Interesting collection of player details

[Max Turner]

This started as a look at interesting and potentially non-British surnames (although as it turns out, some are), but I got a little sidetracked and so there's some other stuff in there too.

I've noted four instances (Della Valle, Thiering, Oliveira, and Loscocco) where the spelling currently on the website is a common variation in newspapers, but it appears to be incorrect based on genealogical records (and a general Google search of these non-British surnames). Given that these minor spelling errors recur in contemporary sources, I think it's worth noting them as variations rather than ignoring them as you would for a one-off error.

- C De Valle should be Cliff Della Valle, full name Clifford Paul Della Valle. He was born 26 June 1909 in Liverpool, NSW and died on 5 December 1935. His surname was reported as 'De Valle' during his career.
- R Serio was Roy Serio, full name Roy Charles Francis Serio. He was born 12 August 1911 in Petersham, NSW, and died on 23 March 1984.
- Eugene Paillas' full name was Eugene Albert Paillas. He was born 8 March 1909 in Paddington, NSW, and died on 31 July 1961.
- Aldo Ferrari's full name was Aldo Tito Ferrari. He was born 13 August 1911 in Newcastle, NSW, and died on 9 August 1999.
- Favel Satterthwaite's full name was Favel Thomas Satterthwaite. He was born 28 July 1897 in Cobar, NSW, and died on 29 April 1974. His nickname was Charlie.
- Abraham Jonas was born 18 September 1890 in Sydney, NSW, and died on 8 January 1933. His nickname was Abe.
- Fritz Theiring should be Fritz Thiering. He was born 23 March 1891 in Balmain, NSW. The spelling 'Theiring' is also common.
- W Livio was William Livio, full name William Henry Livio. He was born 1897 in Sydney, NSW and died on 1 November 1977.
- Eric Doig's full name was Eric Roy Doig. He was born 11 January 1897 in Lithgow, NSW, and died on 27 June 1971. His nickname was Snug.
- E Burnicle was Edward Burnicle. He died on 18 February 1931. He was the grandfather of Peter Burnicle.
- Fred Yanz's full name was Frederick James Joseph Yanz. He was born 26 May 1902 in St Leonards, NSW, and died on 16 February 1972.
- Louis Yanz's full name was Louis Austin John Yanz. He was born 16 April 1898 in St Leonards, NSW, and died on 3 June 1977. He was the brother of Fred Yanz.
- Walter Slockie was born 11 February 1903 in Murwillumbah, NSW, and died on 1 December 1961.
- Lew Heuschkel should be Lou Heuschkel. His full name was Louis Carl Heuschkel. He was born 25 July 1901 in Balmain, NSW, and died on 5 July 1988.
- Bill Schultz's full name was William James Schultz. He was born in Balmain, NSW and died on 25 February 1975. He was the uncle of Frank Schultz.
- Greg Bondietti's DOB should be 2 June 1905 instead of the 27th.
- Alf Latta's full name was Alfred Latta. He was born 16 October 1882 in Balmain, and died on 5 March 1947. His nickname was Deucas.
- Reg Latta's DOB should be 25 February 1897.
- H Latta was Harry Latta. His full name was Thomas Henry Latta. He was born in 18 November 1902 in Balmain, NSW, and died on 6 January 1944.
- Alf, Reg, and Harry Latta were brothers. Ern was the son of Alf, and nephew of Reg and Harry.
- Lou d'Alupget was born in Wodonga, Victoria.
- Roy Paillas' full name was Roy Edward Paillas. He was born 15 July 1907 in Sydney, NSW, and died on 9 September 1979. He was the brother of Eugene Paillas. For the Additional Notes for Roy: Paillas suffered a severe spinal injury during a pre-season match on 12 March 1932, which appears to have ended his career.
- Dudley Fitzpatrick was born 22 January 1909 in Rozelle, NSW, and died in 1995.
- Gerald Fitzpatrick (Balmain, North Coast, North Sydney)'s full name was Gerald Richard Fitzpatrick. He was born 14 June 1902 in Balmain, NSW, and died on 7 August 1983. Gerald and Dudley Fitzpatrick were brothers.
- Boris Stcherbina was born 18 August 1948 in Heidelberg, Germany. A bit a bio for him: Stcherbina was born in Heidelberg, Germany to Russian-born parents. His family were stateless refugees who came to Australia in 1950 using Nansen passports. They settled in St Marys. Stcherbina, who was a junior sprint champion, played a handful of first-grade games for Penrith in 1968. His son is Australian rugby union and rugby sevens player Marc Stcherbina.
- Isidor Sender's full name was Isidor Harry Sender. He was born 8 November 1905 in Leeds, England.
- V Olivera should be Vince Oliveira. His full name was Vincent Lisbon Elderfield Oliveira. He was born 1 July 1901 in Maclean, NSW, and died on 10 June 1984. The spelling 'Olivera' is also common.
- G Olivera should be George Oliveira. His full name was George Edward Thomas Oliveira. He was born 1908 in Maclean, NSW, and died on 4 September 1988. The spelling 'Olivera' is also common. George and Vince were brothers.
- Erwin Noffz's full name was Erwin John Noffz. He was born 14 September 1926 in North Sydney, NSW, and died on 8 March 2010.
- T Curr-Parkes was Terry Curr-Parkes. His full name was Terence Curr-Parkes. He was born 15 April 1924 in Queenscliff, Victoria, and died on 13 March 2014.
- Cedric De Belle's full name was Cedric James De Belle. He was born on 18 October 1927 and died on 1 August 2001.
- K Oehlers was Keith Oehlers. His full name was Keith Pierre Oehlers. He was born 19 July 1925 in Guyra, NSW, and died on 16 May 1990.
- Jack Niddrie was born on 6 July 1923 in North Sydney, NSW, and died on 28 April 1978.
- Tom Wedesweiler's full name was Conrad Joseph Thomas Wedesweiler. He was born 29 May 1921 in St Marys, NSW, and died on 12 March 2003.
- One of the matches on this profile was not Tom Wedesweiler. It was actually Jim Wedesweiler that played for North Qld vs France in 1951. Jim Wedesweiler's full name was James Christopher Wedesweiler. He died on 5 November 1970.
- Tom and Jim Wedesweiler were second cousins.
- Jim Wedesweiler and Ned Andrews were brothers-in-law.
- Keith Dallwitz's full name was Keith Bernhard Dallwitz. He was born 3 May 1923 in Leeton, NSW, and died on 16 March 1976.
- Percy Gauci was born in Egypt.
- Gordon Clunas' full name was Gordon Robert Clunas. He was born 5 January 1916 in Canterbury, NSW, and died on 16 February 1977.
- Frank Fisher was born 1905 in Townsville, Qld, and died on 13 January 1980. His nickname was Bigshot.
- Jack Folkard's full name was John Stanley Folkard. He was born 28 July 1906 in Leichhardt, NSW, and died on 5 August 1964. Son of first-class cricketer Bert Folkard.
- Eric Mork was born 13 October 1912 in Carlton, Victoria, and died on 17 June 1991.
- Hans Mork's full name was Hans Eric Mork. He was born in 1909 in Cape Town, South Africa, and died on 22 January 1960.
- Charlie Mork's full name was Carl Frederick Mork. He was born in 1906 in South Africa, and died on 3 August 1986.
- Eric, Hans, and Charlie Mork are brothers.
- N Schiemer was Noel Schiemer. His full name was Noel Alfred Schiemer. He was born 5 October 1905 in Coolah, NSW, and died on 14 November 1968.
- There were two V Schiemers from the same family playing at the same time. The forward who played in the 1929 Country Carnival for Western Div was certainly Vernie Schiemer, full name Vernon Lindsay Schiemer. He was born 10 December 1900 in Cassilis, NSW, and died on 1 October 1987.
- I believe the centre three-quarter who played for NSW Country Probables & Seconds in 1931 was Val Schiemer, full name Valentine Phillip Schiemer. He was born 19 June 1911 in Coolah, NSW, and died on 17 October 1994.
- Chris, Noel, Vernie, and Val Schiemer were brothers.
- Wal Maizey's full name was Walter James Maizey. He was born 20 July 1901 in Balmain, NSW, and died on 20 March 1974.
- Jack Fihelly's full name was John Arthur Fihelly. His DOB should be 7 November 1882.
- Steve Darmody's death should be 22 July 1969.
- Jack Wunsch's full name was John Francis Wunsch. He was born 11 July 1919 in Redfern, NSW. His death date should be 26 December 1995.
- Kevin Abrahamsen was born on 4 July 1927 in Moree, NSW, and died on 18 May 2009.
- C Abrahamson should be Christian Abrahamsen (sen not son). He was born 30 June 1905 in Esbjerg, Esbjerg, Denmark, and died on 30 December 1986. He was the father of Kevin Abrahamsen.
- Herb Dhu's full name was Herbert Roderick Silverton Dhu. He was born 12 August 1917 in Maclean, NSW, and died on 22 August 1984. He was the brother of Fred Dhu.
- Charlie Cornwell's full name was Charles Cornwell. He was born in 1906, and died on 2 June 1964.
- Ooder Olsen should be Ooler Olsen. Ooler was a nickname, his full name was actually Ole Olsen. He was born 5 October 1884, and died on 16 June 1932.
- Peter Olsen's full name was Peter Thomas Olsen. He was born 28 February 1890, and died on 30 October 1970.
- W Loscocco and V Lascoco is the same person, who should be Vincent Loscocco. His full name was Vincent Bennett Loscocco. He was born 7 January 1897 in Newcastle, NSW, and died on 6 April 1977. He was the uncle of Aldo Ferrari. The spelling 'Loscoco' is also common.
(With my earlier comment in mind, I couldn't actually find evidence of the spelling 'Lascoco' being used, so I'll ignore that spelling)
- Vincent Mahboub's full name was Vincent Michael Mahboub. He was born 17 October 1918 in Redfern, NSW, and died on 22 November 1992.
A bit of a bio for Mahboub: No doubt named after his older brother, also named Vincent, who was killed in action in France on 8 August 1918, Mahboub was born in Redfern to Maronite parents from Mount Lebanon. He played two first-grade games for Souths in 1938, suffering a broken collarbone in the second half of the latter match. Mahboub served during WWII with the 2/18th Battalion and was taken as a prisoner of war, in Singapore in February 1942, until the end of the war. He later moved to Queensland, where he died in 1992.
- R Ide was Roy Ide. He was born 1 August 1899 in Stanmore, NSW, and died on 26 December 1974. Bio: Norths halfback, who played largely during Duncan Thompson's absence from the club, Ide was perhaps the first person of East Asian ancestry to play first-grade rugby league (his father was from Saga, Japan). He was the older brother of Wallabies representative Winston Ide.
- Billy Hong's full name was William Roy Hong. He was born 23 May 1904 in Leadville (near Dunedoo), NSW, and died on 15 October 1983. A brief note: Of Chinese descent from both of his grandfathers, Hong later changed his surname to Horne.
- Paul Tranquille's full name was Paul Edward Tranquille. He died on 17 December 1965.
- Alan Stolzenheim's full name was Alan Wallace Stolzenheim.
- G Jolly (Annandale) was George Jolly. He was born 4 August 1893 in Newtown, NSW, died on 4 September 1960.
- B Soppa was Barney Soppa, full name Burnett Soppa. He was born 31 March 1905 and died on 26 December 1959.
- P Iszlaub was Percy Iszlaub. His full name was Percy Harold Iszlaub Jr. He was born 3 February 1926 and died on 6 February 2018.
- Norman Meninga's full name was Norman Edward John Meninga. He died on 10 June 1982.
- ? Stolberg who played for Wide Bay was Norm Stolberg, full name Norman James Stolberg. He was born 2 January 1910 in Gympie, Qld, and died on 22 January 1979. Norm was the coach of the Western Australia team who played Great Britain on 14 May 1950.
- Charles Hurlstone was born 7 April 1892 and died on 22 August 1962.
- I would recommend deleting all the info from the Additional Notes section for Charles Hurlstone. Charles appears to have had a darker-than-pale complexion, but this speculation about his ethnicity is conjecture. He was of English and Irish descent. The last thing rugby league needs is more historical players being misidentified as Aboriginal.
- Dan Davies (Glebe and Newcastle) died on 27 October 1948.
- Manfred Moore died on 11 January 2020.
- Larry O'Malley's DOB should be 2 April 1883. He was born in Fairhill, Galway, Ireland. I've made some corrections and additions to the biography which currently appears under the 'Additional Notes' header:
Lawrence "Larry" O'Malley was born in Galway, Ireland on April 2nd, 1883. He came to Australia with his parents and older brother when he was a baby (they arrived in January 1884 on the 'Selkirkshire'). Looks like the young Larry was a bit of a tear-away as he spent time aboard on the 'Sobraon' - a training ship for young boys who were hard to control. He retired in 1914 to focus on becoming a referee.
- Larry O'Malley's son was Larry O'Malley who played for Easts. His full name was Lawrence O'Malley Jr. He was born 19 October 1917 in Sydney, NSW, and died on 8 February 1976.

[Max Turner]

- Ken Gittens should be Gittins. He was born in Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea. His full name was Kenneth Gittins. The spelling 'Gittens' is also common.

[Max Turner]

Two diverse Victorian players from the 1920s:

- H Yoffa was Harry Yoffa, born 16 March 1902 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, died 2 December 1993. Full name was Henry Herbert Yoffa. Birthplace was part of the Ottoman Empire at the time of his birth.
- ? Karagushian should be Nazareth Karagheusian (note spelling correction), born 22 January 1898 in Paris, France, died 21 February 1968. Full name was Vahram Nazareth Tacvor Karagheusian. He was of Armenian descent.

[AndrewRLP]

Amazing finds Max. I just updated these.