Charlie Curtis (17 December 1878 – 8 May 1959) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of John Richard Curtis, J.P. (1853-1945), and Elizabeth Curtis (1855-1931), née Harry, Charles Ernest Curtis was born at
Carlton, Victoria
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on 17 December 1878.
One of his brothers,
Harry Richard Curtis (1892-1968), played VFL football for both Carlton and Collingwood.
He married Alice Louisa Atkinson (1882-1906) in 1904. He married Maud May Ratcliff (1887-1948) in 1911.
Death
He died at
St Vincent's Hospital in
Fitzroy, Victoria
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Pl ...
on 8 May 1959.
Deaths: Curtis, ''The Age'', (Monday, 14 May 1959), p.14.
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Notes
References
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Foreman Robs Employer, ''The Herald'', (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p.16.
Skins Stolen from Tannery: Foreman Sent to Gaol, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.7.
Employe Sent to Gaol: Tempering Justice with Mercy, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.15.
External links
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Charles Curtis, at ''The VFA Project''
Charlie Curtis's profile
at Blueseum
1878 births
1959 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Carlton Football Club players
People from Carlton, Victoria
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