Bill Hemingway
| Full name | Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 September 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 April 1981 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dubbo, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||
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Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway (22 September 1908 — 12 April 1981) was an Australian rugby union international.
Hemingway, born in Auckland, immigrated to Australia as a young child and attended Sydney Grammar School.[1]
A speedy winger, Hemingway attained five Test caps between 1928 and 1932, making his debut aged 19.[2]
Hemingway, a solicitor by profession, played first-grade rugby for Sydney University while studying for his law degree and later joined Northern Suburbs, for which he set a club record 101 points in the 1932 season.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "The Hemingways of Morella Road". mosmanmemories.net.
- ^ "Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Paterson's 102 points". The Sun. 22 August 1948. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
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Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1981 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Rugby union wings
- Sydney University Football Club players
- Northern Suburbs Rugby Club players
- People educated at Sydney Grammar School
- University of Sydney alumni
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia