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Dick Walker (Australian footballer)

For the Western Australian footballer, see Frank Walker (Australian rules footballer).

Edward Slann Kishere (10 August 1872 – 3 December 1947), also known as Dick Walker, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Dick Walker
Personal information
Full name Edward Slann Kishere
Date of birth (1872-08-10)10 August 1872
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 3 December 1947(1947-12-03) (aged 75)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Clarendon
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1893–96 Geelong (VFA) 25 0(5)
1898 Geelong 14 (10)
1899 Carlton 11 0(7)
Total 25 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of William John Slann Kishere (1830-1871),[2][3][4] and Jane Elizabeth Kishere (1842-1919), née Clydesdale, later Mrs. William Charles Walker (1846-1922), whom she married on 2 September 1874,[5][6][7] Edward Slann Kishere was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 10 August 1872.[8][9]

He married Isabel Sarah Cottrill (1875-1961) on 7 January 1903.[10] They had two children.

Football

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Known as "Dick", he played his entire career as "Dick Walker": i.e., using the family name of his mother's second husband, whom she married when he was just 2 years old.[10][11]

Geelong (VFA)

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He played in 25 matches (scoring 5 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.[12]

Geelong (VFL)

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He played in 14 matches (scoring 10 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFL in 1898.

Carlton (VFL)

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He played in 11 matches (scoring 7 goals) for the Carlton team that played in the VFL in 1899.

After football

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From 1818 to 1925, as "Mr. E.S. Kishere", he was the proprietor of the Annears Furnishing Warehouse in Ryrie Street, Geelong.

Death

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He died in a Geelong hospital on 3 December 1947.[13][14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.858.
  2. ^ Suicide and Attempted Murder, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 11 December 1871), p.3.
  3. ^ Town Talk, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 12 December 1871), p.2.
  4. ^ Suicide and Attempted Murder, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 12 December 1871), p.3.
  5. ^ Marriages: Kishkere (sic)—Clydesdale, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 16 August 1859), p.3.
  6. ^ Marriages: Walker—Kishere, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 7 October 1874), p.3.
  7. ^ Deaths: Walker, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 3 June 1919), p.1.
  8. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Registration No.16380/1872.
  9. ^ It was 8 months after his father's suicide.
  10. ^ a b Marriages: Kishere—Cottrill, The Age, (Saturday, 7 February 1903), p.5.
  11. ^ "Football Memories: The Old Newtown "Magics": E.S. Kinshere's ("Dick Walker") Experiences". The Geelong Advertiser. No. 24, 123. Victoria, Australia. 27 September 1924. p. 4.
  12. ^ 11.Dick Walker (Australian footballer), Geelong Football Club (VFA) players.
  13. ^ Deaths: Kishere, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 December 1947), p.13.
  14. ^ "Edward Slann Kishere". Find a Grave.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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