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Cordner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Cordner (1890–1915), Australian rules footballer *Boyd Cordner (born 1992), Australian professional rugby league player *Christopher Cordner (born 1949), Australian philosopher * Denis Cordner (1924–1990), Australian rules football player * Don Cordner (1922–2009), Australian rules footballer * Douglas Cordner (1887–1946), Irish cricketer *Edward Cordner (born 1887), Australian rules footballer * Harry Cordner (1885–1943), Australian rules footballer *Jock Cordner (born 1910), Australian rules footballer *John Cordner (politician) (1816–1894), first Unitarian minister in Canada *John Cordner (sportsman) (born 1929), Australian sportsman *Laurence Cordner (1911–1992), Australian sportsman * Michael Cordner, academic, author and specialist in theatre and drama * Robert Cordner (born 1932), Canadian sprint canoeist *Ted Cordner Edward Pruen Cordner (31 January 1919 – 4 March 1996) was an Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Cordner
Joseph Alan Cordner (6 May 1890 – 25 April 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed at Cape Helles in Ottoman Turkey during the initial invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula by the forces of the First AIF (Australian Imperial Force) on 25 April 1915. Family The son of Isaiah Joseph Cordner (1860–1934), a bank manager, and Jessie Cordner (1865-1901), née Walker, he was born on 6 May 1890 at Bridgewater On Loddon, Victoria. His father remarried Mabel Emilie McKay (1860–1969) in 1902. He had one full brother, Edward Clement Cordner (1892–1943), three half-brothers and one half-sister. He attended the Hamilton and Western District Boys' College from 1902 to 1906, and was a prefect in 1905 and school captain in 1906. Footballer As a schoolboy he was renowned for his long drop-kicks and his very strong marks. Recruited from Warrnambool, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Cordner
Laurence 'Larry' Osmaston Cordner (7 February 1911 – 11 July 1992) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the VFL with Hawthorn. Cordner made just one VFL appearance for Hawthorn, against Collingwood at Glenferrie Oval during the 1933 season. His cousins were more successful, two of them Denis and Don, are members of the Melbourne Football Club Team of the Century. His half-brother Alan Cordner also played senior VFL football. The first of Cordner's three first-class cricket matches came in the Sheffield Shield competition of 1930–31 against South Australia, with his only notable contribution being the wicket of Bert Tobin. Four weeks later, at the MCG, he was part of the Victorian team which played a tour match with the West Indians. He took five wickets in the match, including Lionel Birkett twice and a prized victim in George Headley. Cordner then saved the game for Victoria with the bat by making 30 not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James And Edna Cordner House
The William James and Edna Cordner House at 440 S. State St. in Orem, Utah was built c.1898. It has also been known as Planted Earth. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1998. William Cordner, who built the house, was a fruit grower. and See also * Cordner–Calder House, also built by William Cordner, also in Orem and NRHP-listed * Alexander and Nellie P. Cordner House, also in Orem and NRHP-listed References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Victorian architecture in Utah Houses completed in 1898 Houses in Orem, Utah National Register of Historic Places in Orem, Utah {{Utah-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordner–Calder House
The Cordner–Calder House at 305 S. 900 E. in Orem, Utah is a Victorian-style house which was built in 1894 by William Cordner and was expanded around 1910. The home is associated with two families, the Corders and the Calders, both of which were "prominent fruit growers on the Provo Bench" whose "participation and influence in the growth of Orem is reflected in this house". It was built on what was once part of a tract patented by Irish immigrant Thomas Cordner in 1886. After Thomas' death, his fourth son, William, was deeded the 10 acre section portion of the land having the house in 1896 or 1902. It was later home of the Calders for many years. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included two contributing buildings: the house and a wash-house/cellar building behind. and See also * William James and Edna Cordner House The William James and Edna Cordner House at 440 S. State St. in Orem, Utah was built c.1898. It has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander And Nellie P
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordner–Eggleston Cup
The Cordner–Eggleston Cup is a retrospective award commemorating the historic school football rivalry between Melbourne Grammar School and the Scotch College which has been contested since 1858. Competition between these schools is believed to have been pivotal in the establishment of Australian rules football. The cup, instituted in 1989 was named after prominent alumni from the respective schools – Dr Don Cordner (Melbourne Grammar) and Mr Michael Eggleston (Scotch College). Prior to the award, the two schools competed for honours and were recorded in the yearbooks and other sports logbooks of the respective schools. Other prominent schools at times also competed in the prestigious tournaments since the 1860s, including Geelong Grammar School. The first football fixture was played under experimental rules on 7 August 1858 at Yarra Park, Melbourne giving the Cup a claim to being the longest continuously running football competition in the world. It is also of cultural imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Cordner
Edward Pruen Cordner (31 January 1919 – 4 March 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s. Family The older brother of Melbourne Team of the Century members Denis and Don Cordner, Ted would have played more than 52 games had he not pursued a medical career. His youngest brother was John. He married Elizabeth Anne Baillieu on 4 December 1951. Football Cordner joined the club in 1941 and was a member of their premiership winning side. He missed the entire 1944 and 1945 seasons due to him being busy serving as a naval doctor but managed to play 19 games in 1946 as well as representing Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ... in an interstate match. Footnotes References *Holme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cordner
Robert Cordner (born February 1, 1932) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... in Helsinki, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile External links * 1932 births Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Canada Place of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cordner
Michael Cordner is an academic, author and specialist in theatre and drama. His particular interests lie in English drama from c.1580–1720 and the development of the theatre in the UK in the second half of the twentieth century. A former Professor in English and Related Literature at the University of York, Cordner is now Professor of Theatre at the School of Arts and Creative Technologies (formerly the Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media). He is the former general editor of Oxford English Drama for Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books .... Publications Michael Cordner's books and articles include: Editions * George Farquhar, ''The Beaux' Stratagem'' (1976) * Sir George Etherege, ''Plays'' (1982) * Sir John Vanbru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cordner (sportsman)
John Pruen Cordner (20 March 1929 – 10 December 2016) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Melbourne. Born in Diamond Creek, Victoria, Cordner came from a famous Australian rules football family with three brothers, Don, Denis and Ted all having noted careers for the Melbourne Football Club. John spent just one season with Melbourne, in 1951, and played six VFL games. Unlike his brothers, John excelled at cricket and made his first-class debut for Victoria in the 1951/52 Sheffield Shield season. Playing against Queensland at Brisbane he dismissed both openers, Leyland Sanders and Wally Grout, with his left-arm fast-medium bowling to finish with figures of 2 for 37 in the first innings. Despite playing another three first-class matches he only managed to take one further wicket. The last of those matches was for English side Warwickshire when they took on the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Cordner
Boyd Cordner (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a forward for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level. He has played for Country Origin and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Cordner won premierships with the Roosters in the 2013 NRL season, 2018 NRL season, and 2019 NRL season. Cordner captained the Roosters, New South Wales and Australia. Background Cordner was born in Taree, New South Wales. Cordner's mother, Lanai, died of breast cancer when he was four years old, leaving his father Chris to raise him along with his brother Dane. Cordner played his junior football for the Old Bar Pirates and Taree Red Rovers and attended St Clare's High School before being recruited by the Sydney Roosters. Playing career Cordner played for the Newtown Jets SG Ball side before playing for the Sydney Roosters NYC team between 2009 and 2011. 2011 In Round 13 of the 2011 NRL season, Cordner m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cordner (politician)
John Cordner (3 July 1816 – 22 June 1894) was the first Unitarian minister in Canada. Cordner was born in Ireland, where his family in Newry belonged to a politically radical sect of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Cordner studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, then worked in commerce. He was ordained in 1843 as a Unitarian minister. That year, he emigrated to Montreal to become minister to the first Unitarian congregation in Canada. Cordner's ministry was successful and popular, especially among the upper-middle classes and the business elite. He wrote and edited several magazines. In sermons and speeches, he championed progressive issues: world peace, woman's rights, and anti-slavery in the US, among others. He was succeeded by William Sullivan Barnes. He retired to Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
