1934-35 North Sydney players

[GregRLP]

All done, I have removed Mick from Brian Bourke and left him as Brian and updated the Young team in 1935. For the time being I have left Cecil Johnson's nickname as Charlie.

[GregRLP]

Hi @Max Turner,

Question re Vic "Albo" Hill you have identified him as Percival Victor Hill from St.Helens in England is it possible he is Victor Owen Hill born in Leichhardt 20 Dec 1904?

[Max Turner]

Hi @GregRLP, good question...

Percival Victor Hill appears in electoral rolls living in Cremorne throughout the 1930s (and many years after that), whereas Victor Owen Hill shows up at Dulwich Hill (1934-35) and Lilyfield (1936). I'm afraid to say this might have been what misled me.

This is Victor Owen Hill's service record with the RAAF. It shows his address was in Drummoyne and he served in Laverton, Victoria about 1927-28. This seems reasonably consistent with this article (although it mentions Point Cook airbase instead of Laverton airbase).

I have now found V. O. Hill appearing in team lists for Manly RU (which was just a week before Vic Hill made his change to North Sydney RL).

So, I agree Vic Hill's correct details should be:
- Victor Owen Hill
- Born 20 December 1904 in Leichhardt NSW
- Died 2 June 1990
- Nickname of Albo is still correct
- The additional info about him playing RU for Victoria and NSW is still correct, but he would have been aged 27 when he changed codes

My apologies for the error, and thanks to the person (Tony McCarron?) who noticed it!

[GregRLP]

Thanks Max.

Yes Tony is providing details of players based on his research over a number of years which I'm added into the database.