Joseph O'Carroll explained

Joe O'Carroll
Fullname:Joseph Patrick O'Carroll
Birth Date:21 March 1891
Birth Place:Enoggera, Queensland
Death Place:Preston, Victoria
Originalteam:Parade College[1]
Height:169 cm
Weight:61 kg
Guernsey:20
Statsend:1920
Years1:1920
Games Goals1:3 (2)

Joseph Patrick O’Carroll (21 March 1891 – 9 June 1965) was an Australian politician who was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Clifton Hill representing the Labor Party from 1949–1955 and the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (Democratic Labor Party) from March–April 1955.[2] [3] [4]

He also was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex-Parade College. Old Paradians. 17 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173130/http://www.oldparadians.com.au/Documents/VFL-AFL%20footballers.pdf. 14 October 2013. dmy-all.
  2. Robert Murray (1970), The Split, F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne.
  3. Web site: re-member - Parliament of Victoria . www.parliament.vic.gov.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823040120/http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1353 . 2006-08-23.
  4. Ainsley Symons (2012), 'Democratic Labor Party members in the Victorian Parliament of 1955-1958,' in Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch) No. 275, November, Pages 4-5.
  5. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 666.
  6. News: News of the Day: Surprise. The Age. 20 August 1952.