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Ced Hovey
Cedric John Hovey (12 July 1918 – 19 February 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Football Club, Geelong in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL). Career Hovey, who came from Modewarre Football Club, Modewarre, was runner-up in the Geelong seconds best and fairest award for the 1944 season. Mostly as a centreman, Hovey made 10 appearances with the senior side in the 1945 VFL season, debuting at the age of 26. He didn't play VFL football in 1946 and instead captained the Geelong seconds. In 1947 he was cleared to Geelong West Football Club, Geelong West, in the Ballarat Football League. At Geelong West, Hovey was a best and fairest winner and captain-coached the club in 1948. Personal life Hovey was one of four brothers to play football for Geelong. Most successful of the four was Ron Hovey, who was a member of Geelong's 1951 and 1952 premiership teams. Another, Jim Hovey, Jim, played 41 league games in the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buangor
Buangor is a town in western Victoria. It is about west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Buangor had a population of 112. Buangor Post Office opened on 25 March 1863. The town has a primary school, which was built in 1878, and had an enrolment of 19 students in 2011. Buangor railway station, on the Ararat railway line, was closed in 1981. The area was known as the Parish of Woodnaccerak (also spelled Woodnaggerak) in the County of Ripon and was established in the 1830s, and is remembered by a north–south road named Woodnaggerak in the district. The local grazing property "Woodnaggerak" was the home of General Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, Chief of the General Staff 1920–23 to which he commuted at weekends from Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |