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Bill Newton (footballer)

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Bill Newton
Personal information
Full name William Thomas Newton
Date of birth (1875-02-08)8 February 1875
Place of birth Prahran, Victoria
Date of death 6 April 1941(1941-04-06) (aged 66)
Place of death Bairnsdale, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 St Kilda 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Thomas Newton (8 February 1875 – 6 April 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Football

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Cleared from Richmond (VFA) to St. Klda (VFA) in May 1896,[2] he played in St Kilda's first three VFL competition matches in 1897.

Family

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The son of James Newton, and Harriett Ann Newton, née Oakley, William Thomas Newton was born at Prahran on 8 February 1875. He married Ellen Williams in 1900. He died at Bairnsdale, Victoria on 6 April 1941.[3]

Footnotes

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References

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  • 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.
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