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Clarrie Ives
J.C. 'Clarrie' Ives (1890 – 25 February 1956) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the North Sydney club in the NSWRFL. Playing career A tough prop-forward, Ives started his first grade career with North Sydney as a 30-year-old in 1920 and was a member of the club's golden era of the early 1920s. Ives won two premierships with North Sydney in 1921 & 1922, and was club captain in his final season in 1924. Ives played at second-row in North Sydney's 1922 NSWRL grand final victory over Glebe at the Sydney Cricket Ground in which Norths won 35–3. He also played for New South Wales on ten occasions and Australia. He played in one test match for Australia in the second test against Great Britain during the 1924 Ashes series. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 119. His position of choice was at prop-forward and his younger brother Bill Ives was also a professional rugby league footballer. He was selected to go on the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glebe, New South Wales
Glebe is an inner-western suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located southwest of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region. Glebe is surrounded by Blackwattle Bay and Rozelle Bay, inlets of Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway. Broadway is a locality sited along the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale and Ultimo. History Glebe's name is derived from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe, originally owned by the Anglican Church. 'The Glebe' was a land grant of given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, in 1790. In the 19th century, Glebe was home to architect, Edmund Blacket, who had migrated from England. Blacket built his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
