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Laurie Bickerton
Lawrence Henry "Laurie" Bickerton (10 August 1917 – 10 August 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL) during their final premiership season in 1944. He played on the half back flank in the Grand Final. External links *Laurie Bickerton's obituary 1917 births 2009 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Fitzroy Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club Premiership players Oakleigh Football Club players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1917-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williamstown, Victoria
Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Williamstown recorded a population of 14,407 at the 2021 census. History Indigenous history Indigenous Australians occupied the area long before maritime activities shaped the modern historical development of Williamstown. The Yalukit-willam clan of the Kulin nation were the first people to call Hobsons Bay home. They roamed the thin coastal strip from Werribee to Williamstown/Hobsons Bay. The Yalukit-willam were one clan in a language group known as the Bunurong, which included six clans along the coast from the Werribee River, across the Mornington Peninsula, Western Port Bay to Wilsons Promontory. The Yalukit-willam referred to the Williamstown area as "koort-boork-boork", a term meaning "clump of she-oaks", literally "She-oak, She-oak, many." The head of the Yalikut-willam tribe at the time of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
