Jim Warne Explained

Jim Warne
Fullname:James Washington Warne
Birth Date:11 April 1879
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:East Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:Windsor Juniors
Statsend:1899
Years1:1898–99
Games Goals1:10 (1)

James Washington Warne (11 April 1879 – 16 August 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Francis Warne (1849-1899),[1] and Sarah Warne, née Williams,[2] [3] James Washington Warne was born at Melbourne, Victoria on 11 April 1879.

He married Amy Amelia Quirk (1874-1934) in 1907.[4]

Football

St Kilda (VFL)

Recruited from Windsor Juniors, Warne played his first match for St Kilda against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 16 July 1898, and went on to play in the remaining seven games of the 1898 season.

He played twice in 1899, bring his total to ten matches — his last game was against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 27 May 1899.

Prahran (VFA)

Cleared from St Kilda on 1 May 1900,[5] he played for the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for two seasons: 1900 and 1901.[6]

Death

He died at his residence in East Melbourne, Victoria, on 16 August 1958.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9036288 Deaths: Warne, The Argus, (Thursday, 2 November 1899), p.1.
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87916521 Married, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Saturday, 24 December 1870), p.2.
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1573084 Deaths: Warne, The Argus, (Thursday, 21 October 1915), p.1.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203380310 Deaths: Warne, The Age, (Saturday, 3 February 1934), p.7.
  5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9539779 Football, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 May 1900), p.9.
  6. He was in Prahran's playing lists as late as the round 16 match, against Essendon Town, on 17 August 1901: Matches, The Herald, (Friday, 16 August 1901), p.6.
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6exjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5296%2C2675560 Deaths: Warne, The Age, (Monday, 18 August 1958), p.13.