Toner Hosking
| Toner Hosking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Toner William Hosking | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Deep Lead near Stawell, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1963 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Mornington, Victoria | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908, 1910 | South Melbourne | 9 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Toner William Hosking (9 May 1891 – 12 May 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Peter Joseph Murphy (1861–1894) and Emily Amelia (1869–1962), née Scarlett, Toner William Murphy was born at Deep Lead Railway Station just north of Stawell on 9 May 1891.[2] After his father's death in 1894,[3] his mother married Benjamin Edward Hosking and Toner subsequently took the Hosking name.
In 1917, Toner Hosking married Alice Annette Andrew (1893–1938)[4] and they subsequently had three sons.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 409. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 11, 301. Victoria, Australia. 16 May 1891. p. 3.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 14, 901. Victoria, Australia. 2 April 1894. p. 1.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 22, 200. Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1917. p. 13.
External links[edit]
- Toner Hosking's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Toner Hosking at AustralianFootball.com
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