Toner Hosking

Toner William Hosking (9 May 1891 – 12 May 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Toner Hosking
Personal information
Full name Toner William Hosking
Date of birth (1891-05-09)9 May 1891
Place of birth Deep Lead near Stawell, Victoria
Date of death 12 May 1963(1963-05-12) (aged 72)
Place of death Mornington, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908, 1910 South Melbourne 9 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Peter Joseph Murphy (1861–1894) and Emily Amelia (1869–1962), née Scarlett, Toner William Murphy was born at Deep Lead Railway Station just north of Stawell on 9 May 1891.[2] After his father's death in 1894,[3] his mother married Benjamin Edward Hosking and Toner subsequently took the Hosking name.

In 1917, Toner Hosking married Alice Annette Andrew (1893–1938)[4] and they subsequently had three sons.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 409. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Family Notices". The Age (11, 301). Victoria, Australia. 16 May 1891. p. 3.
  3. "Family Notices". The Argus (14, 901). Victoria, Australia. 2 April 1894. p. 1.
  4. "Family Notices". The Argus (22, 200). Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1917. p. 13.


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