Albert Harry
Albert Edwin Harry (1903-1981) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
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| Full name | Albert Edwin Harry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1903 Paddington, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 1981 Waihi, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry lived in Hurstville, New South Wales and played half-back in the lower grades for St. George in the mid 1920s.[2]
He played first grade three times in 1926 replacing an injured Phil McSorley. He was still playing reserve grade at the conclusion of the 1927 season.[3] Albert Harry and his family emigrated to New Zealand in the late 1930s.
Harry died at Waiha, New Zealand on 7 April 1981, aged 78 and is buried at Whangamata Cemetery.[4]
References
- "A Harry - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- St.George Call (Kogarah) 26/2/1926 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232063302?searchTerm=%22a.harry%22%20%22St.George%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=192%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1926
- Ancestry.com.au https://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60547&h=11063&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gte2890&_phstart=successSource
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