Lightboxes
Cart
alb5458403

L to R: Brother Henry, Tom Smith, Terry Brain, John Maunders and John Wald. Brother Henry, a Rugby union coach at St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, from 1910 to 1954 died yesterday aged 93. Born Francis Gaffney in Cardiff, in 1877, he came to Australia with his widowed mother in '1904 and settled in Brisbane. After leaving school he was one of the most spectacular half-backs of his time and was on the verge of representative honours. He came to Sydney, where he was ordained as a priest in 1906 after entering the Order of the Marist Brothers. In 1910 he coached the youngest boys of St Joseph's and went on to be-come the best-known Union coach in Sydney. July 13, 1951.

L to R: Brother Henry, Tom Smith, Terry Brain, John Maunders and John Wald. Brother Henry, a Rugby union coach at St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, from 1910 to 1954 died yesterday aged 93. Born Francis Gaffney in Cardiff, in 1877, he came to Australia with his widowed mother in '1904 and settled in Brisbane. After leaving school he was one of the most spectacular half-backs of his time and was on the verge of representative honours. He came to Sydney, where he was ordained as a priest in 1906 after entering the Order of the Marist Brothers. In 1910 he coached the youngest boys of St Joseph's and went on to be-come the best-known Union coach in Sydney. July 13, 1951.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image. Select the use:
Loading...
Caption:
L to R: Brother Henry, Tom Smith, Terry Brain, John Maunders and John Wald. Brother Henry, a Rugby union coach at St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, from 1910 to 1954 died yesterday aged 93. Born Francis Gaffney in Cardiff, in 1877, he came to Australia with his widowed mother in '1904 and settled in Brisbane. After leaving school he was one of the most spectacular half-backs of his time and was on the verge of representative honours. He came to Sydney, where he was ordained as a priest in 1906 after entering the Order of the Marist Brothers. In 1910 he coached the youngest boys of St Joseph's and went on to be-come the best-known Union coach in Sydney. July 13, 1951.
Credit:
Album / SuperStock / Sydney Morning Herald
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
3372 x 2507 px | 24.2 MB
Print size:
28.5 x 21.2 cm | 11.2 x 8.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: