932 when his Kangaroo tourist partner Harry Kadwell was captain-coach at St George, Justice took over the captaincy when Kadwell's season was ended with a broken leg. Representative career An uncompromising player and relentless fighter Whiticker/Hudson p. 276 Justice first represented for New South Wales in 1925 and went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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