Preston Football Club – 1937 Team Photo

 

The 1937 photo, courtesy of Boyles Football Photos

Back row: Thomas ‘Garmah’ Jones^, Edwin Gilbert*,  Wyn Murray, Joe Beagley, Fred Hughson, Kevin Brown^, Claude Canaway

Middle:  Unknown1, Ken Walker, Bert Hyde, Bob Muir, Bill Maslen, Harry Clack^, Les Main

Front: Unknown2, Frank Dowling, Edwin Latham^, William ‘Billy’ Walsh^

 

William ‘Billy’ Walsh^ – Updated April 2021. See below.

Edwin Latham^ – Updated May 2021. See below.

Kevin Brown^ – Updated August 2021. See below.

Harry Clack^ – Updated August 2021. See below.

Thomas Jones^ – Updated August 2021. See below.

Edwin Gilbert* – Updated August 2021. See below.

Unknown1 – Probably Noel Fisher. See below.

Unknown2 – Probably Darrell Wilkins. See below.

 

Note : Identifications are made from information / photos that I’ve been able to find, and as always, happy to be corrected on any errors. Also happy to hear of any new identifications. 

 

Story, with more details, of how this all came about, can be found here –

Part 3

Part 2

Part 1

 

Players of Round 4, 8 May, 1937

Game Details – The VFA Project

Wyn Murray – Back row, third from left

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyn_Murray

http://demonwiki.org/gallery379

Joe Beagley – Back row, fourth from left

1940 Coburg photo – https://www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/site/coburg/chs/16056.html

1941 GF photo – http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Reference_+1941+VFA+Grand+Final

Fred Hughson – Back row, third from right

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Fitzroy+Senior+Team+1939+%28FBLHS+S39%29

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Fitzroy+Senior+Team+1945+%28FBLHS+S45%29

Ken Walker – Middle row, second from left

https://australianfootball.com/players/player/ken%2Bwalker/6347

St Kilda 1940 – https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/wp-content/uploads/StKilda1940-768×546.png

Bert Hyde – Middle row, third from left

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Hyde

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Bert+Hyde

Bob Muir – Middle row, fourth from left

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Muir_(footballer)

Bill Maslen – Middle row, third from right

http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Maslen,_Bill_’Socks’.php

Frank Dowling – Front row, second from left

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Preston+Senior+Team+1939+%28BrM%29

Les Main – Middle row, far right

https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/les-main/  from  http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Collingwood+Senior+Team+1941+%28Age%29

Claude Canaway – Back row, far right

Apart from Hughson and Dowling, Canaway is the only other player that should be in the 1934 and 1937 photos.

1934 photo (Front row, far left) –

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Preston+Senior+Team+1934+%28BrM%29

William ‘Billy’ Walsh – Front row, far right

Was initially listed as L. Walsh –

http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Walsh,_L__Pre35.php

However, after searching old newspaper articles on Trove, the following was found –

Broke his leg, and listed as L. Walsh, in game against Oakleigh in May 1935 –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181689519?searchTerm=%22walsh%22%20%22preston%22

However, in this article; ‘Player Breaks Leg’; he is named as W. Walsh. It also states that that it is his first game for Preston since returning from Melbourne –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204344841?searchTerm=%22walsh%22%20%22preston%22

This article states his name is William –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181689427?searchTerm=%22walsh%22%20%22preston%22

But also known as ‘Billy’ –

https://australianfootball.com/players/player/billy+walsh/5781

Under ‘Permits Granted’, clearance from Melbourne to Preston for W. J. Walsh, in May 1935 –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204360848?searchTerm=%22walsh%22%20%22preston%22

So, L. Walsh above, is actually –

William Walsh – 18-2-1911 – 11-9-1986. 177cms. Preston 1932-33, 1935-37. Melbourne 1934 (3 games). Fitzroy 1944 (1 game).

He is correctly listed on The VFA Project here –

http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Walsh,_W._J.__Pre32.php

Which, while it’s still a work in progress, means he should also be in the 1933 photo.

1933 Preston Team Photo

William ‘Billy’ Walsh – Front row, third from right

 

Edwin Latham – Poss front row, second from right. (partly based on height, as he’s only 158cms.

 

Update May, 2021 –

Mentioned (as Teddy) as having played for Kew in the 1935 sub-district league Grand Final here –

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Kew+Sub-Districts+Team+1935+%28SLV+122_065%29

 

1935 Kew Team Photo, courtesy of Boyles Football Photos. 

Edwin Latham, front row, centre.

Made both the best players and goal kicking list –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203861020?searchTerm=%22latham%22%20%22kew%22

In 1936 he was cleared to Footscray –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205256268?searchTerm=%22latham%22%20%22kew%22%20%22preston%22%20%22footscray%22

And then in 1937 he was cleared to Preston –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11059223?searchTerm=%22latham%22%20%22kew%22%20%22preston%22

 

Photo from Scotch College website –

https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2010decGS/58a.htm

which is a bit of a guess as to who he actually is.

Edwin Latham?

Also mentioned here – https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/92434/blues-little-big-man-remembered

Thomas Jones – Back row, far left, or second from left. (Guess based on Jones and Gilbert being in both the 37 & 38 photos)

Update August 2021 –

April 1937, to Preston from North Melbourne –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244651749?searchTerm=%22jones%22%20%22preston%22

April 1936, G. Jones, (and gets mentioned in several articles as G. Jones in 1936) the Pascoe Vale centre half back at North Melbourne –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205258001?searchTerm=%22jones%22%20%22north%20melbourne%22

Late May 1936, T. G. Jones finally receives a permit (had been declined earlier) to North Melbourne from Coburg and Pascoe Vale (several mentions of playing at Pascoe Vale in 1935 were found) –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204845816?searchTerm=%22g.%20jones%22%20%22north%20melbourne%22

Searching 1936 North Melbourne players by the name of Jones, revealed a player known as Garmah, which is short for Togarmah. The resultant research found –

Thomas Togarmah ‘Garmah’ Jones – 21-2-1915 – 20-12-1998. 178cms. North Melbourne 1936 (1 game). Preston 1937-39. Coburg 1940-41. Coached Pascoe Vale to a premiership in 1946.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmah_Jones

https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=0-3922-48423-512673-26380828&sID=266360

The clearance from Preston to Coburg in 1940 –

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12454827?searchTerm=%22g.%20jones%22%20%22preston%22

ultimately led to the identification, when he was found in a 1940 Coburg team photo found here.

Which, incidentally, I’d had for quite some time, seeing as it helped me find Joe Beagley.

Edwin Gilbert – Back row, far left, or second from left. (Guess based on Gilbert and Jones being in both the 37 and 38 photos)

Update August 2021 –

With the identification of Thomas Jones, Back row, second from left.

Kevin Brown – CHB, Follower, flanks.   Injured in the final quarter of R4 game with a possible arm fracture and doesn’t play again in 1937.  Heading – Bisset Injured – https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/19265389

Should be in 1937 photo, and will be in 1938 and 1940 photos. 

Update August 2021 –

Back row, second from right, based on a match in both the 1938 and 1940 photos.  Although this 1937 photo isn’t as compelling with the other two.

Harry Clack – Wing.  Played in 1934 Northcote GF, with Jack Haskett, and should be in Northcote’s team photo –

http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Northcote+Senior+Team+1934+%28SLV+122_076%29

Update August 2021 –

Middle row, second from right, based on finding Brown, who else remains, as well as having a much closer look at the Northcote photo. (Northcote photo – back row, second from left.)

 

Other players selected for R4, 1937 –

Noel Fisher – 26-2-1912 – 21-5-1985. 179cms. FF.

Based on heights and who remains, suspect middle row, far left.

Darrell Wilkins – 1-10-1915 – 1-1-1964. 170cms.

Based on heights and who remains, suspect front row, far left.

Phil Dunstone – 19th man. Don’t believe he is in it.