Walter Slockie (or Slockee) (1903 – 1961) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
 Waler Slockie 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Walter Anthony Slockie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1903 Murwillumbah, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1961 (aged 57–58) Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Slockie was a very talented rugby league player from Murwillumbah, New South Wales. He featured in many of the Queensland All Black teams of this period, often playing with another St. George Dragons player, Walter Mussing. He made a brief appearance in the NSWRFL competition in Sydney with the St. George Dragons for one season in 1925, but returned north to Queensland to continue his career for many more years.[1]
Personal life
editSlockie was of South Sea Islander ancestry.[2][3] In 1928, Slockie saved an 18-month old child from a well.[4]
References
edit- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571).
- ^ "St. George to Fore". Sunday Times. Sydney. 7 June 1925. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Trove.
- ^ "League Football: St. George v. North Sydney". St. George Call. Kogarah. 12 June 1925. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Trove.
- ^ "Child in Well". Northern Star. Lismore. 30 August 1928. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Trove.
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