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Jack Southern
Personal information
Full name John Southern
Date of birth (1874-05-02)2 May 1874
Place of birth Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death 8 March 1919(1919-03-08) (aged 44)
Place of death Ascot Vale, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–1899 South Melbourne 31 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Southern (2 May 1874 – 8 March 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of John Southern (1844–1891),[2] and Elizabeth Jane Southern (1847-1877), née Timpson,[3][4] was born at Dunedin, New Zealand on 2 May 1874.[5]

He married Katherine Parnell Whitty (1876–1953) on 9 August 1899.[6]

Football

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He played for two seasons — 1895[7][8] and 1896[9][10] — in South Melbourne's VFA team, including when he played on the wing in the play-off match against Collingwood, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 3 October 1896,[11][12]

He made his debut for South Melbourne in the team's first match in the VFL competition against Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 8 May 1897.

Death

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He died at Ascot Vale, Victoria on 8 March 1919.[13][14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 836.
  2. ^ Funeral Notice: Southern, The (Perth) Inquirer and Commercial News, (Wednesday, 7 October 1891), p. 2.
  3. ^ Marriages: Southern—Timpson, The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian, (Saturday, 11 July 1868), p. 2.
  4. ^ Death: Southern, Nelson Evening Mail, (Monday, 22 October 1877), p.2.
  5. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages New Zealand Births Registration No.1874/30424.
  6. ^ Marriages: Southern—Whitty, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 September 1899), p. 9.
  7. ^ South Melbourne outlast North Melbourne, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 May 1895), p. 8.
  8. ^ A Great Day at South Melbourne, The Argus, (Monday, 1 July 1895), p. 6.
  9. ^ The Success of High Marking, The Argus, (Monday, 18 May 1896), p. 6: note that his family name is mistakenly given as "Sothern".
  10. ^ Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
  11. ^ Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
  12. ^ Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.
  13. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 22, 654. 10 March 1919. p. 1.
  14. ^ Crossed the Border, The (Emerald Hill) Record, 15 March 1919, p. 2.

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