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Mick Shields
Mick Shields (1912–1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He commenced his career with Kurri Kurri Juniors in the late 1920s and in 1935 went on to be selected to play for the Australian team to tour New Zealand. Life and Club and Representative Career Mick was born in 1912 at Cowdenbeath, Scotland to Michael and Mary Shields (née O'Neill). In 1915 the family immigrated to Australia to live in the small mining town of Kurri Kurri in New South Wales. He commenced his football career in his teens with Kurri Juniors and progressed in 1933 to play in Kurri’s 1st grade team. In 1934, at the age of 21, Mick relocated and went to play for Quirindi 1st Grade in the area now classified as the Group 4 Rugby League competition. In 1935 he was chosen in a number of Country Regional Representative teams to eventually be selected in the New South Wales team to play 3 games against Queensland. Mick, at the age of 22, was then selected in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 2008 estimate, the town has a population of 14,081. The wider civil parish of Beith has a population of 17,351 (in 2011).Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930 Toponymy The first element of the town's name comes from the surname ''Colden'' or ''Cowden'', often indicated in early forms as a possessor by the addition of , for example ''Cowdennyes Baith''. ''Beath'', the name of the wider parish, is from the Gaelic , meaning birch. History The earliest indication of human activity in the immediate vicinity of the cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Lumsden
Edmund Lumsden (28 September 1936 – 6 October 2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He was a with the St. George Dragons during their eleven-year premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966, playing in and winning nine grand finals. Lumsden is one of four brothers who all played for Country. Jack Lumsden played for Manly and Australia. Eddie Lumsden's twin, Richie, and his other brother, Ray, were both "bush footballers". Playing career Lumsden moved from Kurri Kurri in 1955 to play with Sydney's Manly-Warringah club. After four games he was ruled ineligible on the grounds he didn't reside in the area. In 1956 Lumsden represented Country seconds and while playing for Country he was seen by the St. George Dragons. He was offered £300 and a job with the MWS&DB. In his debut Sydney season with the St. George Dragons in 1957, he represented both Sydney firsts and New South Wales. He was the competition's leading try scorer in 1958 (18 tries) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
