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George Morrison (Australian footballer)

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George Morrison
Personal information
Full name George Henry Morrison
Date of birth (1873-02-01)1 February 1873
Place of birth North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 8 August 1942(1942-08-08) (aged 69)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Cheltenham
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897, 1899 St Kilda 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Henry Morrison (1 February 1873 – 8 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of the tailor, Robert William Morrison, and Margaret Jane Morrison (1835-1885), née McBain,[2] George Henry Morrison (later known as Henry George Morrison) was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 1 February 1873.[3]

He married Honorah Veronica Bailey (1880-1918) in 1904.[4][5][6] They had two children: Irene, and Henry George.

Football

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Richmond (VFA)

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Recruited from Cheltenham, he played in 10 matches (2 goals) for Richmond in the VFA in 1895 and 1896, before transferring, during 1896 to Fremantle, West Australia.[7]

St Kilda (VFL)

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Cleared from Richmond in May 1899,[8] Morrison played 5 games for St Kilda in the 1899 VFL season: the first, against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 27 May 1899, and the last, against Collingwood, at the Junction Oval on 15 July 1899.

Death

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Henry George Morrison died at East Melbourne, Victoria on 8 August 1942.[9][10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 632.
  2. ^ Funeral Notices: Morrison, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 February 1885), p. 8.
  3. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.4082/1873 ("George Henry Morrison").
  4. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.17230/1880.
  5. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.2280/1904 ("Henry George Morrison").
  6. ^ In Memoriam: Morrison, The Argus, Saturday, 17 May 1919), p. 11.
  7. ^ Pennings (2016), pp. 463, 528.
  8. ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 June 1899), p. 7.
  9. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.8382/1942 ("Henry George Morrison").
  10. ^ Deaths: Morrison, The Age, (Monday, 10 August 1942), p. 5.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
  • Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
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