Arthur Howie Hart (10 June 1905 – 12 May 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brunswick Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Arthur Hart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Howie Hart | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Beulah, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1989 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Mill Park, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Brunswick (VFA) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928–1929 | St Kilda | 34 (29) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Adam Hart (1859-1941),[2] and Ellen Matilda "Nellie" Hart (1876-1933), née Collins,[3][4][5] Arthur Howie Hart was born at Beulah, Victoria on 10 June 1905.[6]
He married Minna Elizabeth Wilson (1907-2000) on 22 May 1931.[7]
Military service
editA schoolteacher at Mildura High School, he enlisted in the Australian Volunteer Defence Corps in March 1942.
Death
editHe died at Mill Park, Victoria on 12 May 1989.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.370.
- ^ Country News: Stawell, The Age, (Monday, 25 August 1941), p.6.
- ^ Fatal Accident when returning from Church, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 22 September 1933), p.4.
- ^ Inquest on Car Victim, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 29 September 1933), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Hart, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 September 1933), p.14.
- ^ Note that, although his birth records have his name as Arthur Harvie Hart, every other record (death, military, electoral, etc.) has Arthur Howie Hart.
- ^ Weddings: Hart—Wilson, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 May 1931), p.3.
References
edit- 'Victor', "First Kick at Fourteen; Playing Senior Football at Nineteen", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 23 August 1924), p.8.
- Ambition Achieved: Arthur Hart's Record, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 September 1930), p.74.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Arthur Howie Hart (V361175), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant Arthur Howie Hart (V361175), National Archives of Australia.
External links
edit- Arthur Hart's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Hart at AustralianFootball.com
- Arthur Hart, at The VFA Project.
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