Curtis Arthur Reid (25 March 1876 – 12 May 1912) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Curtis Reid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Curtis Arthur Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarrawingee, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1912 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Charleville, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Rovers (WAFA)[1] | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899–1903 | Melbourne | 20 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of wine maker and cricketer,[3] Curtis Alexander Reid (1838-1886),[4] and Sophia Louisa Reid (1843-1923), née Dight,[5][6] Curtis Arthur Reid was born at his father's Tarrawingee vineyard on 25 March 1876.[7]
He married Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Tullidge (1875-), in Perth, on 28 November 1904.[8]
Education
editTrained as a surveyor, he was admitted to the Queensland Institute of Surveyors in 1907.[9][10]
Football
editMelbourne (VFL)
editCleared to Melbourne from the Rovers Football Club in May 1899.[11]
East Fremantle (WAFL)
editHe was granted a clearance to East Fremantle in July 1903.[12]
Death
editHe died at the Charleville Hospital in Queensland on 12 May 1912,[13] of "typhoid fever accelerated by heart failure", having "become ill while surveying the Crown lands at Nebine Creek".[14]
- Many of the younger generation in Melbourne will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Curtis A. Reid at the early age of thirty-six. The late Mr. Reid died at Charlesville, Queensland, on Sunday last from typhoid fever. He had a large survey party out in the north, when he was attacked by fever, to which he succumbed after a few days' illness. When telegraphic news arrived of the attack, his wife hurried from Melbourne, and had the melancholy consolation of being with him in his last hours. His father, Curtis A. Reid, was at one time a leading light in Melbourne journalistic and cricketing circles, being for many years secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club. The younger Curtis was equally well known and beloved by a large circle of friends. In addition to a widow he leaves two children, one of them being only a few months old. — Punch, 16 May 1912.[15]
Notes
edit- ^ "Football". The Argus. 24 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Holmesby (2014), p. 737.
- ^ He was umpire of the inaugural Test Match between Australia and England, at the MCG, in March 1877.
- ^ "Deaths: Reid". The Argus. 2 July 1886. p. 1 – via Trove.
- ^ "Marriages: Reid—Dight". The Argus. 26 August 1862. p. 4 – via Trove.
- ^ "Deaths: Reid". The Argus. 29 December 1923. p. 13 – via Trove.
- ^ "Births: Reid". The Australasian. 8 April 1876. p. 25 – via Trove.
- ^ "Marriages: Reid—Tullidge". The Argus. 10 December 1904. p. 13 – via Trove.
- ^ "Surveyors' Institute". The Brisbane Courier. 13 November 1907. p. 2 – via Trove.
- ^ "Queensland Surveyors : Members of the Institute". The (Brisbane) Telegraph. 13 November 1907. p. 8 – via Trove.
- ^ "Football". The Argus. 24 May 1899. p. 3 – via Trove.
- ^ "Football: Umpire and Permit Committee". The West Australian. 2 July 1903. p. 8 – via Trove.
- ^ "Deaths: Reid". The Darling Downs Gazette. 16 May 1912. p. 4 – via Trove.
- ^ "Crossed the Bar". The Weekly Times. 18 May 1912. p. 26 – via Trove.
- ^ "New Graduates of the Melbourne University". Melbourne Punch. 16 May 1912. p. 21 – via Trove.
References
edit- 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.
External links
edit- Curtis Reid's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Curtis Reid at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile
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