Dick Walker (Australian footballer) explained
| Dick Walker |
| Fullname: | Edward Slann Kishere |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Clarendon |
| Height: | 179 cm |
| Weight: | 72 kg |
| Statsend: | 1899 |
| Years1: | 1893–96 |
| Club1: | (VFA) |
| Games Goals1: | 25 (5) |
| Years2: | 1898 |
| Games Goals2: | 14 (10) |
| Years3: | 1899 |
| Games Goals3: | 11 (7) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 25 (17) |
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]
Family
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
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.[11]
Geelong (VFA)
He played in 25 matches (scoring 5 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.[12]
Geelong (VFL)
He played in 14 matches (scoring 10 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFL in 1898.
Carlton (VFL)
He played in 11 matches (scoring 7 goals) for the Carlton team that played in the VFL in 1899.
After football
From 1818 to 1925, as "Mr. E.S. Kishere", he was the proprietor of the Annears Furnishing Warehouse in Ryrie Street, Geelong.
Death
He died in a Geelong hospital on 3 December 1947.[13] [14]
References
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2009), p.858.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150420046 Suicide and Attempted Murder, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 11 December 1871), p.3.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150420055 Town Talk, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 12 December 1871), p.2.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150420061 Suicide and Attempted Murder, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 12 December 1871), p.3.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146565029 Marriages: Kishkere (sic)—Clydesdale, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 16 August 1859), p.3.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150439560 Marriages: Walker—Kishere, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 7 October 1874), p.3.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165740777 Deaths: Walker, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 3 June 1919), p.1.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Registration No.16380/1872.
- It was 8 months after his father's suicide.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197899955 Marriages: Kishere—Cottrill, The Age, (Saturday, 7 February 1903), p.5.
- News: Football Memories: The Old Newtown "Magics": E.S. Kinshere's ("Dick Walker") Experiences . The Geelong Advertiser . 24,123 . Victoria, Australia . 27 September 1924 . 4.
- https://m.famousfix.com/list/geelong-football-club-vfa-players 11.Dick Walker (Australian footballer), Geelong Football Club (VFA) players.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22536146 Deaths: Kishere, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 December 1947), p.13.
- Web site: Edward Slann Kishere . Find a Grave.
