Roy Street
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| Full name | Roy George Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1915 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 September 1959 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy George Street (6 October 1915 – 26 September 1959) was an Australian rugby league player.
Biography
[edit]A hooker, Street came originally from Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Region and joined Newtown via Wollongong in 1941.[1] He had two seasons playing first–grade for Newtown and earned New South Wales selection his first year, travelling to Brisbane as a reserve for the interstate series against Queensland.[2] After missing all of 1943 with injury, Street moved on to Eastern Suburbs in 1944 for one further season in first–grade.[3]
Street later settled in Balgownie and died aged 43 of a "long illness" in 1959.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Street's Position Again Challenged". The Daily Telegraph. 15 June 1942. p. 6 – via Trove.
- ^ "Play to Fly Newton's Stars Home". The Daily Mirror. 21 July 1941. p. 19 (Late Final Extra 3) – via Trove.
- ^ "Shock omission from Newtown R.L. Team". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 1944. p. 17 – via Trove.
- ^ The Rugby League News, Roy Street Passes, N.S.W. Rugby Football League, p. 12 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- Roy Street at Rugby League Project