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Billy Irwin (Australian rules footballer)

Billy Irwin (Australian rules footballer)

Australian rules footballer

William Henry Irwin (14 October 1884 – 17 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Irwin played two games of football for Melbourne in 1911 and was also a keen cricketer. He enlisted in the artillery in World War I, subsequently becoming a chaplain. He later was a teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Victoria and St Peter's College, Adelaide.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. [2]
    "Saint's Master And Quiz Expert Dies". News. Vol. 47, no. 7, 241. South Australia. 17 October 1946. p. 3.


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