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Jack Chaseling (1880–1942) was a pioneer Australian rugby league administrator.


Administrative career

Born William John Chaseling at Newtown, New South Wales in 1880, he became a legendary figure in the creation and administration of the Newtown Jets from the club's inception. He became the honorary-secretary of Newtown in 1910, and retained that capacity for 32 years until his death in 1942. In his younger days, Jack Chaseling played as a wing three-quarter in the Newtown rugby and rugby league competitions, but it was as a Rugby League administrator that he was best known and remembered. He played a big part in the code of Rugby League through his ties with the Newtown, and he was a member of the NSWRFL management committee for many years as the delegate from the Newtown club. Jack Chaseling was also the manager of the 1935
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of New Zealand.


Death

Jack Chaseling became ill, suddenly on the Saturday evening of 16 May 1942, after returning home from watching a Newtown v's Canterbury-Bankstown match at Henson Park. He died at
Sydney Hospital Sydney Hospital is a major hospital in Australia, located on Macquarie Street in the Sydney central business district. It is the oldest hospital in Australia, dating back to 1788, and has been at its current location since 1811. It first rece ...
the following night. His death was very widely mourned amongst the Sydney rugby league community, especially at the Newtown Rugby League Football Club, his funeral and his cremation was held on 19 May 1942 at
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.


Coaching career

As a part of his many and varied duties at the Newtown club over the years, he coached the first grade side on many occasions, which included the whole of the
1929 NSWRFL season The 1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 22nd season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. During the season, which lasted from April until September, nine teams from across Sydney ...
. Jack Chaseling died at Sydney Hospital on 17 May 1942, aged 62.Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 23 May 1942


Accolades

The street entrance to Henson Park in Marrickville, New South Wales was named Jack Chaseling Drive in his honour.


References

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