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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Bill Weir
Personal information
Full name William Rich Weir
Date of birth (1874-08-23)23 August 1874
Place of birth Fitzroy North, Victoria
Date of death 8 July 1955(1955-07-08) (aged 80)
Place of death Manly, New South Wales
Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–98 Carlton 16 (1)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Rich Weir (23 August 1874 – 8 July 1955) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After football, he qualified as a pharmacist and commenced work as a chemist in Williamstown. He later enlisted in the Australian Army to fight in the Boer War, and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal.


Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 875. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. "PHARMACY BOARD EXAMINATIONS". The Age. No. 13, 823. Victoria, Australia. 23 June 1899. p. 7.
  3. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.

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