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Gerald Tanner
Gerald Thomas Tanner (24 August 1921 – 10 January 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Aloysius Lindsay Walter Tanner (1890-1990), and Monica Amy Tanner (1895-1963), née Knight, Gerald Thomas Tanner was born at Wodonga, Victoria on 24 August 1921. He married Margaret Raie Murphy (1928-2005) on 12 November 1949. He is the father of former North Melbourne and Melbourne player, Xavier Tanner. Football Tanner was originally from Wodonga, played with Cobram in 1939 and 1940. Tanner returned to Wodonga in 1945 and went onto play 120 games with Wodonga, including their 1949 O&MFL grand final loss to Albury. Death He turned 100 on 24 August 2021, and died at Wodonga, Victoria Wodonga ( Waywurru: ''Wordonga'') is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creswick, Victoria
Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia, 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 122 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Creswick had a population of 3,170. Creswick was named after the Creswick family, the pioneer settlers of the region. History The area was inhabited by the Dja Dja Wurrung people before white settlement. The pioneer white settlers were Henry, Charles and John Creswick, three brothers who started a large sheep station in 1842. Creswick is a former gold-mining town, established during the Victorian gold rushes in the 1850s. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1854 but was named Creswick's Creek until around 1857. The population reached a peak of 25,000 during the gold rush. Today, local industries include forestry, grazing and agriculture. Creswick was the site of the New Australasian Gold Mine disaster on 12 December 1882, Australia's worst mining disast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
