So did Harry Furnell play with Geelong? He went to Geelong Grammar and then to Melbourne Univerwity and played with Carlton for two yeqrs. I only found him this year but he was my mothers mothers half brothers son. Not exactly a close relation, but apparently a very accomplished man. Perhaps not a relation at all Is he? Elizabeth JenniferBantow wrote: >Dear Geelong List > >I think Susie's information about Tom Wills is spot on. Colin >Hutchinson and Russell Stephens are the experts on the history of >Geelong Football Club, I'm just a beginner and trying to track down >the descendants of a few 'stray cats'. Managed to trace a few but >still looking for information about the following five players: > >Stan ENFIELD debut season 1897 >James (Jimmy) ROBERTS debut season 1904 >Cornelius Francis (Con) RYAN debut season 1907 >Joseph (Joe) SMITH debut season 1922 >Thomas (Tommy, 'Gunboat') SMITH debut season 1919 > >Any help gratefully received. > >I understand that the Geelong Football Club is second to Melbourne >Football Club by just a few weeks, in being the second oldest >football club in the world including soccer and rugby clubs, what a >grand history we have. > >An early drawing of indigenous Australian Aboriginal people playing a >type of football recently found in Germany is an interesting >development. Great result last weekend, the population is drawn >together with a commonality of goodwill and fun. > >Regards >Jennifer > > > >>Hi Folks, >> >>And to add to a history making day for the Geelong Football Club, it's worth >>remembering that 148 years ago, Thomas Wenthworth WILLS [from Point Henry] >>formed the Geelong Football Club, several months after he had formed the >>first Australian Football Club (Melbourne). In fact Tom WILLS is attributed >>with being the founder of Australian Football (Aussie Rules style). >> >>WILLS also captained the Geelong Football team and was an administrator at >>the club. >> >>I think Jennifer has been doing a lot of work for the club in this area in >>preparation for the 150th anniversary and can probably correct anything I've >>got wrong above. >> >>I think Tom WILLS would have been pretty impressed with our boys today! >> >>Regards .......... Susie Z >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >>http://www.zades.com.au >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word >>'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >>message >> >> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >http://www.zades.com.au > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >